Board Of Directors

The Board sets the long-term vision for the Movement, defines its mission, and develops its strategic plan.  It recruits partners, assists in raising funds to sustain operations, guides the work of the staff, and plays the central role in sustaining county-wide leadership commitment to the Movement.  

Russell Booker, Ph.D, CDE

SAM Chief Executive Officer

Craig D. HaYdamack // Chair

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Milliken & Company

DARRYL OWINGS, Ph.d // VICE-CHAIR

Superintendent, Spartanburg School District 6 

Kira Reaves, E.D.D // Secretary

Chief Human Resources Officer, Spartanburg School District 7

Ingo Angermeier, Ph.D // Treasurer

Founder, Patient Strategies International

B. Cole Alverson

Spartanburg County Administrator

William Barnet III

CEO, Barnet Development

KATHY DUNLEAVY

Community Liaison, Meeting Street Academy

Shaunte Evans

Chief Executive Officer, Spartanburg Housing

Phil Feisal

President, Spartanburg Medical Center

RandaLl Gary, Ed.D

Superintendent, Spartanburg District 5

Troy hanna

President & Chief Executive Officer, The Spartanburg County Foundation

Bennie Harris, PH.D.

University of South Carolina Upstate,
Chancellor

Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, Ph.D

University of South Carolina Upstate Director, South Carolina Centro Latino Alianza Spartanburg

Susu johnson, emerita Member

Johnson Development Associates

Avi Lawrence

President, Contec, Inc.

G. Michael Mikota, Ph.D

President, Spartanburg Community College

Nayef H. Samhat, Ph.D

President, Wofford College

Allen smith

President, OneSpartanburg, Inc.

R. Todd stephens

County Librarian, Spartanburg County Public Libraries

Paige stephenson

President & CEO, United Way of the Piedmont

John Stockwell, Ph.D

Retired Executive Director, Founding Member

Molly Talbot-Metz

President & CEO, Mary Black Foundation