Meet The Staff

Louise Hicks

  • Louise Hicks

  • Executive Director
  • Louise joined CIS Cape Fear in February of 2005 after serving as Marketing Director for the ChildrenÃÔ Museum of Wilmington. Under her leadership, Communities In Schools of Cape Fear has grown from a staff of 2 part-time to 17 full-time employees and has more than quadrupled its programs and budget. LouiseÃÔ passion to provide all students equal access to opportunities and success was the driving force behind the creation of WIRE. This passion is reinforced on a daily basis through the students who enjoy participating in programs and the dedicated staff who serve as role models and mentors. Louise has three young boys and enjoys reading and playing with her children.
Alex Allende

  • Alex Allende

  • Site Coordinator, Williston Middle School
Sue Tucker

  • Sue Tucker

  • Grants Manager
Robin Colbert

  • Robin Colbert

  • Program Support
Tracy Tisdale

  • Tracy Tisdale

  • Volunteer Coordinator/PaSS Program Director/Stuff The Bus
  • Tracy joined Communities In Schools of Cape Fear as a Vista Volunteer in July 2002. After three years in that capacity she then became the Program Director of the PaSS (Partnership for School Success) Program and the Stuff The Bus School Supply Program. Tracy also is the volunteer coordinator for many programs at CIS of CF. She is dedicated to helping students successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life. Tracy is happily married and the proud mother of two wonderful children. Tracy enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, boating and fishing.
Shelly Corr

  • Shelly Corr

  • Cape Fear Middle School Graduation Coach/ Site Coordinator
  • Shelly joined CIS Cape Fear in May 2009 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and interning at New Hanover County Juvenile Day Treatment Center. Shelly is a Licensed Recreation Therapist and utilizes her degree by working with individual and small groups of students throughout the day and coordinating after school programs for students at risk of dropping out of school.
Marrio Jeter

  • Marrio Jeter

  • Student Services Coordinator, Performance Learning Center
Brian Blake

  • Brian Blake

  • Site Coordinator, New Hanover High School
Megan Toothman

  • Megan Toothman

  • After School Director/Site Coordinator New Hanover High School
Annie Adams

  • Annie Adams

  • Mentor Coordinator
Robin Tabbiner

  • Robin Tabbiner

  • Smart Start BabyFAST Coordinator, Teen Pregnancy Services
Mallory Gravatt

  • Mallory Gravatt

  • Graduation Coach/Afterschool Site Coordinator
  • Mallory joined CIS Cape Fear in September of 2008. She previously worked for CIS Pitt County as a program director for their Girl Power and Reality Store programs. Mallory began working with CIS Pitt County through an internship during the fall semester of 2007. She graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor's of Science in Family and Community Services in December of 2007. Mallory is currently working as the Graduation Coach and Afterschool Site Coordinator for West Pender Middle School. She is committed to providing much needed resources to her students during and after the school day.

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