Our Staff

Administrative Staff Members

Louise Hicks

Executive Director

Marrio Jeter

Director of Operations

Sally Fields

Pender County Program Director

Kristin Jackson

New Hanover County Program Director

Annie Adams

Special Projects Director

Naomi Bingham

Human Resources Manager

Kendall Englehart

Communications Manager

Anna French

Administrative Assistant

Jen Haslam

Finance Manager

Sylvia Jabaley

Full Service Community School Project Manager

Manuel Lloyd

Affiliate Data Strategist

Keisha Robinson

New Hanover County Community Programs Manager

Community Programs Staff

Emmy Gibson

Healthy Opportunities Pilot Project Manager

Tracy Lafon

Pender County HOP Family Support Specialist

Ebony Mosby

New Hanover County HOP Family Support Specialist

Cherelle Clemmons

New Hanover County Baby Steps Program Coordinator

Donna VanVliet

Pender County Baby Steps Program Coordinator

Carrington Kennelly

Pender County Teen Court Coordinator

Aggie Reilly

New Hanover County Teen Court Coordinator

Tasha Johnson

Family Support Specialist

Lead Student Support Specialists

Geralyn Love

Elementary School Lead Student Support Specialist

Hilary Ozenbaugh

Middle School Lead Student Support Specialist

Anthony Nixon

High School Lead Student Support Specialist

Lindsay Rawls

Pender County Lead Student Support Specialist

Sarah Thrailkill

Pender County Lead Student Support Specialist

Freedom School 2025

Nykera Banks

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Kel Bellamy

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Aryana Brown

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Audyaire Chevalier

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Ari Colon

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Keonte DeVone

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Shi’Nasia Franks

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

CJ Green

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Amaur Hill

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Jaylen Johnson

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Savannah Johnson

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Aaliyah Jones

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Caroline Metcalf

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Semiah Moore

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Destiny Newkirk

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Isis Peoples

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Mars Robinson

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Kaiya Sidberry

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Nadira Smith

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Daniya Williams

Freedom School Servant Leader Intern

Elementary School Staff

Staci Mitchell

Student Support Specialist, Alderman Elementary

Michelle Stewart

Student Support Specialist at Alderman Elementary

Paige Campbell

Student Support Specialist, CF Pope Elementary

Jennifer Anderson

Student Support Specialist, Cape Fear Elementary School

Nicole Esposito

Student Support Specialist, College Park Elementary

Andrew Losee

Student Support Specialist, College Park Elementary

Crystalyn Casey

Student Support Specialist, Forest Hills Elementary

Nehemiah Suber

Student Support Specialist, Forest Hills Elementary

Ricardo Lopez

Student Support Specialist, Malpass Corner Elementary

Keri Thurmon

Student Support Specialist, Malpass Corner Elementary

Jenny Shaw

Student Support Specialist Mary C Williams Elementary School

Michelle Stone

Student Support Specialist, Rocky Point Elementary

Aviyanna Person

Student Support Specialist, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

Dianna Pittman

Student Support Specialist, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

Tori Brooks

Student Support Specialist, Snipes Academy of Art & Design

Kaylee Lineberry

Student Support Specialist, Snipes Academy of Art & Design

Jaimie Harwood

Student Support Specialist, Sunset Park Elementary School

Alaina Olsen

Student Support Specialist, Sunset Park Elementary School

Emily Little

Student Support Specialist, Surf City Elementary

Azariah Fields

Student Support Specialist, Wrightsboro Elementary

Abigale Shaughnessy

McKinney–Vento Student Support Specialist

Rudy DeAza

Pender County Migrant Student Support Specialist

Middle School Staff

Tarek Alvin

Student Support Specialist, Burgaw Middle School

Emily Marinan

Student Support Specialist, Burgaw Middle School

Bret Batchelder

Student Support Specialist, Cape Fear Middle School

Victoria Reilly

Student Support Specialist, Cape Fear Middle School

Angelica Tucker

Student Support Specialist, Emma B Trask Middle School

Gabrielle Love

Student Support Specialist, The International School at Gregory

Amanda Cameron

Student Support Specialist, Holly Shelter Middle School

Lauren Lee

Student Support Specialist, Myrtle Grove Middle School

Milik Massey

Student Support Specialist, Myrtle Grove Middle School

Naomi Mendez Rivera

Student Support Specialist, Noble Middle School

Emily Ingram

Student Support Specialist, Roland Grise Middle School

Verenice Sanchez-Aguirre

Student Support Assistant, West Pender Middle School

Kerry Wallwork

Student Support Specialist, West Pender Middle School

Taylor Blankenship

Student Support Specialist Williston Middle School

Tyree Hines

Student Support Specialist Williston Middle School

High School Staff

Chrissy Moretto

Student Support Specialist, Ashley High School

Shaquia Williams

Student Support Specialist, Ashley High School

Jose Herrera

Student Support Specialist, Heide Trask High School

Michael Williams

Student Support Specialist, Heide Trask High School

Greg Washington

Student Support Specialist, Hoggard High School

Anesha Watkins

Student Support Specialist, Hoggard High School

Emma Cumbo- Amirante

HOP Student Support Specialist JC Roe

Drew Bartlett

Student Support Specialist, Laney High School

Melissa Miller

Student Support Specialist, Pender High School

Kyle Devlin

Student Support Specialist, New Hanover High School

Kalil Holmes

Student Support Specialist, New Hanover High School

Essence Newkirk

Student Support Specialist, New Hanover High School

Holly Scacca

Student Support Specialist, Topsail High School

Ashlee Nielsen

Student Support Specialist, Topsail High School

New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force

Jvanete Skiba

Director