Our Staff

Administrative Staff Members

Louise Hicks

Executive Director

Marrio Jeter

Director of Operations

Sally Fields

Pender County Program Director

Annie Adams

Special Projects Director

Keisha Cousins-Robinson

New Hanover County Community Programs Manager

Jen Haslam

Finance Manager

Kendall McGee Englehart

Communications Manager

Naomi Bingham

Human Resources Manager

Lead Student Support Specialists

Korall Gilbert

Elementary School Lead Student Support Specialist

Hilary Ozenbaugh

Middle School Lead Student Support Specialist

Anthony Nixon

High School Lead Student Support Specialist

Victoria Reilly

Pender County Lead Student Support Specialist

Elementary School Staff

Emily Ingram

Student Support Specialist, Alderman Elementary

Tracy Lafon

Student Support Specialist, Cape Fear Elementary School

Nicole Esposito

Student Support Specialist, College Park Elementary

Andrew Losee

Student Support Specialist, College Park Elementary

Geralyn Love

Student Support Specialist, D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy

Crystalyn Casey

Student Support Specialist, Forest Hills Elementary

Ricardo Ramirez

Student Support Specialist, Malpass Corner Elementary

Jennifer Blandin

Student Support Specialist, Penderlea School

Megan Miller

Student Support Specialist, Penderlea School

Brieanna Guerra

Student Support Specialist, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

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 Dale

Student Support Specialist, Wrightsboro Elementary School

Abigale Shaughnessy

McKinney–Vento Student Support Specialist

Middle School Staff

Yeni Linares

Student Support Specialist, Burgaw Middle School

Emily Marinan

Student Support Specialist, Burgaw Middle School

Bret Batchelder

Student Support Specialist, Cape Fear Middle School

Sarah Thrailkill

Student Support Specialist, Cape Fear Middle School

Angela Allen

Student Support Assistant, Cape Fear Middle School

Verenice Sanchez-Aquire

Student Support Assistant, Cape Fear Middle School

Milik Massey

Student Support Specialist, Holly Shelter Middle School

Lily Zukerman

Student Support Specialist, Holly Shelter Middle School

Lauren Lee

Student Support Specialist, Myrtle Grove Middle School

Veronica Lewis

Student Support Specialist, West Pender Middle School

Taylor Blankenship

Student Support Specialist Williston Middle School

Tyree Hines

Student Support Specialist Williston Middle School

Angelica Tucker

Student Support Specialist, Trask Middle School

High School Staff

Lis Harrell

Student Support Specialist, Ashley High School & Myrtle Grove Middle School

Jose Herrera

Student Support Specialist, Heide Trask High School

Michael Williams

Student Support Specialist, Heide Trask High School

Cherelle Clemmons

Student Support Specialist, Hoggard High School

Drew Bartlett

Student Support Specialist, Laney High School

Meryl Estep

Student Support Specialist, Laney High School

Sylvia Jabaley

Student Support Specialist, New Hanover High School

Tranell Waterman

Student Support Specialist, New Hanover High School

Danielle Couture

Student Support Specialist, SEA Tech High School

Brittany Ferrante

Student Support Specialist, Topsail High School

Melissa Miller

Student Support Specialist, Pender High School

Rudy DeAza

Student Support Specialist, Heide Trask High School

PCU Community Resource Coordinators

Nehemiah Suber

Community Resource Coordinator, Forest Hills Elementary

Erron Grady

Community Resource Coordinator, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

Kanon Kennedy

Community Resource Coordinator, The International School at Gregory

Ruth Roldan

Bilingual Community Resource Coordinator

Kyle Devlin

Community Resource Coordinator, New Hanover High School

Essence Newkirk

Community Resource Coordinator, New Hanover High School

Austin Sandlin

Community Resource Coordinator, New Hanover High School

Dalvonte Howard

Community Resource Coordinator, New Hanover High School

Keyona Williams

Community Resource Coordinator, Williston Middle School

Ja’vonta Edgerton

Community Resource Coordinator, Snipes Academy

Cortney Clark

Community Resource Coordinator, Williston Middle School

Community Programs Staff

Emmy Gibson

Healthy Opportunities Pilot Project Manager

Staci Mitchell

Pender County Family Support Specialist

Ebony Mosby

New Hanover County Family Support Specialist

Bonnie Harris

New Hanover County Baby Steps Program Coordinator

Donna VanVliet

Pender County Baby Steps Program Coordinator

Tamia Boyd

New Hanover County Teen Court, Mediation, and Restorative Justice Coordinator

CJ Bell

WIRE Afterschool Coordinator

Tasha Johnson

WIRE Parent and Student Advocate

New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force

Jvanete Skiba

Director