The Board of Directors meet at
Spartanburg County First Steps
– 900 South Pine Street Spartanburg, SC –
Third Wednesday of every other month at 4:00.
Krishenda Alexander
Principal
(School District Six)
AlexanK@spart6.org
Walker Barnes – Chair
Attorney
(Boulier Thompson & Barnes, LLC)
walkerbarnes@gmail.com
Erin Baucom
Legislative Appointee
(SC DSS)
erin.baucom@dss.sc.gov
Allison Berry
Director of Elementary & Middle Education
(School District Appointee)
Jean Brewington
Director of Instructional Services
(School District 5)
Jean.Brewington@spart5.net
Stephanie Coln – Treasurer
CPA – EHS Requirement
(Halliday, Schwartz & Co.)
scoln@hsco-cpa.com
Casey Dover
Principal
(School District Four)
CDover@spartanburg4.org
Jessica Lopez
Legislative Appointee
(Spartanburg County Library)
CDover@spartanburg4.org
Brandie McKinney
Legislative Appointee
(Piedmont Community Action)
bmckinney@pcasp.org
April Miller
Nurse Manager
(Nurse Family Partnership)
admiller@srhs.com
Sydetra Payton
Legislative Appointee
Sydetra.Payton@sccb.sc.gov
Dr. Amber Pitts
Director of Early Childhood Education
(School District One)
Dr. Terry Pruitt
Chief Academic Officer
(School District Seven)
topruitt@spart7.org
Kristen Senn
Principal
(School District Two)
kristen.senn@spart2.org
Jessie Schlosser
Talent Development Coordinator
(OneSpartanburg, Inc.)
Dr. Nur Tanyel
Legislative Appointee
(USC Upstate)
netanyel@uscupstate.edu
Ida Thompson – Vice Chair
Legislative Appointee
(Spartanburg Academic Movement)
Ithompson@learnwithsam.org
Holli West
Health Dept. Manager
(SC DHEC)
westhp@dhec.sc.gov
Dr. Tracey Woodard
Legislative Appointee
(USC Upstate)
twoodar@uscupstate.edu
2025 – 2026 Meetings
September 17, 2025
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spartanburg County First Steps
November 19, 2025
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spartanburg County First Steps
January 21, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spartanburg County First Steps
March 18, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spartanburg County First Steps
May 20, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spartanburg County First Steps