Board of Directors

  • Sloan Crawford

    CO-FOUNDER, CO-CHAIR BOARD PRESIDENT

  • Lindsey Williams

    CO-CHAIR BOARD PRESIDENT

  • R. Matthew Johnson

    PROGRAMS + ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

  • Dan Emmons

    FINANCE + AUDIT COMMITTEE, TREASURER

  • Sabrina Clark, MSW

    GOVERNANCE + RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

  • Frank Greer

    FINANCE + AUDIT COMMITTEE

  • Mary Hamby

    PROGRAMS + ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, SECRETARY

  • Dominic Lerario

    GOVERNANCE + RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

  • Josh Vallimont

    FUNDRAISING + PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE

  • Charles Bradley, MSW

    2025 INCOMING COHORT

  • Daniel Marks

    2025 INCOMING COHORT

  • Meghan Edwards

    2025 INCOMING COHORT

The Village Collective

An advisory council made up of committee members, child welfare experts, therapists, foster parents, and kinship caregivers.

Rekita McDuffie, Deputy Director, Child, Family & Adult Services Cabarrus County

Tanesha Maddox, YFS Social Worker

Marc Gentile, Attorney

Nancy Johnson, Queens University Professor, Psychology Researcher

Jamie Horowitz, GAL Lawyer

Cindy Scruggs, GAL Supervisor

Victor Lessoff CPA, CFE, CAMS, MBA

Tony Santoro, Enderly Coffee Owner

Janet Ervin, Porchlight Creative

Jenny Harbin, Director of The Children’s Alliance

Nicole Six, LCSW Wellcare

Sterling Patterson, Community Engagement Coordinator City of Charlotte, FVC Board of Directors Alum

Andrea Seymour, Springdale Custom Builders, FVC Board of Directors Alum

Alicia Tetteh, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW Building Endurance PLLC

Rebekah Talley, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S Zola Counseling

Erin Nasmyth, LCSW Adoption Support Alliance

Brenna Kinkaid, LPCA, M.Ed.

Kandace Andrews, Village Counseling PLLC

Rachel Milbourn, LCSW, Sage Counseling and Consulting PLLC

Brittany Luther, Child Life Specialist, Therapeutic Play and Consulting

Kelly McKinnon, Educator, former foster parent

Regina Haines, Foster Parent Trainer

Molly Zalewski CRNA, co-founder of Foster Village Charlotte, FVC Board of Directors Alum

Amy McMahan SWS, MBA Mecklenburg County YFS Licensing & Placement Supervisor

Seima Samuels, MSW, LCSWA Anew U Counseling Services PLLC

  • "I support Foster Village Charlotte because I want to be a part of making an impact right here in my community. I am committed to supporting Foster Village and their programs that support caregivers in their "yes" and allow them to continue doing the important work of standing in the gap for foster children.  "

    Mary Hamby

    Owner and Artist

    TwentyTwoWest

  • “We support Foster Village Charlotte because as a foster family, we’ve experienced firsthand how Foster Village Charlotte supports children and families in the foster care system. Foster Village Charlotte has been with us through the highs and the lows of this journey and we want to give back to an organization that so freely gave to us.”

    Dominic Lerario

    Parker Poe

    Partner

  • "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.  I want to learn to do good; to seek justice; defend the orphan and the oppressed.  By giving I am reminded of my own brokenness and need for love.  That there is something greater than me, something worth fighting for, and something worth looking forward to.”

    Dan Emmons

    Shepard Wealth Management Group

    Financial Advisor

Foster Village Charlotte is led by experienced foster parents, child development experts, child welfare advocates, and passionate community professionals.

The board is currently seeking additional committee members in the following areas:

  • Organizational Leadership - Strategic Planning

  • Policy Advocacy

  • Fundraising

  • IT- Cybersecurity