Board of Directors

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 members in the following areas:

Organizational Leadership- HR

Organizational Leadership- Strategic Planning

Policy Advocacy

Fundraising

Board of Directors

  • Sloan Crawford

    CO-FOUNDER, BOARD PRESIDENT

  • R. Matthew Johnson

    GOVERANCE COMMITTEE

  • Dan Emmons

    FINANCE COMMITEE, TREASURER

  • Sabrina Clark, MSW

    PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

  • Frank Greer

    ONBOARDING MEMBER

  • Mary Hamby

    FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE, SECRETARY

  • Dominic Lerario

    GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

  • Lindsey Williams

    FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

  • Josh Vallimont

    ONBOARDING MEMBER

The Village Collective

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

Rekita McDuffie, Post Custody Senior Social Services Manager of Resource Development

Tanesha Maddox, YFS Social Worker

Marc Gentile, YFS Attorney

Matt Anderson

Adam Sotak, former Public Engagement Director NC Child

Nancy Johnson, Queens University Professor, Psychology Researcher

Jamie Horowitz, GAL Lawyer

Cindy Scruggs, GAL Supervisor

Bob Simmons, former Executive Director of Council for Children’s Rights

Victor Lessoff CPA, CFE, CAMS, MBA

Tony Santoro, Enderly Coffee Owner

Janet Ervin, Nextstage Consulting

Jenny Harbin, Director of The Children’s Alliance

Courtney Smith, Family Law Tin Fulton Walker & Owen

Nicole Six, LCSW Wellcare

Sterling Patterson, Youth Programs Coordinator

City of Charlotte

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.

Lindsey Morgan, Family Treatment

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

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

Seima Samuels, MSW, LCSWA Anew U Counseling Services PLLC

Andrea Seymour, Springdale Custom Builders