The Team
Foster Village Staff
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Becky Santoro
CO-FOUNDER/CO-DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Program Innovator, Strategic Developer, Communicator
Strength-Finder: Belief, Connectedness, Responsibility, Activator, and Restorative
Lover of coffee, people, deep conversations
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Traci Prillaman
CO-FOUNDER.CO-DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Systems and Details Organizer, Budgeting Extraordinaire
Strength- Finder: Individualization, Relator, Responsibility, Analytical, Arranger
Pillar of strength, fierce advocate, requires a good pen and the right cup of ice
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Hannah Rice, LCSW
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Licensed Listener, Caregiver Resource Developer, Support Group Leader.
Strength-Finder: Connectedness. Developer. Individualization. Empathy. Restorative.
Likely barefooted, always whole-hearted. Has spent entirely too long thinking of what to write here.
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Emma Lyons
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Volunteers, Events, Community Engagements, Donation Drives and Partnerships
Strength-Finder: Positivity, Adaptability, Connectedness, Woo, Activator
From NY STATE. Foster Mom. Full of random facts.
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Akeliah Hamilton-Stewart, MCMHC
KINSHIP & REUNIFYING PARENT SUPPORT COORDINATOR
Resource Gatherer, System Navigator, and Relational Supporter for foster parents, kinship, and reunifying families
Strength-Finder: Connectedness, Relator, Input, Developer, Restorative
Inner Peace.. Affirming Love.. Deep Connections.. Repeat!
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Emily Adkisson
RESOURCE CENTER MANAGER & CAREGIVER SUPPRRT PROGRAMS ADMIN
Resource Connector, Program Supporter, Keeps The Ship Afloat
Strength- Finder: Connectedness, Individualization, Empathy, Belief, Restorative
Celebrator of People, Explorer of places, and joy giver
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Oscar Gomez
PART-TIME MARKETING COMMUNICATION MANAGER
Digital Storyteller, Content Creator, Digital Operations
Strength-Finder: Strategic, Woo, Focus, Positivity, Command, Communication, Ideation
Love Sports, Animals, and Trying new things!
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Elisabeth Watts
PART-TIME WELCOME PACK PROGRAM ADMIN
Welcome Pack Coordination & Donation Drive Coordination
Strength-Finder: Empathy, Adaptability, Connectedness, Intellection, Developer
Reader, Entrepreneur, World-Traveler, Mother, Community Connector, and Juggler of All Life Holds.
Contracted Support Team
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Dana Elliot, MS OTR/L
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Katie Robinson, LCSW
SUPPORT GROUP & TRAINING FACILITATOR
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Rachel Rosenfeld
TRAINING FACILITATOR
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Erin Nasmyth, LCSW
FOREVER FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATOR
2nd Tuesdays (virtual)
Executive Director at Adoption Support Alliance
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Brittany Luther, M.Ed., CCLS
SIBLINGS OF FOSTER CARE GROUP FACILITATOR
4th Sundays (in-person)
Child Life Specialist/ Play Therapist at Brittany Luther - Child Life, Therapeutic Play and Consulting LLC
Board of Directors
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Sloan Crawford
CO-FOUNDER, BOARD PRESIDENT
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R. Matthew Johnson
GOVERANCE COMMITTEE
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Dan Emmons
FINANCE COMMITEE, TREASURER
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Sabrina Clark, MSW
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
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Frank Greer
ONBOARDING MEMBER
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Mary Hamby
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE, SECRETARY
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Dominic Lerario
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
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Lindsey Williams
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
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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