The Team

Foster Village Staff

  • 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

    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

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

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