Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Kimberly is a white woman with shoulder lenght blonde hair with bangs. She is wearing brown rounded rim glasses, gold teardrop earrings, and gold necklace with a read shirt and black blazer. She smiles for the camera in front of greenery.

Kimberly Tissot

President and Chief Executive Officer
803-779-5121, ext. 133
ktissot@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Sara is a white woman with shoulder length brunette hair. She is a green beaded necklace with a black and white patterned shirt, layered with a black cardigan. She smiles for the camera in front of greenery.

Sara Marin

Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
803-779-5121, ext. 119
smarin@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Forrest is a white man with short brown hair and close-trimmed beard. He is wearing a blue collared shirt with a navy blazer. He smiles for the camera in front of greenery.

Forrest Hamrick

Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
803-779-5121, ext. 111
fhamrick@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Sandy, a white woman with brunette hair and glasses wearing a pink top and smiling while outside.

Sandy Jordan

Vice President and Chief Community Integration Program Officer
864-235-1421, ext. 146
sjordan@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Mary Alex is a white woman with short length, curly, blonde and brown hair. She is wearing silver earrings with blue and white medallions and a light blue blazer over a white shirt. She is smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Mary Alex Kopp

Vice President & Chief Public Relations Officer
803-779-5121, ext. 115
mkopp@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Larry, a white man with a visual disability and gray cropped hair wearing a blue collared shirt. He smiles while outside.

Larry Wanger

Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Independent Living Officer
lwanger@able-sc.org
803-779-5121 ext. 158
Columbia Office

LaQuanda, a Black woman wearing glasses and a black headband scarf, and black and white blouse. LaQuanda has skin scarring that is visible. She smiles in front of greenery, outside.

LaQuanda Clark

Director of Independent Living Services
803-779-5121, ext. 107
lclark@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Rebecca, a white woman with long blonde hair in a blue shirt smiling while standing outside.

Rebecca Faile

SC Pathways Project Director
803-779-5121 ext. 137
rfaile@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Troy is a white man with short brown hair wearing glasses and a white polo shirt. He smiles in front of greenery outside.

Troy Hall

Director of Youth Transition Programs
864-235-1421, ext. 150
thall@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Photo of Mandy, a white woman with long blonde hair wearing gold rim glasses and a green blouse with turquoise necklace. She smiles to the camera in front of greenery outside.

Mandy Halloran

Director of Public Health & Disability Integration
803-779-5121, ext. 108
mhalloran@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Photo of David Laird, a white man with shaved head and brown beard wearing a navy suit jacket with purple tie. He smiles while standing in front of greenery outside.

David Laird

Director of Strategic Initiatives
803-779-5121 ext. 116
dlaird@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Mary Reaves, a white woman with dark brown hair and a light shirt, smiling while standing outside in front of greenery.

Mary Reaves

Director of Community Access
803-779-5121 ext. 125
mreaves@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Sierra, a white woman with brown hair smiling while outside.

Sierra Royster

Director of Capacity Building
803-779-5121 ext. 148
sroyster@able-sc.org 
Columbia Office

Photo of Marly, a Middle Eastern woman with olive skin and black curly hair with a gray stripe. She is smiling outside in front of greenery.

Marly Saade

Director of Employment Programs
msaade@able-sc.org
803-779-5121 ext. 139
Columbia Office

Cali is a white woman with long, wavy, blonde hair, pulled back with a silver headband. She is wearing silver layered teardrop metallic earrings and a silver necklace with heart pendant, and gray blazer layered over a royal blue shirt. She is smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Cali Sandel

Director of Community Integration
803-779-5121, ext. 128
csandel@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Alexis is a Black woman with short, kinky, black and brown hair. She is wearing silver hoops with a white sleeveless shirt. She is smiling at the camera, in front of greenery.

Alexis Smith

Director of Finance & Administration
803-779-5121 ext. 129
asmith@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Ali is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing round brown glasses. She smiles in front of greenery outside.

Alie Springgate

Director of Advocacy
864-235-1421 ext. 143
aspringgate@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Dori, a white woman in a power wheelchair with cropped brown hair wearing a floral blouse, smiling in front of greenery outside.

Dori Tempio

Senior Director of Community Education
803-779-5121, ext. 132
dtempio@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Kim, a Latina woman with shoulder length brunette hair and a black and white patterned shirt. She smiles in front of greenery outside.

Kim Martinez-Ward

Director of Development
803-779-5121 ext. 159
Cell: 864-660-9357
kward@able-sc.org

Jennifer is an American Born Chinese woman with long black hair, wearing glasses and a blue blouse. She smiles in front of greenery outside.

Jennifer Wu

Director of Information and Referral
864-235-1421 ext. 141
jwu@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Staff

Ella, a white woman with dark long hair and glasses with a nose ring smiles while standing outside.

Ella Augustine

Independent Living Specialist
864-681-1421 ext. 103
eaugustine@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Sue, a white woman with blonde hair and glasses smiling while outside.

Sue Barnes

Greenville Office Assistant
864-681-1421 ext. 147
sbarnes@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Valeria, a Latina woman with long dark hair smiles while standing outside.

Valeria Benn

Youth Transition Specialist
864-235-1421, ext. 164
vbenn@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Ruth, a white woman with glasses and short dark hair smiling. She is wearing pearls and a blue top.

Ruth Bollinger

Equip Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 120
rbollinger@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Isabelle, a white woman with long brown hair wearing a green blazer, smiling while standing outside.

Isabelle Borduas

Equip Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 151
iborduas@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Aimee, a woman with blonde hair and a gold sweater, smiles while standing outside.

Aimee Calcutt

AmeriCorps Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 106
acalcutt@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Alexis, a white woman with long strawberry-blonde hair wearing glasses. She stands outside smiling in front of greenery.

Alexis Davis

Grants Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 123
adavis@able-sc.org
Remote

Photo of Alex, a Latino man with a dark beard and cropped hair. He is smiling outside in front of greenery.

Alexander Declet

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 163
adeclet@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Ebony, a Black woman with glasses in a power wheelchair wearing a brightly patterned shirt smiles while outside.

Ebony Deloach

Disability Health Equity Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 105
edeloach@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Photo of Keri, a white person with short blonde hair and glasses wearing a green top. They have a floral sleeve tattoo on their left arm. They are smiling outside in front of greenery.

Keri Driggers

Community Training Coordinator
864-235-1421 ext. 161
kdriggers@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Sophie, a white woman with glasses and long brown hair smiles while standing outside.

Sophie Downing

Youth Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 127
sdowning@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Macy, a white woman with long dark brown hair smiles while standing outside.

Macy Dunn

Youth Transition Specialist
864-235-1421 ext. 165
mdunn@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

A white man in a suit and tie smiles in front of a gray background.

Brian Flynn

Legislative Liaison
bflynn@mwcllc.com

Liz, a white woman with cropped gray hair wearing a blue patterned blouse smiles while standing outside.

Elizabeth Fosnaugh

Lead Community Work Incentives Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 152
WIPA Line: 803-509-6556  Option 4
efosnaugh@able-sc.org
Remote

Taylor, a Black woman with long braids and a light shirt smiles while standing outside.

Taylor Foulks

SCPP Program Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 118
tfoulks@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Annie is a white woman with shoulder length brunette hair. She is wearing mustard and white floral blouse. She is smiling at the camera, in front of greenery.

Annie Foster

Program Administrative Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 153
afoster@able-sc.org
Remote

Alyssa is a white woman with brunette, wavy, shoulder length hair. She is wearing silver statement earrings with a silver necklace featuring a rectangular pendant, and a striped knit top in blue hues. She is smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Alyssa Hamrick

Events Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 110
ahamrick@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Michael is a white man with brown cropped hair and closely trimmed beard with brown rimmed glasses. He is wearing a navy quarter zip sweater over a white and blue checked collared shirt. He is smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Michael Hanna

Senior Youth Programs Coordinator
864-235-1421 ext. 149
mhanna@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Julia is a white woman with long, wavy, brown hair. She is wearing a red lip with a white collared shirt. She is smiling at the camera, in front of greenery.

Julia Hartman

Community Work Incentives Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 112
WIPA Line: 803-509-6557 Option 2
jhartman@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Hope is a Black woman with black and burgundy long braids with translucent brown rimmed glasses. She is wearing an orange cardigan layered over a white shirt with an orange, cream, yellow, and green abstract printed scarf. She is smiling at the camera from her power wheelchair in front of greenery.

Hope Jenkins

Administrative Assistant
808-779-5121, ext. 114
WIPA Line: 803-509-6556  Option 1
hjenkins@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Wednesday is a Black person with black, twisted, kinky natural hair. She is wearing a purple shirt. They are smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Wednesday Jones

Advocacy & Independent Living Program Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 154
wjones@able-sc.org
Remote

Boris, a white man with dark cropped hair and beard wearing glasses.

Boris Klarić

Community Access Specialist
803-779-5121 ext.121
bklaric@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

A Korean and white biracial person with purple Ombre hair smiling closed mouthed while in a wheelchair outside.

Angel Lee

Office Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 122
alee@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Lindsay is a Black woman with glasses and dark hair. She smiles outside in front of greenery.

Lindsay Miller

Youth Programs Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 145
lmiller@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Corinne Myers, a biracial woman with medium-length black curly hair with caramel color highlights in a black dress smiling outside.

Corinne Myers

Community Access Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 104
cmyers@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Mark is a white man with short white hair. He is wearing a gold necklace with frog pendant and lavender collared shirt. He is smiling at the camera, in front of greenery.

Mark Riffle

Information and Referral Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 101
mriffle@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Matt, a white man with a beard and brown hair smiling while outside.

Matthew Nelson

Youth Transition Specialist
864-235-1421 ext. 167
mnelson@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Tyler Owens

SCPP Student Engagement Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 168
towens@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Corrine is a white woman with long brown hair and tortoise shell rimmed glasses. She is wearing a silver necklace and blue shirt with yellow and white floral designs. She is smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Corrine Piner

Youth Program Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 124
cpiner@able-sc.org
Remote

Holden is a white man with brown hair and beard. He is wearing a gray collared shirt with blue dots and smiling in front of greenery outside.

Holden Roberts

Youth Independent Living Specialist
864-235-1421, ext. 144
hroberts@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Abby, a white person with cropped red dyed hair wearing sunglasses and a white blouse with black polka dots. They smile while standing outside.

Abby Ritter

SCPP Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 135
aritter@able-sc.org 
Remote

Laila St. Martin

Equip Specialist
864-235-1421
lstmartin@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Photo of Cason, a Native American man with light skin, cropped brown hair and beard. He is smiling outside in front of greenery.

Cason Stark

Mobility Management Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 131
cstark@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Jayden, a white person with short wavy brown hair with blue glasses, and facial piercings, wearing a polo shirt. They smile while outside.

Jayden Sterling

Independent Living Specialist
864-235-1421 ext. 142
jsterling@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Donovann Sumter

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 157
dsumter@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Brittany is a white woman with long curly/wavy brunette hair wearing glasses, silver earrings, and black business attire.

Brittany Terry

Community Work Incentives Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 113
WIPA Line: 803-509-6556  Option 5
bterry@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Brandon, a white man with glasses and red hair and mustache and goatee. He is wearing a dark checkered button-down and smiling while standing outside.

Brandon Toohey

Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 130
btoohey@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Grace is a young white person with cropped brown hair and sunglasses wearing headphones and using assistive speech techonology in their power wheelchair while giving a speech on the SC statehouse steps.

Grace Trumpower

Youth Program Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 156
gtrumpower@able-sc.org
Remote

Mary, a white woman with long wavy brunette hair wearing a black top and smiling closed mouthed in front of greenery outside.

Mary Trunk

Violence Prevention & Survivor Services Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 134
mtrunk@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

LaShelle Tynes

Information & Referral Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 170
ltynes@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Bauer is a white man with short brown hair and brown beard. He is wearing a sage collared shirt. He is smiling at the camera, standing in front of greenery.

Bauer Westeren

Community Work Incentives Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 136
WIPA Line: 803-509-6556  Option 3
bwesteren@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Hannah is a white woman with short brown wavy hair and glasses. She is smiling in front of greenery outside.

Hannah Wood

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 162
hwood@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Equip Leaders, Interns, and AmeriCorps Members

Barrett, a white man with brown hair and beard smiles from his power wheelchair while outside.

Barrett Counterman

Equip Mentor
bcounterman@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Andrew Hancock

Equip Mentor
ahancock@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Gabe Pizzo

Equip Mentor
gpizzo@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Abigail, a white woman with long light brown hair and a multicolored madras plaid shirt, is smiling while standing outside.

Abigail Garrick

AmeriCorps Member
agarrick@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Dajha, a Black woman with curly dark brown hair and light skin tone with brown eyes.

Dajha Pridgen

AmeriCorps Member
dpridgen@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Isa, an Asian woman with short wavy dark hair smiling while outisde.

Isa Torres

AmeriCorps Member
itorres@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Ethan, a white man with long, curly blonde hair pulled back, wearing glasses and a nose ring and smiling while outside.

Ethan Wilson

MSW Intern
ewilson@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Board of Directors

Keith, a white man with no hair and small gray chin beard. He smiles while outside, wearing a black shirt.

Keith Bogart

Acting Board President
Brien, a white man with blonde cropped hair and short beard smiling in front of greenery.

Brien Fritts

Treasurer
Sarah, a white woman with gray hair pulled pack, smiling outside. She is wearing a turquoise blazer.

Sarah. St. Onge, JD

Board Secretary
David, a white man with gray hair and beard.

Dr. David Dawson

Immediate Past President
Dara, a Black woman with natural hair wearing a floral blouse and camel colored blazer while smiling outside in front of greenery.

Dara Brown

Board Member
Bradley, a person with light skin and dark hair with a goatee wearing glasses.

Bradley Crain

Board Member
Scott, a young Black man with cropped hair wearing a suit and tie with an American flag pin and flag in the backround. He looks assuredly at the camera.

Scott Harriford

Board Member
Madonna, a white woman with long brunette hair, smiling outside. She's wearing a red blazer.

Madonna Ludmensen

Board Member
Taryn, a Black woman with glasses, smiling.

Taryn Richardson, Ph. D.

Board member
Beth, a Black woman with natural hair pulled back wearing a purple top and smiling while outside.

Beth Ruffin

Board Member
Crush, a black man with light facial hair and cornrows, smiling closed mouthed.

Crush Rush

Board member
Linda, a white woman with blonde hair pulled back wearing blue business attire and glasses. She smiles subtly while outside.

Dr. Linda Salane

Board Member
Kevin, a white man with cropped brown hair and glasses wearing a blue collared shirt while smiling outside.

Kevin Smith

Board Member
Lewis, a white man with white hair and glasses, power wheelchair user.

Lewis Stephens

Board member
Lizzie Tinker, a white woman with glasses and curly brown hair, smiling.

Lizzie Tinker

Board member
Stacey, a white woman with long brunette hair wearing a black blazer and pink top. She smiles subtley while outside.

Stacey Thompson, JD

Board Emeritus
Timbes, Mark

Mark Timbes

Board member
Aaron, a white man with cropped brown hair wearing a red collared shirt and smiling with closed mouth while standing in front of greenery outside.

Aaron West

Board member

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