Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Kimberly, a white woman with long brown-blonde hair and glasses smiling while outside- she is wearing a blue blazer and hoop earrings.

Kimberly Tissot

President & 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

Senior Vice President & 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 & 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

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

Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer
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

Vice President & Chief Advocacy and Independent Living Officer
803-779-5121 ext. 125
mreaves@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 Community Integration
864-235-1421, ext. 150
thall@able-sc.org
Greenville 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

Director of Youth Transition Programs
864-235-1421 ext. 149
mhanna@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

LaSonya, a Black woman with long curly hair smiling outside in a black and white blouse.

LaSonya Ray

Director of Information and Referral
803-779-5121 ext. 166
lray@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 
Remote

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 Independent Living 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 Employment Initiatives
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 and 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 Disability Health and Community Living
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

Staff

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

Sue Barnes

Information and Referral Specialist
864-681-1421 ext. 147
sbarnes@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Ashley, a blind woman with short brown hair and a flower top holding a long white cane outside.

Ashley Bernard

Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 171
abernard@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

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

Peer Support Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 107
lclark@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Ginger Cyan

Disability Health Access Coordinator
803-779-5121
gcyan@able-sc.org
Greenville 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

Senior 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

Mobility Management Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 105
edeloach@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

Matt, a white man with glasses smiling outside.

Matt Doran

Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 158
mdoran@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

Renata, a white woman with short brown hair smiling in a pink blazer while outside.

Renata Finger

Executive Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 124
rfinger@able-sc.org
Remote

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

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

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

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

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: 803-509-6556 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

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

Karmen, a Black woman with glasses and long dark hair wearing a black shirt.

Karman Kennedy

Mobility Management Specialist
803-779-5121 ext. 126
kkennedy@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

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

Boris Klarić

Able Access Coordinator
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

Community Work Incentive Coordinator
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

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

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

Matthew Nelson

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

Tyler, a white man with glasses and brown cropped hair in a blue shirt and tie, smiling outside.

Tyler Owens

SCPP Student Engagement Coordinator
803-779-5121 ext. 168
towens@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

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

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

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

Transportation Program Coordinator
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

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

Donovann, a Black man with long dreds pulled back, smiling in a dark shirt while outside.

Donovann Sumter

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

Taylor, a white woman with brown-gray hair in a blue suit wearing red lipstick, smiling outside.

Taylor Tate

Development and Digital Engagement Coordinator
803-779-5121
ttate@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

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

Hannah Wood

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

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

Community Access Specialist
864-235-1421 ext. 141
jwu@able-sc.org
Greenville 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 Leader
bcounterman@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

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

Abigail Garrick

Equip Leader
agarrick@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

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

Isa Torres

Equip Leader
itorres@able-sc.org
Greenville Office

Thomas Kehr

Lauren Bailey

AmeriCorps Member
lbailey@able-sc.org

Bryan Bishop

AmeriCorps Member
bbishop@able-sc.org

Adam Bradley

AmeriCorps Member
abradley@able-sc.org

Mary, a Black woman wearing a brown hijab.

Mary Hanks

AmeriCorps Member
mhanks@able-sc.org

Lis Harkins

AmeriCorps Member
eharkins@able-sc.org

Ana Irizarry

AmeriCorps Member
airizarry@able-sc.org

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

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

Beth Ruffin

Board Vice-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
Susie, a white woman with long brown hair and glasses.

Suzie Baxter

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

Dr. David Dawson

Board Member
Joe Hall, a white man of short stature in a power wheelchair.

Joe Hall

Board Member
Rohit, an Indian man with Brown skin and glasses in a blazer.

Rohit Kale

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

Madonna Ludmensen

Board Member
Corey, A Black man in a suit using a wheelchair.

Corey Mitchell

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

Taryn Richardson, Ph. D.

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
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
Michael, a white man with glasses outside.

Michael Wellman

Board member

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