Leadership Team

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Kimberly Tissot

President and Chief Executive Officer
803-779-5121, ext 224
ktissot@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Jerri Davison

Senior Vice President & Chief Program Officer
864-235-1421, ext. 302
jdavison@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Sara Marin

Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
803-779-5121, ext. 222
smarin@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Forrest Hamrick

Director of Quality Assurance
803-779-5121, ext. 230
fhamrick@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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LaQuanda Clark

Lead Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 231
lclark@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Sandy Jordan

Director of Employment Programs
864-235-1421, ext 310
sjordan@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Beth McArthur

Lead Independent Living Specialist
864-235-1421, ext. 304
bmcarthur@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Sarah wears a white collared shirt and a red lipstick and smiles with her arms crossed while she stands outside on a gazebo.

Sarah Nichols

Director of Public Relations & Special Events
803-779-5121, ext. 235
snichols@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Amy has a blonde pixie cut, wears glasses and has a grey top on. She smiles in front of greenery outside.

Amy Shapley

Director of Community Access
803-779-5121, ext. 229
ashapley@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Melissa Snyder

Lead Certified Work Incentives Coordinator
803-509-6556
msnyder@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Wendi has wavy brown hair and wears a denim jacket. She smiles and stands in front of greenery outside.

Wendi Spratt

Director of Development
803-779-5121, ext. 236
wspratt@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Dori Tempio

Director of Community Outreach & Consumer Rights
803-779-5121, ext. 226
dtempio@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Paige Winget

Director of Youth Transition Programs
864-235-1421, ext. 308
pwinget@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Staff

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Makenzie Allison

Education & Transition Advocate
803-779-5121, ext. 233
mallison@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Emily Beasley

Youth Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 223
ebeasley@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Ryan Bickerstaff

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 209
rbickerstaff@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Aimee Calcutt

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 233
acalcutt@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Karen Elliott

Executive Assistant
803-779-5121, ext. 232
kelliott@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Laura Feltman

Program Assistant
864-235-1421, ext. 307
lfeltman@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Will has short blonde hair and wears a pinstriped blue button-up shirt. He smiles and stands in front of greenery outside.

Will Finkelstein

Equip Leader
803-779-5121
wfinkelstein@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Brian Flynn

Lobbyist
bflynn@mwcllc.com

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Elizabeth Fosnaugh

Certified Work Incentives Coordinator
803-712-4868
efosnaugh@able-sc.org
Remote
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Annie Foster

Information & Referral Specialist
864-235-1421, ext. 301
afoster@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Troy Hall

Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator
864-235-1421, ext. 309
thall@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Alyssa Hamrick

Events & Administrative Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 219
ahamrick@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Michael Hanna

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 227
mhanna@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

Thomas wears a sweater and button up shirt and glasses, and smiles outside in front of greenery.

Thomas Harris

Mobility Program Assistant
803-779-5121, ext. 208
tharris@able-sc.org
Columbia Office

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Hope Jenkins

Administrative Assistant
808-779-5121, ext. 221
hjenkins@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Aneesha Johnson

Community Access Specialist
803-779-5121
ajohnson@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Brooke Johnson

Youth Transition Specialist
864-235-1421, ext. 308
bjohnson@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Asha Jones

Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121
ajones@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/They/Them

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Jordan Keels

Youth Transition Specialist
864-235-1421, ext. 303
jkeels@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Heather Kirlough

Violence Prevention & Survivor Services Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 201
hkirlough@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Ophelia McQune

Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121
omcqune@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Anna Cathryn Olle Lanman

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 203
aolle@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Miranda has wavy hair and wears a bright red collared shirt, and smiles with her arms crossed outside.

Randy Phalen

Equip Coordinator
864-235-1421, ext. 311
mphalen@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Corrine Piner

Youth Program Assistant
803-779-5121 ext. 213
cpiner@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Mark Riffle

Information and Referral Specialist
803-779-5121
mriffle@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Cali Sandel

Employment Services Coordinator
803-779-5121, ext. 228
csandel@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Sarah Sharpe

Independent Living Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 234
ssharpe@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Alexis is a Black woman with wavy brown hair. She is wearing a light pink sweater and smiling outside in front of greenery.

Alexis Smith

Accounting Specialist
803-779-5121
asmith@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Chris Sparrow

Employment Services Coordinator
864-235-1421, ext. 305
csparrow@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Brittany Terry

The COMET Mobility Management Specialist
803-779-5121
bhiggins@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Cassidy Thorne

Youth Transition Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 206
cthorne@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Bauer Westeren

Consumer Programs Specialist
803-779-5121, ext. 205
bwesteren@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

Equip Leaders and Interns

Sydney wears glasses and a floral blouse and smiles in front of greenery outside.

Sydney Arsenault

MSW Intern
803-779-5121
sarsenault@able-sc.org
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Brianna Ash

MSW Intern
803-779-5121 ext. 202
bash@able-sc.org
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Courtney wears a straw hat and floral top and softly smiles in front of greenery.

Courtney Foster

Intern
803-779-5121
cfoster@able-sc.org
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Rachel Galbraith

MSW Intern
803-779-5121
rgalbraith@able-sc.org
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Julia Hartman

Equip Leader
803-779-5121
equipcolumbia@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Patrick Mack

Equip Leader
864-235-1421
equipgreenville@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: He/Him/His

Kianna smiles in front of a beige wall.

Kianna Mandel

MSW Intern
803-779-5121
kmandel@able-sc.org
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Jordan wears a pink, blue and orange pinstriped collared shirt and smiles for the camera.

Jordan McCall

Intern
803-779-5121
jmccall@able-sc.org
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Carrie McWhorter

MSW Intern
864-235-1421
cmcwhorter@able-sc.org
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Shameia Rosier

Equip Mentor
864-235-1421
equipgreenville@able-sc.org
Greenville Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Grace wears glasses, headphones, and a black top while smiling and sitting in a wheelchair behind a vendor table.

Grace Trumpower

Equip Leader
803-779-5121
equipcolumbia@able-sc.org
Columbia Office
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/They/Them

Board of Directors

David Laird
President

Keith Bogart
Secretary

Dr. Clayton Copeland
Board Member

Jason Hurdich
Board Member

Dr. Linda Salane
Board Member

Stacy Thompson, JD
Board Member

Dr. David Dawson
Immediate Past President

Joe Bates
Board Member

Bradley Crain
Board Member

Angela McWhite
Board Member

Kevin Smith
Board Member

Lizzie Tinker
Board Member

Cory Watson
Vice President

Dara Brown
Board Member

Adam Fogle Naughton
Board Member

Sarah St. Onge, JD
Board Member

Dr. Chelsea Stinnett
Board Member

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