Board of Directors
Our Mission: The mission of the Lancaster County Good Samaritan Scholarship Foundation is to provide scholarships and mentoring support to empower high school students who have demonstrated a history of serving others in making our community a better place to live.
The members of our Board of Directors and Advisory Board are made up of Lancaster County educators, community leaders, business people and community volunteers. Our active board helps with candidate selection and fundraising for the foundation. We are proud to introduce our board to the community. Please view the brief description of experience and talents brought to the GSSF from this diverse group of talented volunteers. This section will be updated shortly… New Board members will be joining us soon!
Officers
Debra Gardner-(Founding Board Member 2018)
President
President of LC-GSSF 2018-Present
- Retired 2010 LCSD; AJHS: Teacher 34 years
- 1998-Francis Marion University: Education, M.Ed. + 30 Hrs.
- Veterans’ Day Co-ordinator: AJHS 17 years
- Co-Chair: Kershaw Spring-A-Thon, 5 years
- 2010-Business Owner: Event Planner, Wedding Planner
- 1972-Winthrop University: Consumer Ed, Secondary Science, B.S.
Lisa Willis
Vice President
Vice President of LC-GSSF 2020-Present
- 1994-National Board Certified Teacher
- 1996- Masters of Arts, Early Childhood Ed. – USC
- 1982- B.A.- Early Childhood Ed.
- 1978- Lancaster High School graduate
- Board Member- (past)-Lancaster County First Steps
- Red Rose and New Era Book Club Member
Ashley Collins
Secretary
Secretary of LC-GSSF 2020-Present-2024
Ryan Jones, JD
Treasurer
Treasurer LC GSSF-2020-Present
- 2017-Present: Associate Attorney- Folks & DeVenny, LLC
- 2016- Law Clerk for Folks & DeVenny, LLC
- 2015- SC House of Representatives, Page
- USC Law School: J.D.
- Coker College: History, B.A.
Directors
Julie Bowers, CFNP- (Founding Board Member-Current Advisory Board Member)
Family Nurse Practitioner, M.S. Nursing
- 2011-Present MUSC HEALTH-Primary Care-Richburg
- Awarded– MUSC PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR
- Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
- School of Nursing; Concord, NC
- Wingate University, Wingate NC
- Graceland University, Independence, MO
Patricia Higgins Clancy
President of Lancaster County Council of the Arts
- 2011-Present: Retired Ballet Instructor
- Chamber of Commerce “Volunteer of the Year”
- Capital City Ballet Company in Sacramento, CA
- Studied with Stuttgart Ballet
- Danced with Mannheim Opera in Mannheim, Germany
- USC: B.A., History
Deborah Cureton, PhD- (Founding Board Member- Retired 2023)
CEO & Dean, Emerita University of Wisconsin
- Retired 2010
- President: Board of Trustees, Lancaster County Library
- President: Board of Commissioners, Housing Authority of Lancaster, SC
- Vice-President: Educational Foundation of USC-Lancaster
- 1996-2001 USC-L: Associate Dean of Campus; Academic Affairs and Student Affairs
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: Education, Ph.D.
- University of South Carolina: Reading, M.Ed
- University of South Carolina: Education, French B.A.
Babette Sabia
Zack Catoe
Advisory Board
Elizabeth Howe- (Retired Board Member/ Advisory Board 2019-2022)
Youth Development Coordinator, J. Marion Sims Foundation
- 2017-2019: Fellow, J. Marion Sims Foundation
- 2016- Intern, J. Marion Sims Foundation
- Columbia College Graduate
- President- Student Alumnae Ambassadors
Melvin Stroble (Retired Board Member 2019-2022)
District 1- Lancaster County School District, Trustee
- 2014- Present: Project Manager, Black & Veatch Corporation
- USC: B.S.,Biology, Chemistry
Bobby Collins (Founding Board Member-Current Advisory Board Member)
Retired Business Owner & USC-L Instructor
- Scout Troop 180 Committee
- Treasurer: Catawba Valley Land Trust
- 2003-2016: Economics Instructor, USC-L
- University of SC: Economics, M.A.
- Wofford College: Business and Economics, B.A.
Rev. Bryant D. Fersner (Founding Board Member 2018)
Director of LC Moriah Association, Retired.
- 2014- 2019: Director of Missions for Moriah Assoc. of Lancaster County
- Pastor First Baptist Church of Kershaw, SC 25 years
- Southeastern Baptist Seminary: Master of Divinity with Languages and Christian Education
- University of South Carolina: Accounting and Finance, B.S.
Lisa Hallman-(Board Member 2019- 2020-Retired)
Instructional Technology Specialist, LCSD
- 2017-Current-Technology Instructor, LCSD
- 2017-Chamber of Commerce -“LC Volunteer of the Year”
- 2015-2016- Lancaster County District Teacher of the year
- 2006-2016-Media Specialist Buford Middle School
- Executive Director – Seth’s Hope
- Board Member- Lindsay Pettus Greenway, LC Health & Wellness, LC Library
- Committee Member- J Marion Sims Foundation Horizon Grants
Susan Jordan-(Accountant and Advisory Board 2018-Current)
CPA: Business Owner and Certified Public Accountant
- 2019-Present: Owner, Susan Jordan PA, CPA, LLC
- 2006-2018: CPA and Office Manager for Douglas Burnette PA LLC
- Winthrop University: M.B.A.
- Limestone College: B.S.
Regina Maxfield-(Founding Board Member-2018-2020/ Retired)
Served as Secretary/ Treasurer of LC-GSSF 2018-2019
- Retired Medical Practice Administrator
- Chamber of Commerce “Volunteer of the Year-2000”
- Horse ‘N’ Around: volunteer bookkeeper
- Secretary/Treasurer: Lancaster Rotary Club
- UNC-Chapel Hill
Jacque Wenger-( Founding Member and Advisory Board)
Director of Development, SC Baptist Foundation
- 2000- Present: Baptist Foundation of South Carolina
School Advisory Board
Abby Faulkenberry-(BHS School Advisory Board Member 2020-Current)
LCGSSF Buford High School Advisor
- 2017- (Present)-Special Education Teacher, Buford High School
- 2015-2017- Special Education Teacher A.R. Rucker Middle School
- 2015- Graduate of College of Charleston, B.S. Special Education, Recipient of SC Teaching Fellows Scholarship
- Graduate of Andrew Jackson High School
Tal Horton- (ILHS School Advisory Board Member 2020-Current)
Indian Land High School, LCGSSF Advisor
- 2018-Present- Assistant Principal, Indian Land High School
- 2017- M.Ed Leadership, K-12
- 2016-2018- AD, ILHS
- 2015–2016- Assistant, AD, ILHS
- 2010- PE -Health Teacher and Coach, ILHS
- 2014-Celebrate Great Teaching- ILHS, Teacher of the Year
- 2009-Bachelor of Science- Coastal Carolina
Steve Knight- (AJHS School Advisory Board Member 2020-Current)
LCGSSF-Andrew Jackson High School Advisor
- 2001- Present-AJHS Teacher, Social Studies, AP US History
- 2014- Celebrate Great Teaching: High School Teacher of the Year, LCSD
- 2003-2008- Flint Ridge Baptist Church- Minister of Music
- 1998-200- MA- Secondary Ed. , USC
- 1993-1996- BA, Political Science, Economics; Intern for Lieutenant Governor
- 1991-1993- Associate S, USC-Lancaster; Student Body President
- 1991- Graduate of Andrew Jackson High, Kershaw, SC
Melina Oueini, PhD-( LHS School Advisory Board Member 2020-Current)
NBCT: LCGSSF Lancaster High School Advisor