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

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

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

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

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

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

District 1- Lancaster County School District, Trustee

2014- Present: Project Manager, Black & Veatch Corporation
USC: B.S.,Biology, Chemistry

Bobby Collins

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

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

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

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

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

Director of Development, SC Baptist Foundation

2000- Present: Baptist Foundation of South Carolina

School Advisory Board

Abby Faulkenberry

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

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

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

NBCT: LCGSSF Lancaster High School Advisor