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Horry County Schools — Organization Structure

Superintendent's Cabinet

Clifford Jones — Superintendent

  • Leann Hill — Executive Assistant, Superintendent & Board of Education

Reporting to the Superintendent:

  • Yalanda Bell — Chief of Staff
  • Lee James — Chief Academic Officer
  • John Gardner — Chief Financial Officer
  • Mary Anderson — Chief Officer, Human Resources
  • Ben Prince — Chief Operations Officer
  • Kenneth Generette — Staff Attorney / Chief Officer, Policy & Legal / Communications
  • Velna Allen — Chief Officer, Student Services
  • Mike Frederick — Executive Director, Safety & Security

Chief of Staff

Yalanda Bell — Chief of Staff

  • Tashena Chestnut — Director, Career and Technology
    • Wendy Holmes — Coordinator, Career and Technology
    • Work Based Learning Specialist
    • STEM Coach
  • John Washburn — Executive Director, Accountability and Assessment
    • Heather Sheehan — Director, Accountability Services
    • Shelly Todd — Instructional Systems Analyst, Assessment
    • James Nininger — Coordinator, Assessment
    • Vacant — Grant Writing and Management Specialist

Academics

Lee James — Chief Academic Officer

  • Timi McMullin — Administrative Assistant

Reporting directly to Lee James:

  • Samantha Coy — Executive Director, Elementary Education
    • Kim Inman — Coordinator, Early Childhood
  • James LaPier — Executive Director, Elementary Education
  • Candace Lane — Executive Director, Middle Education
  • Jeremy Rich — Executive Director, Secondary Education
  • Kristin Wilson — Executive Director, Special Education & Federal Programs (see next section)

April Scott — Deputy Chief Academic Officer

  • Col. Jody Dew — Director of Military Instruction
  • Dr. Tanika McKissick — Director of Academic Programs
    • Jennifer Jordan — Coordinator, Online Supplemental Programs
    • Ebony Livingston — Coordinator, Instructional Technology
    • Gretchen Ayers — Coordinator of Academics
  • Kelly Brown — Director of Professional Development & Standards
    • Ann Moore — Coordinator, Library Media

Special Education & Federal Programs

Kristin Wilson — Executive Director, Special Education & Federal Programs

  • Michelle Stanley — Director, Title 1 - Federal Programs
    • Frann Waldorf — Coordinator, Title 1
  • Natasha McDonald — Director, Special Education
    • Glenda Freeman — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Lindy Hylton — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Diane Houston — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Donna Satterley — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Daniel Valverde — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Rachel Vaughn — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Amanda Turner — Coordinator, Special Education
    • Melissa Westbury — Coordinator, ESOL

Fiscal Services

John Gardner — Chief Financial Officer

  • Crystal Gerald — Administrative Assistant

  • Vacant (.50)

  • Tracy Sugs — Accounting Officer

    • Accountant II (4)
    • Supervisor II (2)

  • Chrystal Frye — Budget Officer

    • Accountant II (1)
    • Supervisor II (1)

  • Kim Clark — Director, Payroll & Benefits

    • Supervisor II (2)

  • Robin Strickland — Procurement Officer

    • Procurement Specialists (3)
    • Russell Tyler — Coordinator, Risk Management

  • Kevin West — Director, Fiscal Services Technology

    • Vacant — Financial Systems Analysts

Human Resources

Mary Anderson — Chief Officer, Human Resources

  • Andrea Cannon — Administrative Assistant

  • Anna Carroll — Director, Staffing

    • Donna Durant — Specialists, Certification (3)
    • Teacher Support Specialist

  • Kandi Fleming — Director, Staffing

  • Marcus Timmons — Director, Staffing

  • Valerie McNeill — Director, Recruiting & Support Staff

    • Tom Rice — Coordinator, HR Information Systems

Operations

Ben Prince — Chief Operations Officer

  • Russell Ann Jones — Administrative Assistant

  • Joe Burch — Executive Director, Capital Projects & Planning

    • Patrick Rhodes — Coordinator, GIS

  • Terry Hucks — Director, Maintenance

    • Kenneth Blossom — Coordinator, Inventory Management
    • Bobby Antonucci — Systems Analyst, Facilities

  • Kathy Stockholm — Director, Building Services

    • Stephanie Huggins — Specialists, Records Retention

  • Kim Johnson — Director, Nutrition Services

    • Heather Stone — Coordinator, Nutrition Services

  • Dr. David Benson — Director, Transportation

    • Robert Grimes — Coordinator, Transportation
    • Daniel Peters — Coordinator, Transportation

  • Vacant (.50)

Communications, Policy & Legal

Kenny Generette — Staff Attorney

  • TBD — Clerk IV, Communications
  • Zipporah Mazyck — Administrative Assistant, Policy & Legal

Reporting to Kenny Generette:

  • Lisa Bourcier — Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement (Communications)
  • Ashley Gasperson — Coordinator, Digital Communications
  • Ben Coy — Web Manager (Communications)
  • Michael Wheeler — Communications Manager
  • Ben Fowler — Writer/Editor (Communications)
  • Lucas Richardson — Broadcasting Tech III (Communications)
  • Kristin Goetzman — Broadcasting Specialist (Communications)
  • Suzanna Wright — District Office Receptionist (Communications)
  • Janet Lawrence-Patten — Principal Specialist (Policy & Legal)

Student Services

Velna Allen — Chief Officer, Student Services

  • Margo Cox — Administrative Assistant

  • Dena Chatfield — Executive Director, Student Affairs

    • Jonna Dougherty — Director, Student Affairs
    • Aaron Wilkes — Coordinator, Attendance

  • Michelle Anderson — Director, Health Services

    • Darlene Russell — Coordinator, Health Services

  • Etta Carter — Director, Adult Education

  • Gina Sabol — Principal, Soar Academy

  • Tonya Picket — Director, Counseling Services

    • Shanda Strickland — Coordinator, RBHS
    • Lauren Cestare — Coordinator, RBHS

  • Jason Cox — Director, Athletics

  • Michael Hucks — Executive Director, Technology

    • Missy Johnson — Director, IT Applications Technology
      • Vacant — Coordinator, IT Databases Technology
      • Kelly Gurney — Coordinator, IT SIS Database Technology
    • Fred Hutcheson — Director, IT Security Technology
    • Zach Douglas — Director of Operations, Technology
      • Vacant — Coordinator, Network Technology
      • Kellie Causey — Coordinator, End-User Support Technology
      • Dwayne Harrelson — Coordinator, Communications Technology

Safety & Security

Mike Frederick — Executive Director, Safety & Security

  • Angela Finley — Secretary IV

  • Joshua Johnson — Coordinator

  • Edwin Crowell — Program Specialist

  • Jeremy Freeman — Program Specialist

  • Patrick Priore — Program Specialist

  • Noel Smith — Program Specialist