Phone: 910.815.3731
Toll Free: 877.722.7857
Smart Start of New Hanover County Smart Start of New Hanover County

Staff

Administration

Janet Nelson, Executive Director

Andrea Tarantino, Program Manager/Evaluator

Debra Haugen, Support Services Associate

Debbie Harrell , Finance Director

Flavia McKeithan, Support Services Administrator

LaKeasha Glaspie, Receptionist


Family Services

Mebane Boyd, Family Services Manager

Beth Bowen, Coordinator

Alan Swart, Coordinator 


Early Childhood Education Services
Krista Turner, Early Childhood Education Services Manager

Stephanie Harris, Early Childhood Consultant

Shereen Pickett, Early Childhood Consultant

Nikki Bascome, Early Childhood Consultant/Professional Planning Services Consultant

Randall  Hardgrove, Early Childhood Education Services Assistant Manager / Professional Planning Services Coordinator

Natalie Pond, Early Childhood Consultant

Mary Wilkinson, Child Care Health Consultant

Cherie Styles, Early Childhood Consutlant

Board of Directors

Executive Committee Officers

Sandra Sheridan, President
Foundation Representative

Melissa Lavengood, Vice-president
Parent of a Child Receiving Smart Start Services

Carolyn Moscowitz, Secretary
Community Member

Gregory Stone, Treasurer
Community Member



Board Members

Ed Adams (D)
Superintendent of Schools

Devon Baldwin

Community Member

Jonathan Barfield (D)
County Commissioner

Jenna Butler
Community Member

Richard Ferguson
Community Member

Jane Fox
Community Member

Nancy Haddock
Non-Profit Child Care Related Organization

Al Hight
Cooperative Extension Agency Representative

Craig Ihrke
Business Leader

Keith Jaworski
Community Member

Olga Joachim
Community Member

Robert Lapp
Religious Community Representative

Andre' Mallette (D)
County Manager

Barbara Mann
Community Member

Jane Marr
LICC Representative or
Parent of a Child with Disability

Chris McNamee (D)
Director of Department of Social Services

James Moore
Municipal Government Representative

Nancy Nail (D)
Director of Public Health Agency

Foster Norman
Director of Mental Health Agency

Hoke Pollock
Community Member 

Jennifer Pullum
Business Leader

Nick Rhodes, Jr.
Community Member

Pamela Robinson

Family Child Care Provider

Roxane Stein
Community Member

Rhonda Tighe (D)
Community College President

Mark Tinsley
Community Member

Brenda Thomas (D)
Director of  Head Start

Amy Tripp
Parent of a Child Receiving Smart Start Services

Harry Tuchmayer
Public Library Director

Jean Wachtel
Community Member

Denise Ward
Center-based Child Care Provider 


 

 (D) indicates designee








Smart Start of New Hanover County
3001-B Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403