RC6 Advisory Board


GEORGIA

Haywood Cordy, PhD

Executive Director,
Oconee Regional Educational Service Agency

hayward.cordy@oconeeresa.org 
478-552-8178 ext. 220

Virginia Gibbs, MBA

Coordinator of Innovative Partnership Development,
Fayette County Public Schools

gibbs.virginia@mail.fcboe.org
770-460-3990

Matt Jones

Chief of Staff,
Georgia Department of Education

mattjones@doe.k12.ga.us 
404-656-2800 or 404-567-1175

Angela Palm, MBA

Director, Policy & Legislative Services,
Georgia School Boards Association

apalm@gsba.com 
800-226-1856 or 770-962-2985

Jennifer Tatum

Director of Technology,
Washington County Schools

jennifer.tatum@washington.k12.ga.us 
478-552-3981 ext. 1217


NORTH CAROLINA

Patrice Faison, EdD

Executive Leadership Coach,
Wake County School District

pfaison@wcpss.net
919-731-7222

Hope Reagan, MEd

Co-Founder,
Education Resource Group

hope@myedresource.com
866-725-8121

David Stegall, EdD

Deputy State Superintendent,
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

david.stegall@dpi.nc.gov
984-236-2754 or 984-236-2100

Ron Turbyfill, PhD

Executive Director,
Communities in Schools of Rowan County

ron@cisrowan.org
704-797-0210

Thomas J. Williams, EdS, EdD

Chairman,
Public School Forum of North Carolina

chairman@ncforum.org
919-815-6658

Mary Ann Wolf, PhD

President and Executive Director,
Public School Forum of North Carolina

mawolf@ncforum.org  
919-781-6833


SOUTH CAROLINA

Brook Culclasure, PhD

Research Director, Riley Institute at Furman University,
Center for Education Policy and Leadership

brooke.culclasure@furman.edu
864-294-3236

Debra Hamm, PhD

Former Superintendent,
Richland 2 School District & Sumter County Schools

dwalkerhamm@gmail.com
803-609-1153

John Payne, PhD

Deputy Superintendent,
South Carolina Department of Education

jrpayne@ed.sc.gov
803-734-2738 or 803-734-8500

Rincie Sauls, EdS

Coordinator for Educator Effectiveness – Elementary, York County Four/Fort Mill School District

saulsr@fortmillschools.org
803-548-2527

Karen Utter, JD

Executive Director,
Carolina Family Engagement Center

utter@email.sc.edu
803-777-7658

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