Staff & Board

Amalia Luxardo

Chief Executive Officer

Aisha Jones

Senior Partnership & Engagement Associate

Ashley Crary Lidow

Chief Strategy Officer

Brianna Myers

Director of Finance

Emily Mayer

Senior Associate, Executive Office & Governance

Ericka Tyner Grodrian

Director of Development

Katie Dattilio

Senior Legislative Affairs Associate

Liz Martin

Digital Content Associate

Simone Davis

Annual Giving and Database Manager

Tori Nardone

Communications & Marketing Manager

Current Board Members

• Nicole Echols (she/her), Chair | Director of External Affairs, HopeHealth | Florence, SC
• Nichelle Harrison (she/her), Secretary | Director of Operations Center for Courage & Renewal, Founder of The MAP Agency | Greer, SC
• John-Michael Gil (he/him), Treasurer | Director of Accounting, Illustrative Mathematics | Blythewood, SC
• Dr. Jessica Berry (she/her) | Board Member | Senior Academic Program Manager, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education | Columbia, SC
• Caroline Bourscheid (she/her) | Board Member | Project Manager | North Charleston, SC
• Beth Cook (she/her) | Board Member | Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Owner, Women’s Health Partners | Summerville, SC
• Lauren Jackson (she/her) | Board Member | Educator, Secondary Education, Hammond School | Columbia, SC
• Lisel Petis (she/her), Board Member | Senior Fellow, R Street Institute | Greenville, SC
• Aliyah Scott (she/her) | Board Member | Public Information Officer, Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office | Columbia, SC
• David Simmons (he/him), Board Member | Associate Professor of Anthropology and Public Health, University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC