Our Staff

SC YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM

State Office

Lex Cole – Chief Executive Officer
lcole@scyap.com

Rhonda McCurry – Chief Operating Officer
rmccurry@scyap.com

Ed Winslow – Chief Financial Officer
ewinslow@scyap.com

Kelli Kelly – Director of Community Based Services & Performance & Quality Improvement
kkelly@scyap.com

Brian Comer – General Counsel
bcomer@scyap.com

John Shackelford – Director of Governmental Relations
jshackelford@scyap.com

John Connery – Special Projects Director
jconnery@scyap.com

Admissions and Referrals

Mellissa Welch – Director of Admissions
mwelch@scyap.com

Sara Beth Mefford– Admissions and Referral Specialist
smefford@scyap.com

Licensing

Janet Graham – Licensing Director
jgraham@scyap.com

Lois Hunt – New Home Licensing Director
lhunt@scyap.com

Human Resources

Angel Roddy – Director of Human Resources
aroddy@scyap.com

Information Technology

Donna Mann – IT Director
dmann@scyap.com

Client Right Issues/Grievances

Janet Graham – Licensing Director
jgraham@scyap.com

Accounts Receivable/Billing

Michelle Mabe – Billing Director
mmabe@scyap.com

Utilization Review/MCO Coordination

Dawn Todd – Director of Managed Care
dtodd@scyap.com

Foster Care Services

Admissions and Referrals

Mellissa Welch – Director of Admissions
mwelch@scyap.com

Sara Beth Mefford – Admission and Referral Specialist
smefford@scyap.com

Foster Parent Interest/Inquiries

Louise Cooper – Director of Foster Home Development and Operations
lcooper@scyap.com

Alex Rodriguez – Regional Recruiter/Treatment Coordinator
arodriguez@scyap.com

Tyler Shackelford – Regional Recruiter/Family Recruiter
tshackelford@scyap.com

Majd Abdallah – Regional Recruiter/Family Recruiter
mabdallah@scyap.com

Lois Hunt – New Home Licensing Director
lhunt@scyap.com

LaShawnda Bailey – Licensing Coordinator
Midlands Region
lbailey@scyap.com

Lisa Blend – Licensing Coordinator
Florence Region
lblend@scyap.com

KP Phillippo – Licensing Coordinator
Greenville Region
kphillippo@scyap.com

Sarah Pike – Licensing Coordinator
Myrtle Beach Region
spike@scyap.com

Ryan Suderlund – Licensing Coordinator
Charleston and Beaufort Region
rsuderlund@scyap.com
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Therapeutic Foster Care – Charleston Region

Melanie Taylor, LBSW – Regional Director
mtaylor@scyap.com

Address:
4995 LaCross Road, Suite 1075
North Charleston, South Carolina 29406
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Telephone: (843) 767-1601
Fax: (843) 767-1605

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Therapeutic Foster Care – Beaufort Outpost Office

Address:
2015 Boundary Street
Suite 234
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
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Telephone: (843) 322-0488

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Therapeutic Foster Care – Florence Region
Lurline Jerry, LMSW – Associate Executive Director/Interim Regional Director
ljerry@scyap.com

Address:
604 Gregg Avenue
Florence, South Carolina 29501
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Telephone: (843) 661-7080
Fax: (843) 667-4737

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Therapeutic Foster Care – Greenville Region
Kim Gonzales – Regional Director
kgonzales@scyap.com

Address:
300 Executive Center Drive Suite 100
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
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Telephone: (864) 676-0210
Fax: (864) 676-0250

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Therapeutic Foster Care – Midlands Region
Sitrenia McDaniel, LISW-CP – Regional Director
smcdaniel@scyap.com

Address:
140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 350
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
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Telephone: (803) 779-5500
Fax: (803) 779-8444

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Therapeutic Foster Care – Myrtle Beach Region
Monica Kelly, LMSW – Regional Director
monica.kelly@scyap.com

Address:
148 Elk Drive, Unit 4
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina 29576
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Telephone: (843) 238-9691
Fax: (843) 238-4588

Community Based Services

Kelli Kelly – Senior Director of CBS & Director of Performance & Quality Improvement
kkelly@scyap.com

Jordan Carll – Clinical Director of CBS
jcarll@scyap.com

Admissions and Intake
Sara Beth Mefford– Admissions and Referral Specialist
smefford@scyap.com

Wraparound Services

Betty Stachurski – Wrap Services Supervisor
bstachurski@scyap.com

Ashley Bolton – Intake Coordinator Wrap Services
abolton@scyap.com

Mental Health Services

Mary Beth Simpson – Clinical Services Supervisor
msimpson@scyap.com

Mental Health Services: Midlands and Upstate

Tiara Steria – Practice Manager, Columbia Family Services Clinic
tsteria@scyap.com

Samantha Bell – In-Home Therapy Supervisor
sbell@scyap.com

Mental Health Services: Pee Dee, Grand Strand, Lowcountry

Kierre Rouse-Broughton – Practice Manager, Charleston Family Services Clinic
kbroughton@scyap.com

Karissa Hubbard – Lead Mental Health Clinician & In-Home Therapy Supervisor
khubbard@scyap.com

School-Based Mental Health Services

Dana Abbott – Director of School-Based Mental Health Serivces
dabbott@scyap.com

Dell Lancaster – School-Based Mental Health Supervisor
dlancaster@scyap.com

Transportation Services

Erin Elliott – Transportation Services Supervisor
eelliott@scyap.com

Jennifer Staub – Transportation Specialist
jstaub@scyap.com

Community-Based Services (CBS) Job Opportunities

Chuck Hayes – CBS Human Resources Supervisor
chayes@scyap.com

Samantha Shealy – CBS Human Resource Specialist
sshealy@scyap.com

Reese Brannies – CBS Recruiting and Hiring Specialist
rbrannies@scyap.com