Kids Upstate Board of Directors
Kids Upstate has a strong Board of Directors dedicated to the effective and efficient operation of after school and summer youth development in school-based Clubs.
Board members serve voluntarily to uphold our shared values of serving kids, maintaining financial stability, NO BRICKS*, and accountability. Our board encourages us to serve at scale, sustain every Club we open, and collaborate to enrich our program opportunities for kids.
*As a founding value, NO BRICKS means we operate in existing community facilities—like schools—which enables us to focus every dollar on direct service to our Kids.
Kids Upstate
Board Members:
Jim Smith
- Chair
- Contec, Inc.
Paul Bopp
- Vice Chair
- Truist
Wanda Cheeks
- Secretary
- City of Spartanburg, Parks & Recreation
Tanya Greenlee
- Treasurer
- Converse University
Cameron Hamrick
- Cherokee County Board Chair
- Hamrick Mills, President
Joe Delaney, Sr.
- Board Development Chair
- Spartanburg High School, Former Principal
Scott Jones
- Safety Committee Chair
- Park National Bank
Paula Black Baker
- Community and Church Volunteer
Hope Blackley
- CEO, Hope Consulting, LLC
Stephanie Craine
- Community Volunteer
Justin Fox
- Medical Doctor at Lexington Medical Center
Brian Steinberg
- Marsh McLennan Agency
Ellen Gramling - Emeritus
Cherokee County
Board Members:
Cameron Hamrick
- Cherokee County Board Chair
- Hamrick Mills, President
Steve Bratton
- Board of Public Works
Chuck Lewis
- Hamrick’s, Retired CEO
Kyle Hackel
- Big “E", Owner
Boone Peeler
- Palladian Group
Nicole Caldwell
- Nestle, Plant Manager
Brian West
- Vice Chair
- Zaxby's, Owner
Johnny Lester
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Spartanburg Water Works
Kimberly Myers
- Treasurer
- Raymond James
Rita Leith
- Community Volunteer
Troy Gaffney
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Allstate Insurance, Owner
Dave Rilling
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Community Volunteer
Marcus Bradley
- County Recreation Department, Director
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