Executive Board Members
President
Jeff Jenkins
Principal
Ralph Chandler Middle School
Greenville, SC
Secretary
Dr. Kristy McIntyre
Teacher
Camden Middle School
Camden, SC
Treasurer
Stephanie Hucks
Principal
Busbee Creative Arts Academy
Cayce, SC
Board Members
Piedmont Regional Director
Jeremie Smith
Principal
Dr. Phinnize J Fisher Middle School Greenville, SC
Upper Midlands Regional Director
Christy Matkovich
Assistant Principal
Springfield Middle School, Fort Mill, SC
Upper Coastal Regional Director
Jodie Rowe
Teacher
St. James Intermediate, Myrtle Beach, SC
Teacher Representative
Laurie Schmotzer
Teacher
Rudolph G. Gordon School
Simpsonville, SC
lschmotzer@greenville.k12.sc.us
Lower Midlands Regional Director
Dr. Kenesha Johnson
Assistant Professor
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
johnsonkenesh@gmail.com
Lower Coastal Regional Director
Jennifer Heard
Teacher
Laing Middle School
Charleston, SC
Board Organization
The Executive Board of the South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education consists of eleven elected members: President, President-Elect or Immediate Past President, Secretary, Secretary-Elect, Treasurer, Treasurer-Elect, Lower Coastal Regional Director, Lower Midlands Regional Director, Piedmont Regional Director, Upper Coastal Regional Director, Upper Midlands Regional Director, a middle level teacher representative, and a collegiate representative.
The President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Regional Directors serve two-year terms. The President-Elect or Immediate Past President, Secretary-Elect, and Treasurer-Elect serve one-year terms. Additionally, representatives of South Carolina Middle Grades Initiative, South Carolina Schools to Watch, and SC Professors of Middle Level Education serve on the Board. The Executive Director is an ex-officio member of the Board.
The Association is a non-profit organization incorporated by the State of South Carolina. The organization is governed by a constitution adopted by the membership.