Executive Board Members
President
Jeff Jenkins
Principal
Ralph Chandler Middle School
Greenville, SC
jjenkins@greenville.k12.sc.us
President – Elect
Karen Bullard
Principal
Blue Ridge Middle School
Greenville,SC
kbullard@greenville.k12.sc.us
Treasurer
Rock Ratterree
District Testing Coordinator
Richland School District 2
Columbia, SC
rratterree@richland2.org
Board Members
Piedmont Regional Director
Kyle Pearson
Principal
Woodmont Middle School
Greenville, SC
kpearson@greenville.k12.sc.us
Upper Midlands Regional Director
Christy Matkovich
Assistant Principal
Springfield Middle School
Fort Mill, SC
matkovichc@fortmillschools.org
Upper Coastal Regional Director
caitlyn langford
Curriculum Coach
Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown, SC
clangford@gcsd.k12.sc.us
Teacher Representative
Julie Sivell
Teacher
St. James Santee Middle School
Charleston,SC
julie_sivell@charleston.k12.sc.us
Lower Midlands Regional Director
Jasmine Gray-Joyner
Teacher
Dent Middle School
Columbia, SC
tjoyner@richland2.org
Lower Coastal Regional Director
Jennifer Heard
Teacher
Laing Middle School
Charleston, SC
jennifer_heard@charleston.k12.sc.us
SC Middle Grades Initiative Representative
Dr. Chris Burkett
Executive Director of Student Services
UofSC
Columbia, SC
Schools to Watch Representative
Sharah Clark
Principal
Batesburg Leesville Middle School
Batesburg Leesville, SC
SCPoMLE Representative
Dr. Stacy Martin
Middle Level Education Program Director
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Schools to Watch Co-Chairperson
Blake Pratt
Instructional Specialist
Greenville County Schools
Greenville, 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.