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

Treasurer Elect

Rock Ratterree

Assistant Principal
Blythwood Middle School
Blythewood, SC

Board Members

Piedmont Regional Director

Jeremie Smith

Principal
Dr. Phinnize J Fisher Middle School Greenville, SC

piedmont@scamle.org

Upper Midlands Regional Director

Christy Matkovich

Assistant Principal
Springfield Middle School, Fort Mill, SC

uppermidlands@scamle.org

Upper Coastal Regional Director

Jodie Rowe

Teacher
St. James Intermediate, Myrtle Beach, SC

uppercoastal@scamle.org

Teacher Representative

Laurie Schmotzer

Teacher
Rudolph G. Gordon School
Simpsonville, SC
lschmotzer@greenville.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

lowercoastal@scamle.org

SC Middle Grades Initiative Representative

Dr. Chris Burkett

burkett3@mailbox.sc.edu

Collegiate Representative

Elizabeth Basile

ebasile@usca.edu

SCPoMLE Representative

Dr. Toni Williams

tmwilli2@mailbox.sc.edu

Executive Director

Dr. David McDonald

david.mcdonald@scamle.org

Schools to Watch Representative

Sharah Clark

sclark@lex3.org

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.​