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	CISSC BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
J. Ashley Cooper Chair		J. Ashley Cooper is an attorney with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. He also serves as the South Carolina Senior Advisor for Senator Chris Dodd for President. Ashley is an active community member and is involved with multiple service groups and organizations including the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital South Carolina Arts Foundation. Ashley is an involved Board Member with Communities In Schools of South Carolina, Inc. and is very appreciated for his community involvement and willingness to help the South Carolina CIS network continue to grow.
Patricia Stone Motes Vice-Chair		Patricia Stone Motes (BS, South Carolina State; PhD, University of South Carolina) is a research professor in the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University. She coordinates and supervises the mental health programs within Strong Communities, a comprehensive community-wide initiative designed to prevent child abuse and neglect by building systems of care for families of young children. Dr. Motes also assists Building Dreams, a mentoring program for children who have an incarcerated parent. Pursuant to a grant program in the Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina, she works with a university-community collaborative to eliminate health disparities. A clinical-community psychologist, Dr. Motes was formerly associate director and director of student affairs in the Institute for Families in Society at the USC where she also worked on range of programmatic and research initiatives including the overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system, community collaboratives supporting the prevention of youth violence, and systems of care to promote positive mental health outcomes for children, youth, and their families. Dr. Motes began her post-doctoral career at South Carolina State, where she taught in the Department of Psychology and Sociology. Her publications include a co-edited book, collaborating with Community-Based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance (Columbia University Press).
Daryl Brewer Treasurer		Daryl R. Brewer is a Professor of Business Management at Benedict College in Columbia S.C. As an active member of the community, he not only volunteers his time at the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce, but he also serves as a board of director at Babcock Center Incorporated. He believes that the greatest achievement that anyone can accomplish in life is to serve others and give back to the community. Daryl is a committed board member and works hard to advance the goals of Communities In Schools of South Carolina, Inc. so that the organization can reach its full potential of helping others in need.
Tonya D. Roper Secretary		Bio and photograph currently unavilable.
Calvin W. Jackson Immediate Past Chair		Calvin W. Jackson currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Administration at the Bible Way Church of Atlas Road of Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Jackson is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors for Communities In Schools of South Carolina, Inc. and serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance. He has recently accepted the position of Chair of the South Carolina Oral Health Advisory Board. He is also Chair of the External Advisory Board of the College of Health, Education, and Human Development at Clemson University. Mr. Jackson earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of South Carolina in 1977. He earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration/Public Policy from the University of South Carolina/University of Charleston. Mr. Jackson has co-authored two books: Powerful Allies Afterschool Programs, Service-Learning and Community Education and Small High Schools That Flourish: Rural Contact, Case Studies and Resources

 

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