Executive Board Members
President Elect
Kyle Pearson
Principal
Woodmont Middle School
Greenville, SC
kpearson@greenville.k12.sc.us
Treasurer
Rock Ratterree
District Testing Coordinator
Richland School District 2
Columbia, SC
rratterree@richland2.org
Board Members
Piedmont Regional Director
Dr. Carrie McCain
Assistant Prinicpal
Mauldin Middle School
Greenville, SC
cmccain@greenville.k12.sc.us
Upper Midlands Regional Director
Upper Coastal Regional Director
caitlyn langford
Curriculum Coach
Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown, SC
clangford@gcsd.k12.sc.us
Teacher Representative
Lauren Blakely
Teacher
White Knoll Middle School
West Columbia,SC
lblakely@lexington1.net
Lower Midlands Regional Director
Jasmine Gray
Teacher
Dent Middle School
Columbia, SC
tjoyner@richland2.org
Lower Coastal Regional Director
Julie Garrett
Teacher
St. James-Santee Elementary-Middle
McClellanville, SC
julie_garrett@charleston.k12.sc.us
Schools to Watch Representative
Dr. Chantelle Zimmer
Principal
Leslie M. Stover Middle School
Elgin, SC
chantelle.baker@kcsdschools.net
SCPoMLE Representative
Dr. Walter Lee
Middle Level Education Program Director
USC-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC
wlee2@uscupstate.edu
SC Middle Grades Initiative Representative
Dr. Chris Burkett
Executive Director of Student Services
UofSC
Columbia, 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.