Our Team

Our Staff and Board of Directors work together to empower communities and our member Children’s Advocacy Centers to deliver a best practice response to child abuse in South Carolina. After reviewing the staff information below, you can use any of the Contact Us buttons on this page to reach a SCNCAC staff member by entering the staff member’s name in the comments section of the contact us form. A SCNCAC staff phone and email directory is available for SCNCAC members on SCNCAC Connect by using the login button at the top of this page. You may also Click Here for direct access to the staff phone and email directory but you will be prompted to log in to SCNCAC Connect as a member to have access.

SCNCAC Staff

Thomas Knapp

President and
Chief Executive Officer

Brooke Kenney

Administrative and
Executive Vice President

Candace Clark

General Counsel

Aaliyah Simon

Quality Improvement Manager

Kristin Dickson

Program Manager

Katelen Barger

Data & Communications
Coordinator

Candice Lively

Legal Affairs Advisor

SCNCAC Board of Directors

Trista Baird

Chair
SC Law Enforcement Division
Columbia, SC

Kristin Dubrowski

Vice Chair
Hopeful Horizons
Beaufort, SC

Kim Ponce

Immediate Past Chair
Julie Valentine Center
Greenville, SC

Kay Phillips

Secretary
Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center
Summerville, SC

Jessica Bell

Treasurer
Beyond Abuse
Greenwood, SC

Melissa Nichols

Community Representative
Furman University
Greenville, SC

Louise Carson

At-Large Board Member
Children’s Recovery Center
Myrtle Beach, SC

Santana Sanguiliano

Community Representative
Lexington School District Two
Chapin, SC

Flavia West

At-Large Board Member
Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center
Lexington, SC

Mandy Bowden

Community Representative
SC Department of Children’s Advocacy
Columbia, SC