Our Team

The South Carolina Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers (SCNCAC) is an accredited state chapter of the National Children’s Alliance (NCA). We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization and statewide leader in the response to child abuse representing all Children’s Advocacy Center programs in South Carolina.

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. More contact information is available for SCNCAC members on SCNCAC Connect by using the login button at the top of this page.

SCNCAC Staff

Thomas Knapp

President and
Chief Executive Officer

Brooke Kenney

Administrative Director and
Executive Vice President

Candice Lively

Legal Affairs Director

Aaliyah Simon

Member Services Director

Kristin Dickson

Program Manager

Candace Clark

General Counsel

Katelen Barger

Data & Communications
Coordinator

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Program Assistant

SCNCAC Board of Directors

Kim Ponce

Board Chair
Julie Valentine Center
Greenville, SC

Trista Baird

Board Vice Chair
Community Representative
Columbia, SC

Carole Campbell Swiecicki

Board Immediate Past Chair
Community Representative
Charleston, SC

Kay Phillips

Board Secretary
Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center
Summerville, SC

Jessica Bell

Board Treasurer
Beyond Abuse
Greenwood, SC

Labrena Aiken Furtick

At-Large Board Member
Edisto Children’s Center
Orangeburg, SC

Melissa Nichols

At-Large Board Member
Community Representative
Greenville, SC

Kristin Dubrowski

At-Large Board Member
Hopeful Horizons
Beaufort, SC

Louise Carson

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

Santana Sanguiliano

At-Large Board Member
Community Representative
Chapin, SC