Our Board
Lapsits for Early Literacy Board of Directors
Reflecting the diversity of our community. retired reading specialists, a strategic planner, an Orff music educator, an ESL school district coordinator, a former businessman, and other experts in their fields serve on Lapsits for Early Literacy Board of Directors.
The Officers and Directors are chosen for their extensive awareness of and interest in the future reading readiness needs of the children in our community. Directors serve on a volunteer basis and are elected for three-year terms. They meet bi-monthly to discuss readiness issues, set policy, oversee investments, guide programs, and make final decisions on grants proposed.
Lapsits Board of Directors 2009

Carroll K. Luck, Board Chair
Retired, Greenville County Schools

Joe Long
Past Board Chair
Ret., Hoechst Celanese

Kathryn Owen Hix
Board Secretary
Instructor, Greenville Tech

Leah Garrett
Board Treasurer
Mgr. Watkins-Garrett Mortuary
Carolyn Beckie
Music Educator

Philip Cook
CEO, InterVision Solutions
Scotty Hammond
RN, Free Medical Clinic
Edward MacMillan
Area President, TruePresence

Carol Singleton
Ret., Greenville Co. Schools
Advisor/Mentor
Jane Goolsby
State Director
Office Sen. Lindsey Graham