900 South Pine St.
Suite C
Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-327-4900
qualitycounts@1steps.org

Advisory Council

The Spartanburg Academic Movement (SAM) is a deep believer in the work of Quality Counts. It is the launch pad for the transformation SAM is pursuing: all children in Spartanburg County educated to the level of their full potential… cradle to career.

Dr. John C. Stockwell

Executive Director, Spartanburg Academic Movement

The following members served as the founding Advisory Council from
2010 – 2014.

Rep. Rita Allison 
SC House of Representatives
ritaallison@schouse.gov
864-446-5195

Tammy C. Devine
QS/1 Data Systems
tdevine@qs1.com
864-253-8600 ext. 7351

Linda Hutchinson, PhD
Early Childhood Consultant
lhutchinson@aol.com
704-995-2268

Kim Land 
Johnson College of Business and Economics
kland@uscupstate.edu
864-503-7354

Leslie Latimer
Greenville County First Steps 
leslie@greenvillefirststeps.org
864-239-3720

Kim McAbee
Spartanburg School District 4
kmcabee@spartanburg4.org
864-476-3174

Jamie Moon
Institute for Child Success
jmoon@instituteforchildsuccess.org
864-382-3330

John Stockwell, PhD
Spartanburg Academic Movement
stockwelljohnc@gmail.com
864-415-7471

Nur Tanyel, PhD
USC Upstate School of Education
ntanyel@uscupstate.edu
864-503-5659

Ida Thompson
Spartanburg Academic Movement
ithompson@learnwithsam.org
864-580-2673

Rochelle Williams
Consultant/Facilitator
rochelle@rochellewilliams.com
864-912-3338

Heather Witt
United Way of the Piedmont
hwitt@uwpiedmont.org
864-582-7556

Benita Yowe
Spartanburg Community College
yoweb@sccsc.edu
864-569-9896

Spartanburg County First Steps
900 South Pine St.
Suite C
Spartanburg, SC 29307
864-327-4900
qualitycounts@1steps.org