Special Talents:

Scripture Study, Scripture Teaching, Gardening.

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Name:

Meredith Parker Springs

Education:

BA, Duke University, Literature & Spanish, 1999

Professional:

Teacher, Colegio Bilingue New Horizons, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1999-2000; Office Manager, Academy of Oriental Medicine, Austin Texas, 2001-2002; Membership coordinator, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, 2003-2004; Worker, Structural Integration, Rolfing Associates of the Triad, 2004-2006; HR Manager, Defender Services at Manual Woodworkers & Weavers, Inc, 2006-2007; Program Director, Transylvania Christian Ministry, 2008-Present.

Community:

First United Methodist Church; Instructor homemade, nontoxic, natural cleaning products, Introduction to Fertility Awareness & Replacing sugar with healthy macrobiotic treats.

Special Talents:

Written & oral fluency in Spanish; Trained Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration, Rolf Institute & the Guild for Structural Integration, Boulder, Colorado.

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Name:

Harold Carr

Education:

B.A. Husson College, 1956; Graduate Studies, University of Vermont, Queens College, NYU.

Professional:

Teacher, Business Education, Houlton High School, Houlton, ME 1952-55; Moriah High School, Moriah, NY 1956-59; Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY 1959-61; Mattituck High School, Mattituck, NY 1961-67; Assistant Superintendent for Business, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, 1967-81; Superintendent of Schools, Wainscott & Sagaponack School Districts, 1981-85; Superintendent of Schools, Amagansett School District, 1988-91; Educational Consultant, Numerous School Districts; First Supervisory District, Suffolk County, NY 1981-91; President Suffolk County School Business Officials & NYS BOCES Business Officials; Tax Preparation Business 1961-1991; Financial Director, Transylvania Christian Ministry, 1995-Present.

Community:

Treasurer, St. Timothy United Methodist Church, 1993-Present; Volunteer Coordinator, Sharing House, Food Pantry 1993-Present; Volunteer Tax Aide, AARP, 1993-2004.

Special Talents:

Woodworking & Gardening.

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Name:

Angela O. Leopard

Education:

Biology, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science; Western Carolina University. Buisness Administration Management; Saint Leo University (Currently still in school)

Professional:

Community:

French Broad Baptist Church, Participate in Operation Christmas Child for 5 years, Run for Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Asheville, NC; 2004- present;

Special Talents:

Cooking, Painting/Drawing, Crafts/Decorating, Information Technologies, Gardening, Cars, most of all spending time with my husband and daughter.

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Name:

Phyllis Dieth Chandler, LCSW

Education:

BA, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC, 1969, MSW, Southern University at New Orleans,  Louisiana, 2004, Licensed Clinical Social Worker,  current licensure  and certification in North Carolina and Louisiana

Professional:

Case manager & Admin. Ass’t , Waldo Burton Boy’s Home, New Orleans, 1970-75, Teacher Ass’’t, St. George’s Episcopal  School, New Orleans, 1982-85, Mental Health Specialist with Homeless/Mentally Ill, Valley Mental Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1985-90, Foster Care & Family Service Case manager and Regional Program Specialist, Louisiana Dept. Social Services, Covington, LA, 1991-2009, Case Management  Director, Transylvania Christian Ministries, 2009-present.

Community:

Salt Lake Valley Traveler’s board member, cofounder and past president of St. Tammany Outreach for the Prevention of Suicide, member of Critical Stress Management Team for DSS in Louisiana, volunteer with Transylvania Regional Hospital Hospice

Special Talents:

Baking, reading, meditating, knitting, enjoying life in the mountains

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