Leadership

Meet Our Leadership Team

With the support of our executive leaders, our leadership team provides guidance on policy, systems, and environmental change strategies that provide good solutions that can last a lifetime. From public health and social work to advocacy and communications, our leadership team has the expertise that our chapters and partners often rely on to increase access to healthy choices.

Ashley Cox, MHS

Ashley Cox, MHS

Mission Services Lead
Philip Ford

Philip Ford

Policy and Advocacy Consultant
Nyia Langley

Nyia Langley

Digital Marketing Coordinator
Stacy Rivera

Stacy Rivera

Finance Manager
Meg Stanley, MMC

Meg Stanley, MMC

Executive Director
Jaci Foister Williams

Jaci Foister Williams

Operations Manager

Meet our Executive Leaders

Behind every team is a group of executive leaders that provide support not only to community initiatives but also to the organization. Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of volunteers representing businesses and organizations that are connected to communities. Directors support the growth and development of the organization by lending their strengths and expertise that make Wholespire’s mission and vision a reality.

Mary J. Wilson, PhD, MPH

Mary J. Wilson, PhD, MPH

Chair
Dr. Mary Jones is the Director of Workforce Development and Adjunct Faculty at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health in the Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior.
Rev. Sean Dogan

Rev. Sean Dogan

Vice Chair
Rev. Sean Dogan is the Community Health Director at Bon Secours Saint Francis and the pastor at Long Branch Baptist Church in Greenville.
Sean Battle, CPA

Sean Battle, CPA

Treasurer
Sean Battle is an audit senior manager at Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer, P.A., in Columbia, SC.
Taquina Davis, PhD, MA, CHES

Taquina 'TQ' Davis, PhD, MA, CHES

Secretary
Dr. TQ Davis is the Managing Director at Health E Strategies in Blythewood, SC, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University Global.
Amanda McDougald-Scott, PhD

Amanda McDougald-Scott, PhD

Board Member
Dr. Amanda McDougald Scott is the CEO of Artemis Consulting in Greenville, SC.
Merrette Dowdell

Merrette Dowdell

Board Member
Merrette Dowdell works with external affairs and strategic engagement at the MUSC Health Pee Dee Division in Florence, SC.
Monique Hill

Monique Hill

Board Member
Monique Hill is currently the Founder and Primary Consultant for Health Equity and Literacy Partnership Solutions (HELP Solutions) Consulting Agency in Charleston, SC.
Ila McFadden, DVM

Ila McFadden, DVM

Board Member
Dr. Ila McFadden is the director of the Young People’s & Children’s Division (YPD) at the 7th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina.
Alexia Niketas, JD

Alexia Niketas, JD

Board Member
Alexia Niketas is a Managing Attorney at the Dial, Grimm and Rupert law firm Charleston office.
Lori Phillips, MPH, MCHES

Lori Phillips, MPH, MCHES

Board Member
Lori Phillips is the director of the Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention Section at the SC Department of Public Health in Columbia, SC.
Marian A. Robinson, BA, CHE, NPL

Marian A. Robinson, BA, CHE, NPL

Board Member
Marian Robinson is a faculty associate at Clemson University Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Department, where she is also a program manager for youth development programs.
Nick Vera, MLIS

Nick Vera, MLIS

Board Member
Nick Vera is a User and Engagement Strategist at the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), and he is based in Columbia, SC.
Moses Washington

Moses Washington

Board Member
Moses Washington is an associate at Perkins Coie, LLP in Dallas, Texas, an international law firm practicing technology transactions and privacy law.