Our Team

Administrative Staff

Karen Griner

Chief Executive Officer

kgriner@stairbirmingham.org

Joel Smith

Chief Academic Officer

jsmith@stairbirmingham.org

John Myatt

Program Director

jmyatt@stairbirmingham.org

Destiny Askew

Director of Volunteer Engagement

destiny@stairbirmingham.org

Katy Galloway

Director of Development

kgalloway@stairbirmingham.org

Mallory Shaneyfelt

Director of External Communications

mshaneyfelt@stairbirmingham.org

Beth Ann Trammell

Executive Assistant

btrammell@stairbirmingham.org

Mary Owen

Testing Coordinator

mowen@stairbirmingham.org

Ann Hamilton

Testing Coordinator

ahamilton@stairbirmingham.org

Site Staff

Choose Site

Jamie Harris

Site Director

jharris@stairbirmingham.org

Pamela Brock

Assistant Site Director

pbrock@stairbirmingham.org

Lu Mahon

Site Director

lmahon@stairbirmingham.org

Madison Lewis

Assistant Site Director

mlewis@stairbirmingham.org

Ethel Scott

Site Director

escott@stairbirmingham.org

Dorothy Wilson

Assistant Site Director

dwilson@stairbirmingham.org

Jeritta Gilbert

Site Director

jgilbert@stairbirmingham.org

Jeletter McMillan

Site Assistant

Jonathan Ruiz

Site Director

jruiz@stairbirmingham.org

Corey Gant

Assistant Site Director

cgant@stairbirmingham.org

Kelly Rankin

Site Director

krankin@stairbirmingham.org

Karen Utz

Assistant Site Director

kutz@stairbirmingham.org

Velda Wilson

Site Director

vwilson@stairbirmingham.org

Shantez Carter

Assistant Site Director

scarter@stairbirmingham.org

Charita Howell

Site Director

chowell@stairbirmingham.org

Daphne Smiley

Assistant Site Director

dsmiley@stairbirmingham.org

Lee Adams

Site Director

ladams@stairbirmingham.org

Gracie Davis

Assistant Site Director

gdavis@stairbirmingham.org

Zeinu Tamimu

Site Director

ztamimu@stairbirmingham.org

Sharya Aaron

Assistant Site Director

saaron@stairbirmingham.org

Nancy Harrington

Site Director

nharrington@stairbirmingham.org

Jamaree' Collins

Site Assistant

jcollins@stairbirmingham.org

Donna Christian

Site Director

dchristian@stairbirmingham.org

Kellessa Williams

Assistant Site Director

kwilliams@stairbirmingham.org

Board of Directors

LeDon Jones
,
President
|
South State Bank
Margaret Sullivan
,
Immediate Past President
|
Community Volunteer, STAIR Tutor
Tiffany Osborne
,
Secretary
|
UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center
Todd Neal Hamilton
,
Treasurer
|
Smith, Spires, Peddy, Hamilton & Coleman P.C.
Susan Dulin
,
|
Community Volunteer
Jay Johnson
,
|
Founder, College Prep U
Scott Davis
,
|
Altec
Crystal Smitherman
,
|
Birmingham City Council, District 6
Tom Spencer
,
|
Senior Research Associate, Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
Christin R. French
,
|
Petway, French & Ford
Leticia Watkins
,
|
Birmingham City Schools Board of Education, District 6
Vanessa Pettway
,
|
Eisai US
Beth Pitman
,
|
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
Kennon Walthall
,
|
Avenu Insights
Allison Weil
,
|
Owner, Allison's Cheer Studio
Sarah Wheeler
,
|
Community Volunteer, STAIR Tutor
Ashley Samuels
,
|
Birmingham Education Foundation
Cora Underwood
,
|
Retired AT&T, STAIR Tutor
Anna James
,
Emeritus member
|
Founding Executive Director

Junior Board

Maggie Baker
|
CRC Insurance
Katie Baker
|
Landing
Lauren Bales
|
Community Volunteer
Meghan Beck
|
Brookwood Forest Elementary School
William Caudell
|
McGriff
Brian Deagon
|
Southland Transportation Group, Inc.
Lauren Cash Gentry
|
Vulcan Materials Company
Vanessa Nolan LeBlanc
|
Jefferson State Community College
Braxton Lowe
|
PetDesk
Krystenn Nevitt
|
Social Worker, Community Volunteer
Jennifer Townsend
|
Townsend Law Firm