BOARD of DIRECTORS
AMY FRIEARY, Chair
Montgomery Community College
WILL CARPENTER, Treasurer
Fidelity Bank
DR. CHAD BLEDSOE
Montgomery Community College
DEANNE BROWN
N.C. Administration Office of the Courts
KERRIE DIONNE
First Bank
ANGEL CALLICUTT
Montgomery County Health Department
SANDRA CLYBURN
Montgomery Community College
ISAI ROBLEDO
Community Member
CHRISSY HAYNES, Vice Chair
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Montgomery County
TEDDI BENSON, Secretary
Community Member
FRANKIE MANESS
Montgomery County Administration
DR. DALE ELLIS
Montgomery County Schools
KAT MCRAE
New South Realty
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Community Member
SAVANNAH HEATH
Montgomery County Economic Development
JAMIE LARIVIERE
FirstHealth
Communities In Schools of Montgomery County is part of the national Communities In Schools network, one of the nation’s leading dropout prevention organizations. The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Through a school-based site coordinator, CISMC connects students and their families to critical community resources, tailored to local needs. Communities In Schools has been shown through an independent evaluation to be the nation’s only dropout prevention organization proven to both increase graduation rates and reduce dropout rates.