Leadership
Wholespire Spartanburg County members represent a variety of sectors in our community so that we can approach the work of improving our community’s health in a holistic manner. Our membership is open to anyone, and we do ask that our members actively participate in our work. One of our goals as a coalition is to develop meaningful collective engagement in our community work. We follow a collective impact model.
Interested in joining our chapter?
We’re always welcoming new members who are passionate about health equity and increasing access to healthy choices
to improve health outcomes.
Staff
Alissa Duncan
Wholespire Spartanburg County Coordinator
Coalition & Food System Manager
PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Core Team
Lori Boyd, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Lisa Marshall, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Emily O’Sullivan, SC Hospital Association
Laura Ringo, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Page Rogers, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Carey Rothschild, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Kevin Stiens, Spartanburg County Government
Natalia Valenzuela Swanson, Mary Black Foundation
Angel Bourdon, South Carolina Hospital Association, Healthy People Healthy Carolinas Technical Assistance
Darlene Lynch, South Carolina Office of Rural Health, Healthy People Healthy Carolinas Technical Assistance
Members
Kelsey Allen, Wholespire
Inese Alvarez, Molina Healthcare
Dr. Laura Barbas-Rhoden, Wofford College
Emi Bautista, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Dr. Jaime Brown, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Michael Brown, Sustaining Way/Roots of Life
Rev. Rob Brown, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Brendan Buttimer, SC Community Loan Fund
Jen Calabria, Pacolet Milliken
Jenni Callahan, Hub City Farmers Market
Richard Carr, Upstate Forever
Nikki Caulk, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate
Muffet Chapman, Community Volunteer, EPIC Program
Wanda Cheeks-Holmes, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well. /City of Spartanburg
Dallas Conyers, Community Member/Backyard Gardener
Rene Cooksey, Spartanburg School District 7
Nora Curiel-Muñoz, PASOs
JuliSu DiMucci-Ward, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ali Ellison, Spartanburg County/Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Emily Embry, Spartanburg County Public Library
Kelley Ezell, Upstate Family Resource Center
Nora Farrell, American Heart Association
Dr. Alysa Handelsman, Wofford College
Kristina Harris, Clemson University Youth Learning Institute/SNAP-Ed
Channing Houser, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Ashley Hutchings, Taylor Boys Produce
JaLisa Jordan, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Raven Logan, Hub City Farmers Market
Dawn Maddux, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Wilma Moore, United Way of the Piedmont
Clarissa Nesbitt, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
James Rice, City of Spartanburg Parks and Recreation
Joylyn Robinson, Spartanburg County School District 7
Sissy Rosebrock, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Becca Saul, Prisma Health
Tonja Smith, Ruth’s Gleanings/FoodShare Spartanburg
Kerri Stewart, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Dr. Amy Telligman, Wofford College
Kaitlin Watts, Spartanburg County First Steps
Kelly Wilkins, American Heart Association
Roger Williams, Spartanburg Area Mental Health
Jordan Wolfe, Hub City Farmers Market