Meet Our Team

Tanya Rodriguez-Hodges, Founder and Executive Director

TANYA RODRIGUEZ-HODGES

Founder & CEO

Taylor Godwin, Grants Manager and Program Director

Taylor Goodwin

Chief Operating Officer

Karen Shah, Program Outreach Manager

Karen Shah

Outreach & Marketing Manager

Deborah Quinones, Community Outreach Coordinator

Angelica Velazquez Rojas

Executive Administrative Assistant

 Board of Directors

Lydia Carnesale, LCD Board Member

Tiffany Johnson

Senior Manager of Youth and Resiliency

United Way of the Midlands

Luis Rodriguez, LCD Board Member

Chanique Belton

Legislative Liaison

City of Columbia

Mandy Halloran, LCD Board Member

Mandy Halloran

Director of Public Health & Disability Integration

Able SC

Mary Soto, LCD Board Member

Mayte Nicolas

Bilingual Public

Service Professional

Richland Library Northeast

Makita Brooks, LCD Board Member

Makita Brooks

Investor Relations Administrator

OPTUS Bank

Luis Rodriguez, LCD Board Member

Jonathan K. Nazeer

Capacity Building

 Program Director

SC Association for Community Economic Development

Mandy Halloran, LCD Board Member

David Nieves

Investigator & Community Outreach Liaison

 Richland County Sheriff's Department

Mary Soto, LCD Board Member

Monica Stinson

Newberry County Liaison

Chandra Cleveland, LCD Board Chair

Chandra Cleveland

Private Investigator

SHE Private Investigations

& Safety Consultants