Board of Directors

Board Members

Pam Martin Chair - Community Volunteer
Donna Jackley Co-Vice Chair - Community Volunteer
Jim Dobbins Co-Vice Chair - Community Volunteer
Sharyn Lewis Secretary - Community Volunteer
Bernie Ackerman Treasurer - Bernard N. Ackerman, CPA, PA
Andrew Burkholder - Carolina Upholstery
Jeff Carr - Pulcra Chemicals
Sam Culver - Fort Mill Now
Luther Dasher - Pulcra Chemicals
Lori Hillman - Community Volunteer
Brenda Honeycutt - Retired FMSD Teacher
Martha Kinard - Allen Tate Realtors
Danielle Lennon - Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual High School
Sharyn Lewis - Community Volunteer
Cindi Lightsey - Retired FMSD Teacher
Chris Moody - Comporium
Tim Nissen - Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Chris Noll - The Noll Group
Andy Safnauer - Longtrain Productions/DryFins
Patrick White - Comporium
Mandrile Young - Bank of America
Ex-Officio Members:

Marty McGinn - FMSD4 Assistant Superintendent
Celia McCarter - FMSD4 Board of Trustees
Advisory Board

Diane Dasher - Community Volunteer and Business Owner
Eddie Dowling
Ron Kirby
Mary Mack
Patty Mercer - Radio Personality and Community Volunteer
Murray White - Retired, Springs Industries

Executive Director

Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson is a lifelong Fort Mill resident and product of Fort Mill Schools. He served on the school board from 2008 to 2016. He also is a board member for the Catawba Regional Council of Governments since 2013 and has previously served as a board member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of York County.

“I am excited about continuing to be involved in the school district and making an impact on our teachers and students in the classroom. I want to continue my passion for public education in this role.”

About Us

The South Carolina Boards Association presented the Foundation with the award of “Champions for Public Education” at the November 5th Fort Mill School Board meeting.

Programs

Our programs are designed to further our mission and provide much needed services for our constituents.

Congratulations to the 2020 Grant Recipients!

We are excited to share that our tremendous FMSD educators have submitted a total of 167 grants for consideration to the FFMS. This marks the highest response rate in the history of the Foundation, in fact, more than double the next-highest total. Per usual, the Innovative Classroom Proposal grants led the way, with 105 applications. This year, however, there was a very strong interest among educators in furthering their own knowledge, with 47 Professional Development grant applications. This was followed by 11 Principal Project applications and 4 applications for the TEC Dowling Technology in the Classroom applications. Three out of the four categories were record responses.

Special thanks to Scott and the Grants Committee for all their work thus far. The increase in grants is due, in part, to the work Scott and the committee put into communicating the program to District Leadership and Principals to encourage participation. Even in the midst of this uncertainty, the FMSD principals and teachers took time and action to submit proposals that fully support the mission of the Fort Mill School District - to put Children First...Every Day.