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Senior Leadership Team
Executive Directors answer to our Board of Directors. Learn about our board on the board page.
Lisa Cole is known for her strategic, visionary leadership skills and deep commitment to community service. With an MBA and a rich background in policy development and change management, Lisa excels in revitalizing educational organizations while fostering meaningful partnerships. Her innovative efforts at Turning Pages have significantly expanded access to adult education in Central South Carolina. She has also served on numerous Boards and dozens of committees, holds leadership roles in the Junior League, and is a graduate of Blueprint for Leadership.
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Executive Directors Through Time
Over the years, our leadership structure has evolved with varying levels of support. While some years saw entirely volunteer management, others had full-time employees like Ms. Yoho. Additionally, we have also had executive management as 1099 contractors.
Although records of leaders during the 1970s-1980s are sparse, our longest-serving advocate, Mr. John Myers, joined us in the mid-1980s. While he doesn’t recall many names, he shares that most of them have since passed on.
Name & Years
Ms. Vera Mae Hall, Founder 1968 – ?
Unknown 1974 – 1994
Ms. Debbie Yoho 1994 – 2010
Mr. John Myers 2010 – 2012
Mr. Chris Mathews 2012 – 2018
Ms. Miriam Calamaro 2018 – 2019
Ms. Sandra Bright 2019 – 2021
Mr. Ra’mon Wideman 2021 – 2022
Ms. Lisa Cole, 2022 – NOW
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development. Literacy is the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”