Outreach Board of Directors
Our board of directors is comprised of a diverse group of community leaders from Polk County and the surrounding area.  The vision and leadership of its members guide the organization's development and helps us communicate and implement our mission.

Peter Franklin, President
  Retired Group Director, World Wide Sports, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta GA
  Treasurer and Lay Volunteer Coordinator, Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Tryon NC
  Former Member of The International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland
  Former Member of Board of Directors, Special Olympics of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Stacey Lindsay, Vice President
  Retired Vice President, TD Bank, Tryon NC
  President, Rotary Club of Tryon, Tryon NC

Dave Scherping, Treasurer
   Director of Instructional Technology for Polk County School System, Columbus NC
   Founding Board Member of PANGEA, Tryon NC

Ben Davis, Secretary
  Retired Workforce and Economic Developer, South Carolina Employment Security Commission, Spartanburg SC
  Instructor and Curriculum Developer, SC Technical College System, SC  

Linda Haynes
  Retired teacher, Polk County Schools

Greg Holtzhauer
  Retired, Certified Public Accountant  

Susan McHugh
  Retired Educator, Polk County School System
  • Elementary School Teacher, Tryon Elementary School
  • Director of Special Education Services
  • Assistant and Associate Superintendents for Curriculum and Instruction
  • Superintendent of Polk County Schools
​  Board of Trustees, St. Luke's Hospital
  Chair of the Board of Directors, Stuart and Margaret L. Forbes Foundation

Rachel Ramsey
  Former Executive Director, Steps to Hope, Columbus NC
  Award Recipient, North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine
  Member and Elder, Tryon Presbyterian Church
  Member, Rotary Club of Tryon, Tryon NC  
  Board Member, St. Luke's Hospital Foundation, Columbus NC

Rev. Lynette Sills
  Pastor, Tryon United Methodist Church

Heidi Shull
  Director of Guidance, Columbia SC School System
  Forbes Scholarship Committee
  Vice President, Tryon Women's Golf Association

Barbra Steckel
  Retired Credit Supervisor and Installation Manager, Sears