The Partnership Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders, visionaries and volunteers from Rutherford and Polk Counties.  The 2008-2009 Board of Directors include:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dara Hooper, Chair - First National Bank
Ernestine Lewis, Vice-Chair - Steps To Hope
Mary Sandra Costner, Secretary - Retired, Mooneyham Public Library
Erin Riddle, Treasurer - Isothermal Community College 
Sandi Sox 

Cheryl Womack - Steps To Hope

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Willis Archer - Rutherford Pediatrics

Kent Baldwin   - T. Kent Baldwin Attorney at Law

Sherry Bright   - Executive Director, Family Resources of Rutherford County  

John Carroll - Director, Rutherford County DSS

John Condrey  - Rutherford County Manager 

Holly Davis - Rutherfordton Town Government

Tracy Davis - Rutherford County Cooperative Extension

Judy Epps - Owner, Judy's Child Care Center 1 & 2

Jackie Hampton - retired Principal - Rutherford County Schools

Carol Harris - Rutherford County Schools , Interagency Coordinating Council Rep

Faye Hassell - Director, United Way of Rutherford Co 

Margaret Helton - County Commissioner

Tim Holloman  - Columbus Town Manager  

Dr. J. Vernon Hoyle - Executive Director, McNair Educational Foundation

Dr. Myra Johnson - President, Isothermal Community College

Brian Justice - Program Manager, Universal Mental Health

Dr. John Kinlaw  - Rutherford County Schools Superintendent

Sally Lesher - Mayor of Rutherfordton  

Yolanda Littlejohn - SMI Child Care Director

Genie McBride - Program Director, Head Start 

Suzanne Metcalf - Parent of a preschooler

Mark Pumphrey - Director, Polk County Public Library

Dr. Keith Stephenson - Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church , Rutherfordton

Buck Wilson - Health Director, Rutherford/Polk/McDowell District Health

Noah Wood - Henderson County Child Care Resource and Referral