Smart Start of Brunswick County
Board of Directors
Smart Start of Brunswick County’s Board of Directors and working committee members include parents, early childhood professionals, representatives from the school systems, human service agencies, service organizations, local businesses, and government. Each member is committed to ensuring the financial and programmatic integrity of our Local Partnership.
2024-2025 Executive Committee
Karen Fleischhauer, President, Community Member
Katie Solecki, Vice President, Kiwanis Club of Southport-Oak Island
Beth Caragol, Secretary, Community Member
Stephen Burns, Treasurer, Community Member
Kathy Robson, Member-at-Large
Members
Kyna Bryant-Hardy, Partners in Community, Inc.
Tonya Hamilton, Children's Developmental Services Agency
Jennifer Damin, Brunswick County Schools
Kristen Hill, The Kids Connection Child Care Center
Diana Hills, Brunswick County Health Services
Drew Jordan, Communities in Schools
Heather Patterson, Brunswick County Child Protective Services
Kelli Pratt, Focus Broadband
Click here for a tentative calendar for the year.
Most meetings will be held in a hybrid format. Those wishing and able to join in person, will do so at the Smart Start Bolivia office (926 Old Ocean Hwy, Bolivia, NC Unit C). For those who choose to join virtually, a Zoom link will be sent to Board Members prior to each meeting. Please send an email to [email protected] to request meeting information.
Smart Start is the local administrators of NC Pre-K, a state-funded program that provides quality early learning experiences for eligible 4-year-old children the year before going to Kindergarten. The NC Pre-K Committee serves as the advisory board. The first meeting of the year will be offered in a hybrid format and will tentatively be on Monday, August 12th at 4pm. Send an email to [email protected] to request meeting information.
If you are interested in joining our Board of Directors or serving as an ad-hoc member on one of our committees, please contact Krista Campana