Bright Start Staff


Anna Allen
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Anna Allen. I was born and raised in Greenville, SC. I graduated from ... more

Carrie Anderson
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
Hello, my name is Carrie Anderson. I have worked with children for nearly 10 years and it ... more

Kayla Ayers
Case Manager - Upstate Office
My name is Kayla Ayers. I was born and raised in Greenville, SC. I graduated from the ... more

Lauren Bailey
Early Intervention Supervisor - Midlands Office
I have had a love for children for as long as I can remember. As a child and teenager, I ... more

Brandy Barber
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
Hello! My name is Brandy. I am a military brat but did most of my schooling in New ... more

Sara Betenbaugh
CM Trainer - Midlands Office
Hello! My name is Sara Betenbaugh and I am Columbia, SC native and alumni of the ... more

Lauren Blair-Massey
Case Management Supervisor - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Lauren Blair-Massey and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start! I have a ... more

Stephanie Blanding
Human Resources - Midlands Office
I am a country girl at heart, born and raised in Blythewood, SC. I have been married for ... more

Kenyatta Brannon
Case Manager - Upstate Office
My name is Kenyatta Brannon and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start! I was born in Union ... more

Madeline Brousseau
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Madeline Brousseau and I am an Early Interventionist from Richmond, ... more

Jessica Brown
Case Manager - Midlands Office
My name is Jessica Brown and I am SO excited to start this new journey with Bright Start ... more

Connie Brown
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hello, my name is Connie Brown. I grew up in Illinois and have lived in Iowa and Missouri. ... more

Joyce Bryngelson
Early Intervention Supervisor - Charleston Office
Hello all! I’m Joyce Bryngelson, and I have the privilege of serving families in the low ... more

Beth Bunge
Owner - Midlands Office
I started Ohio State University knowing I wanted to major in Child Development and work ... more

Madison Burton
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Madison Burton. I am from Westminster SC and I have lived there my whole ... more

Ashley Caldwell
Case Management Supervisor - Upstate Office
Hey there! I’m Ashley Caldwell and I serve as Case Manager with Bright Start. As a South ... more

Sofia Carey
Quality Assurance Auditor - Rock Hill Office
Hello, my name is Sofia Carey. I am originally from Michigan and received by bachelor’s ... more

Abby Caughman
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Abby Caughman and I am a case manager at Bright Start. While I am ... more
Jamie Chanthabouly
Case Manager - Midlands Office
My name is Jamie Chanthabouly and I was born and raised in Maine. I graduated college ... more

Tiffany Chapman
Case Manager - Upstate Office
I grew up in Greenville South Carolina. I have a BA in Sociology from USC Spartanburg and ... more

Dyan Clary
Case Manager - Upstate Office
I am an experienced case manager who has always had a passion for individuals with special ... more

Hailey Cleary-Reeves
Case Management Supervisor - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Hailey and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start! I graduated from ... more

Tracey Cole
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hello! My name is Tracey Cole! I am from North Carolina but recently my husband and I just ... more

Ashleigh Cooper
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hi! My name is Ashleigh Cooper and I am a native to the Charleston area, eager to give ... more

Caroline Cromer
Case Management Supervisor - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Caroline Cromer and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start! I have a ... more

Hillary Davis
CM Trainer - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Hillary Davis and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start. I graduated from ... more

Shannon Dawkins
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hi, I am Shannon Dawkins. I was born and raised in Greenville County South Carolina. I am ... more

Beth Deason
State Director - Midlands Office
My name is Beth Deason and I am the State Director for Bright Start. My journey with ... more

Cori Dent
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Cori. I am originally from Ohio and grew up in Anderson, SC. I graduated ... more

Stacy Dickson
Case Manager - Upstate Office
My name is Stacy Dickson and I just relocated from Palm Harbor, Florida. While I’ve ... more

Beth Dillard
Administrative Assistant - Upstate Office
I graduated from Erskine College with a degree in Behavioral Science and a certificate in ... more

Jazmyn Dye
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
Hello! My name is Jazmyn Dye. I am from Rock Hill, SC. I graduated from Winthrop ... more

Milly Ann Epps
Case Manager - Aiken Office
I have lived in Aiken for almost 30 years, and have been an early interventionist for ... more

Allison Evans
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hi, my name is Allison Evans. I was born and raised in Greer, South Carolina. I graduated ... more

Kristen Fabiano
Lead Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hello! My name is Kristen Fabiano and I am an Early Intervention Specialist with Bright ... more

Katie Flannery
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hello, My name is Katie Flannery and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start. Prior to ... more

Aria Fonte
Early Intervention Supervisor - Midlands Office
Hi, I'm Aria Fonte! I ventured to South Carolina from my hometown in New Jersey to attend ... more

Jillian Franklin
EI Regional Director - Charleston Office
My name is Jillian Franklin and I am a Regional Director of Early Intervention. I grew up ... more

Natalia Frolov
Administrative Assistant - Charleston Office
My name is Natalia Frolov. I’ve worked in Hospitality Management for a long time before ... more

Abigail Gill
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hello! My name is Abigail Gill and I am an Early Interventionist with Bright Start in ... more

Laura-Leigh Gillen
Administrative Assistant - Midlands Office
Hey there, my name is Laura Leigh. I have a degree in Business Administration and ... more

Elizabeth Hagood
Early Intervention Supervisor - Rock Hill Office
Hello! My name is Elizabeth Hagood. I am the Early Interventionist Trainer for the Rock ... more

Brandee Hamby
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Brandee Hamby. I am blessed to be a Case Manager with Bright Start. I am ... more

Katie Haning
Early Intervention Supervisor - Anderson Office
Hello, I’m Katie and I’m the Supervisor for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties. ... more

Sydney Harkins
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hi! My name is Sydney Harkins and I am an Early Interventionist here at Bright Start. I ... more
Alyssa Hassel
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hi there! My name is Alyssa Hassel! I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I ... more

Cretia Hawkins
Case Management Supervisor - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Cretia and I was born and raised in Greenville. I received my Bachelor's ... more

Jacqueline Holdt
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
Hi! I’m Jacqueline Holdt and I’m one of the Early Interventionists at Bright Start. ... more

Bridgett Humphries
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Bridgett Humphries and I am a Case Manager at Bright Start. I graduated ... more

Lauren Hyman
Case Management Supervisor - Aiken Office
My name is Lauren Hyman. I live in Graniteville, South Carolina with my husband and two ... more

Jessica Jackson
Case Manager - Upstate Office
My Name is Jessica Jackson and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start! I was born in ... more

Tyrondi Jennings
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Tyrondi (Ty) Jennings. I have worked with children for over 20 years and it ... more

Jennifer Johnson
Administrative Assistant - Anderson Office
I am a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University with a degree in Business Administration ... more

Courtney Jones
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
Before I started working with Bright Start in 2014, I was the Care Manager for a ... more

Amber Kelley
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Amber Kelley! I am originally from Georgia but have lived in Columbia, SC ... more

Mary Kendrick
Case Manager - Upstate Office
My name is Mary Kendrick, and I am from Boiling Springs, SC where I live with my wonderful ... more

Tina Kern
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hi, my name is Tina Kern, I am an Early Interventionist. I recently moved to the ... more

Mikayla Knifong
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
Hello, my name is Mikayla Knifong. I am an Early Interventionist for Bright Start. I have ... more

Shannon Kondroski
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Shannon Kondroski and I am a case manager for Bright Start! I grew up in ... more

Linda Kunz
CM Regional Director - Upstate Office
Hello, my name is Linda Kunz. I am currently the Upstate Case Management Supervisor. I ... more

Jaana Kwiecinski
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
My name is Jaana Kwiecinski and I am an Early Interventionist. I am a social worker (MS) ... more

Bailey Larmon
EI Trainer - Midlands Office
Hello, my name is Bailey Larmon and I love being a part of the Bright Start team as an ... more

Megan Lauritzen
Lead Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Early on, I knew I had an enthusiasm for working with children. Throughout high school, I ... more

Nicole Macheska
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
Hello! My name is Nicole Macheska. I grew up in Northern New Jersey, then attended college ... more

Mary Britt Marsh
Early Intervention Supervisor - Charleston Office
Hi! My name is Mary Britt and I am an Early Interventionist with Bright Start. I have had ... more

Shelby McGill
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
Hi, my name is Shelby McGill. I am a Clemson University alumna with a bachelor’s degree ... more

Nyasha McIntyre
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
My name is Nyasha McIntyre. I always knew from an early age that I wanted to work with ... more

Katie McKenzie
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
I am a Carolina girl through and through. I was born and raised right here in Columbia and ... more

Kendra McLeod
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Kendra McLeod and I am a Case Manager with Bright Start. I grew up in ... more

Kimberly McMahan
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
My name is Kimberly McMahan. I am an Early Interventionist with Bright Start. I am excited ... more

Becky Miller
Case Manager - Midlands Office
In college at USC, I entered the Exercise Science program and was involved in the ... more

Anna Morrison
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Anna Morrison! I am originally from Massachusetts but was raised in ... more

Jessica Morse
Case Management Supervisor - Charleston Office
Hello, my name is Jessica Morse and I am a case manager with Bright Start. My husband and ... more

Dallas Nicholson
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
I graduated with a B.A in Experimental Psychology with a minor in Education from the ... more

Taylor Noles
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
Hello! My name is Taylor Noles and I am an Early Interventionist with Bright Start. I am ... more

Caelee Norris
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Caelee Norris. I graduated from Southern Wesleyan University in December of ... more

Kaleigh ORourke
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hi! My name is Kaleigh O’Rourke and I am an Early Interventionist at Bright Start. I ... more

Melissa Palotta
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello, My name is Melissa Palotta and I am a Case Manager in the Upstate. I have a ... more

Charleston Park
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
Hi! My name is Charleston Park, and I am from Columbia SC. I graduated from Winthrop ... more

Rupal Patel
Speech Intake Coordinator - Midlands Office
I moved here from NJ with my family. We loved it the minute we moved and have decided we ... more

Kimberly Pointer
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hello, my name is Kimberly Pointer and I'm excited to be a part of Bright Start. I am a ... more

Rebecca Quenneville
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
Hello, my name is Rebecca Quenneville. I have been an Early Interventionist since 1997. ... more

Elizabeth Reece
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hey, y’all! I’m a country girl at heart who loves the ocean and loves to fish. I was ... more

Alana Revels
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
Hi, my name is Alana Revels and I'm an Early Interventionist at Bright Start. I've had ... more

Catherine Robbins
EI Trainer - Charleston Office
My name is Catherine (Cat) Robbins, and I am an early interventionist trainer with Bright ... more

Linzie Roberts
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Linzie Roberts and I am an Early Interventionist! I have always loved ... more

Laura Rogers
Case Management Supervisor - Midlands Office
My name is Laura Rogers and I grew up in Lynbrook, NY. I moved down to SC in 1984 to ... more

Allyson Sciortino
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hi! My name is Ally Sciortino and I am an Early Interventionist at Bright Start in our ... more

Sierra Sevy
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
Hi! My name is Sierra Sevy and I am an Early Interventionist. My educational background ... more

Bonnie Shaw
CM Regional Director - Rock Hill Office
Hello, my name is Bonnie Shaw. I have worked with children and families for over 30 years ... more

Justine Shulters
Case Management Supervisor - Midlands Office
Hello! My name is Justine Shulters and I am a case manager with Bright Start. I am a ... more

Jada Sickels
Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
My name is Jada Sickels, and I am an Early Interventionist at Bright Start. I have a B.A. ... more

Courtney Soumare
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Courtney Soumare and I am an Early Interventionist at Bright Start. I ... more

Kathy Sykes
EI Trainer - Midlands Office
While studying Psychology at Columbia International University, I became an ABA Therapist ... more

Hali Tankersley
Early Intervention Supervisor - Upstate Office
Hi, my name is Hali Tankersley. I was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. I ... more

Michelle Tarpley
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hello Everyone! My name is Michelle Tarpley and I am an Early Interventionist. I received ... more

Danielle Tate
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
Hello, my name is Danielle Tate! I was born in Greenville, SC but lived most of my ... more

Shawn Thomas
Finance - Midlands Office
After graduating from the University of South Carolina, I worked in Corporate America for ... more

Katie Thompson
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hi there! My name is Katie Thompson and I am an Early Intervention Specialist here at ... more


Teri Todd
Owner - Midlands Office
My adventure began during the summer of 1990. I worked as a camp counselor at the YWCA ... more

Kaitlyn Tomberlin
Case Manager - Rock Hill Office
Hi! My name is Kaitlyn Tomberlin. I am originally from a little town right outside of ... more

Laura Tsuboi
Quality Assurance Auditor - Midlands Office
I grew up in Irmo, South Carolina and moved only 30 minutes away from home to attend the ... more

Sadie Tucker
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
Hello, my name is Sadie Dubay. I am an Early Interventionist for Bright Start. I love the ... more

Jessica Veal
Early Interventionist - Charleston Office
My name is Jessica Veal and I'm born and raised in Charleston, SC. I obtained a Bachelor's ... more

Kellye Walker
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Kellye Walker. I have been with Bright Start since 2010 as an Early ... more

Melora Ward
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
My name is Melora Ward, and I am so excited to serve you and your family. I went to ... more

Elise Washington
Lead Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
When I was a little girl I knew that I wanted to be a teacher or work with children in ... more

Kayla Washington
Early Interventionist - Midlands Office
My name is Kayla Washington, and I am an Early Interventionist! I am from the sunny state ... more

Kathryn Weeks
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hi! My name is Kathryn and I live in Orangeburg, SC. I am a graduate of Presbyterian ... more

Jahlea West
Case Manager - Midlands Office
Hello, my name is Jahlea West. I recently moved from York, Pennsylvania. I have a ... more

Jacquetta White
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello, my name is Jacquetta White and I am from Gaffney, SC. I graduated from the ... more

Laura Wiggers
Early Interventionist - Upstate Office
My name is Laura Wiggers. I am an Early Intervention Specialist with Bright Start! I was ... more

Alexa Williams
EI Regional Director - Upstate Office
My name is Alexa Williams and I am a Regional Director of Early Intervention. I have a ... more

Courtney Williams
Lead Early Interventionist - Anderson Office
Hello! My name is Courtney Williams & I am an Early Interventionist for Bright Start. ... more

Jennifer Williams
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hi! My name is Jennifer Williams. I grew up in Marietta, Georgia and graduated from ... more

LaVonda Williams
Early Interventionist - Rock Hill Office
My name is LaVonda Williams and I am excited to be a part of the Bright Start team . I was ... more

Kellyn Wood
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello! My name is Kellyn Wood. I am originally from Nashville, Indiana, but have lived in ... more

Brandy Wren
Administrative Assistant - Upstate Office
Hey Everyone! My name is Brandy Wren and I am the Upstate Administrative Assistant To the ... more

Taylor Wright
Case Manager - Upstate Office
Hello, my name is Taylor Wright. I am from Southwest Virginia and have lived in the ... more