
Smart Start of Yadkin County Board of Directors
Smart Start of Yadkin County, Inc. is governed by a 19 member Board of Directors, representing government officials, service agencies, businesses, and concerned citizens. The board usually meets monthly on the fourth Monday at noon. Below is a list of Board Members for fiscal year 2020-2021.

Wayne Matthews
Surry Community College
Board Chair

Tim Harrison
Partners Behavioral Healthcare
Vice-Chair

Jamie Johnston
Yadkin Co. Chamber
of Commerce
Treasurer

Joan Sherif
Northwestern
Regional Library
Secretary

Cindy McMurray
Community Representative
Past Board Chair

ruth Matthews
Community Representative
Executive Committee Member

Jill logan
Yadkin
County Schools

Scott Spillman
Yadkin
Family YMCA

Christy Ellington
Yadkin County Public Library

teresa phillips
The First Baptist Children’s Center

Robin Testerman
Children’s Center of Northwest NC

Jimmy Lancaster
Maplewood
Baptist Church

Jim Drum
Community Representative

Jessica Wall
Yadkin County Human Services Agency

Robert Freeman
YVEDDI
Head Start

marcy mays
Yadkin County Human Services Agency

David Nance
Gentry Family
Funeral Home

kevin austin
Yadkin County
Commissioner

Becky McCarson
Community Representative
Smart Start of Yadkin County Staff

Carolyn Choplin
Executive
Director

Cheryl Bray
Fiscal
Manager

Emily Norman
Early Learning Specialist