Berkeley County First Steps
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WE'RE IN THEIR CORNER

​Meet our team

Ivory Mitchell of Berkeley County First Steps
ADMINISTRATION
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Ivory Mitchell
Executive Director
Bio
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Abigail Santiago of Berkeley County First Steps
ADMINISTRATION
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Abigail Santiago
Program Director
Bio
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ADMINISTRATION
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Gabrielle ( Gabby ) Noil
Administrative Manager
Bio 
☼ Contact​
Ashley Sabb of Berkeley County First Steps
EARLY EDUCATION TEAM
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Ashley Sabb
Lead Quality Enhancement Coach
Bio 
☼ Contact​
Samantha Hernandez of Berkeley County First Steps
EARLY EDUCATION TEAM
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Samantha (Sam) Hernandez
Quality Enhancement Coach
Bio ☼ Contact​​
Simone Lee of Berkeley County First Steps
PARENTING TEAM
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R. Simone Lee
Lead Parent Educator
Bio
☼ Contact
Bridgett Clark of Berkeley County First Steps
PARENTING TEAM
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Bridgett Clark
Parent Educator
Bio
☼ Contact
Renee Gant of Berkeley County First Steps
PARENTING TEAM
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Renee F. Gant
Parent Educator
Bio 
☼ Contact
Erla Soto of Berkeley County First Steps
PARENTING TEAM
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Erla Soto
Parent Educator
Bio
☼ Contact
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LOVE TO LEARN

E-newsletters

AUTUMN 2024 ☼ Giving Tuesday: Your giving really does make a difference
SUMMER 2024 ☼ How we prepared young children for kindergarten over the past year
​​May 2024 ☼ How we celebrated NAEYC's Week of the Young Child​​
March 2024
 ☼
 Women's history through the lens of early childhood education
Feb 2024 ☼ Farewell, Adrienne: Godspeed to our executive director
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JOIN OUR TEAM OF DIFFERENCE MAKERS

Careers

Our job openings ☼ We are seeking a full time HealthySteps specialist! Visit our careers page to learn more.
SEE OUR JOB OPENINGS

SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG CHILDREN

In the news

CBS Live 5 News ☼ Rural-based daycares use READY grants to fund improvements to staff, resources
Goose Creek Gazette ☼ Area First Steps to use $200K grant on cultural activities for kids
Charleston Regional Business Journal ☼ Tri-County Play Collaborative brings together Tri-County First Steps and others
Holy City Sinner ☼ YWCA Greater Charleston’s #WhatWomenBring Event to Honor Women Leaders (BCFS director honored)
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FOR BERKELEY COUNTY'S CHILDREN

Meet our board

ALL ARE WELCOME ​☼ ​Our board meetings are open to the public! For dates & times, follow us on Facebook.
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BOARD CHAIR
Leticia Urroz
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BOARD SECRETARY
Leeza Steward​​
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BOARD MEMBER
Cynthia Bogan-Baber
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BOARD MEMBER
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Torrie Brame
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BOARD MEMBER
Simone Chinnis
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BOARD ​MEMBER
​Jessica McGill
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BOARD ​MEMBER
Melissa Miller
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BOARD ​MEMBER
Pathenia Scott
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​BOARD MEMBER
Kristen Smalls
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​BOARD MEMBER
​Marcia Theirse
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​BOARD MEMBER
Anna Williams
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GOLD STARS ALL AROUND!

Annual reports

Click or tap the covers below to view our latest annual reports (PDF):
Berkeley County First Steps Annual Report ​2022 - 2023
Berkeley County First Steps Annual Report ​2021 - 2022
 

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WHAT WE DO ( PRINTABLE )
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☼ 1007 Bankton Circle, Suite E, Hanahan, SC 29410
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☼ PO Box 2490, Summerville, SC 29484
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Call us ☼ 843.202.0739

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☼ Parents As Teachers ( PAT )
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☼ Quality Enhancement ( QE ) 
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☼ Parents As Teachers ( bilingual ) 
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☼ HealthySteps ( bilingual )  
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☼ Inclusion 
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☼ Leadership team

  • ABOUT
    • OUR STAFF
    • OUR BOARD
    • OUR ANNUAL REPORTS
    • OUR JOB OPENINGS
    • OUR E-NEWS
    • BCFS IN THE NEWS
    • RESOURCES FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS
    • CONTACT US
  • PROGRAMS
    • HEALTHYSTEPS
    • PARENTS AS TEACHERS
    • QE
  • EVENTS
  • THE READY KINDERGARTENER
  • DONATE
  • ESPAÑOL
  • ENGLISH