Berkeley County First Steps
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WE'RE IN THEIR CORNER

​Meet our team

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

E-newsletters

AUTUMN 2025 ☼ Interested in the futures of our county’s young children?
SUMMER 2025 ☼ Kicking off success: our Parents As Teachers event inspired fathers
SPRING 2025 ☼ Closing out the school year: Celebrating our team and impact
WINTER 2025 ☼ Our full doula program has launched!
AUTUMN 2024 ☼ Giving Tuesday: Your giving really does make a difference
SUMMER 2024 ☼ How we prepared young children for kindergarten over the past year
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SUPPORT OUR TEAM

Request for bids

Janitorial services ☼ Bids are being solicited by the Berkeley County First Steps Partnership Board for janitorial services from qualified contractors to provide comprehensive janitorial and custodial services for our local office. Services include, but not limited to, routine cleaning, floor care, sanitation, waste removal, and periodic deep cleaning as outlined in the official bid specifications. The deadline for submittals is January 7, 2026 by the hour of 4:00pm. To request a copy of the bid request please contact Ivory Mitchell at [email protected].  ​
GET A COPY OF THE BID REQUEST

SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG CHILDREN

In the news

CBS Live 5 News ☼ Lowcountry Groups unite for weekend events focused on Black maternal health advocacy
Lowcountry Panorama ☼ BCFS and BEE Collective to host events dedicated to Black Maternal Health Awareness
Post and Courier ☼ Aftershock: From Grief to Empowerment - Film Screening, Panel + Community
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
SEE MORE
 

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 VICE CHAIR
Kristen Smalls​​
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BOARD SECRETARY
Leeza Steward
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BOARD MEMBER
Cynthia Bogan-Baber
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BOARD MEMBER
Gene Brunson
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BOARD ​MEMBER
Simone Chinnis
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BOARD ​MEMBER
Derricka Deas
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BOARD ​MEMBER
Jessica McGill
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​BOARD MEMBER
Pathenia Scott
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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 C, 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