Leadership
The following includes Smart Start of Forsyth County staff email addresses. SSFC is now taking appointments.
President & CEO
Dr. Louis Finney Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Finney has over two decades of experience leading transformational change and opportunities in Early Childcare. He is an experienced Non-Profit Executive with experience as a Principal Investigator for Securing over $200 million in federal grants to support Early Childhood and Head Start initiatives.
Dr. Finney is the founding President of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Black Child Development Institute and the current President of the National Association for Family Childcare. He is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated where he is the current President of the Alpha Pi Lambda Chapter in Winston-Salem, NC.
Administration
Christa Gilbreath
Human Resource Manager
Timothy Campbell
Program Administrative Coordinator
Finance Department
Christine Pierson
Finance Specialist
Oliver Michels
Finance and Data Specialist
Programs Department
Ruth Meza
NC Pre-K Bilingual Program Assistant
Alisha Holt
NC Pre-K Coordinator
Teresa Cox
Family Intake Specialist
Juanita Bradford
Family Intake Specialist
Ginger Jenkins
Teaching & Learning Services Specialist
Tekeshia Duncan
Family Engagement Specialist
Deysi Reyes
Bilingual Family Intake Specialist
Susan Smith
Teaching & Learning Services Specialist
Susan Gunter
Teaching & Learning Services Specialist
Strategy Department
Melissa Estler
Director of Continuous Quality Improvement and Partnerships
