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Tyler D. Bailey, Esq.

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803-404-1326

Tyler D. Bailey is the founder and managing attorney at Bailey Law Firm, L.L.C., in Columbia South Carolina. In this position, Tyler manages the business operations at Bailey Law Firm, and represents its clients throughout South Carolina primarily in the areas of Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Criminal Defense, and Civil Litigation. Tyler founded Bailey Law Firm, L.L.C., immediately after graduating law school in 2014 and has already established himself nationally as a rising star in the legal community. Tyler was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in South Carolina by both the National Trial Lawyers Organization, and the National Black Trial Lawyers. Additionally, he was named one of the Best and Brightest 35 and Under by the Columbia Business Monthly Magazine in 2017.

Michelle Edmondson

Community Outreach/Healthcare

Molina Healthcare

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803-467-5616

Marshay Proctor-Bates

Educational Consultant

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828-280-3645-cell

Julia LaPorte-Heath

Early Childhood Expert/

USC CCR&R

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803-800-9420

Dr. Cassandra Legette

Early Childhood Expert/

Richland One/

ThriveRichland Coord.

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803-231-7159-ofc

803-445-8657-cell

Dr. Cassandra Legette currently serves as the ThriveRichland Coordinator, leader of the birth to five programs established in Richland County School District One. Dr. Legette believes that school readiness begins prenatal and a key element in promoting readiness involves a multifaceted approach that involves schools, families, and communities collectively working together. She has over 20 years of experience in early childhood education which includes classroom teacher, interventionist, 4K coordinator, adjunct instructor, and district administrator. Dr. Legette received a B.A. from the University of South Carolina Aiken in Early Childhood Education, a M.Ed. in Education from Cambridge College, and an Ed.D. in Administrator Leadership for Teaching and Learning from Walden University.

Carolyn Lyles

Treasurer

Absolute Total Care/Community Outreach

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803-875-4233

Latoya Jones-Manigo

Community Outreach

Jones-Manigo Agency

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803-608-9200

Rita Metts

Community Outreach

Attorney/Magistrate Court

Judge

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803-929-0577-ofc

803-319-8239-cell

M. Rita Metts is an Attorney and Mediator.  She started the Metts Law Firm in 1996, and owns and manages a law office and support staff in Columbia, South Carolina. Her law firm, Metts Law Firm, LLC serves all of South Carolina in the areas of Social Security Disability, Veteran Disability, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Divorce. She was appointed as a Magistrate for Richland County in 2011, where she handles criminal and civil trials as well as bond hearings and guilty pleas. 

She graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1993.  She is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association, and Black Lawyers Association.

She is originally from Newberry, South Carolina, the daughter of Jimmie R. Metts and Mildred Suber.  She has two sisters who a RN and Nurse Practitioner, respectively, and 7 nieces and nephews.  She loves to travel with family in and around the country.  She volunteers her time with the SC Bar’s Mock Trial Competition, as well as her time and money to those less fortunate.  

Lochlan Wooten

Community Outreach/C0O/

Chairperson Riverbanks Zoo

Board Chairperson

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678-644-2063

Lochlan Wooten has spent more than 18 years helping nonprofits connect with their communities. As the Chief Operating Officer at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden she enjoys connecting our community to wildlife and wild places. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and graduate of Washington and Lee University.

Matthew McDaniel

Financial Expert/First Bank

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803-251-1322