About The Board
Amleht Alston is employed as a Middle School Counselor. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. Ms. Alston has served in various leadership roles and at one time was a Residential Counselor/Behavior Manager for Emotionally Disabled Children. She is one of the founding Charter Committee members of RLOA. Contact: [email protected]. Term ends December 2025.
Lyn Boyles, Treasurer, is a Jasper County native and Executive Director of the Jasper Conservation District and Keep Jasper Beautiful non-profit organizations. She holds a B.S. in Business Management/Marketing. She has worked closely with all schools in Jasper County for the past 5 years and was awarded the Business Education Partner of the Year in 2018 by the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce for her efforts in teaching natural resources, litter management and wildlife management. She is involved in Holy Trinity Church, Daughters of the King, Jasper County Chamber, Palmetto Pride, Keep South Carolina Beautiful, Quality Deer Management Association, SC Wildlife Federation, and is a mentor for several non-profit organizations in Jasper County. Contact: [email protected]. Term ends December 2025.
Harry (Rob) McBrayer, Chair, is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who owns a very active veterinary practice in Ridgeland. He is an advocate for improving education in Jasper County and project-based learning. Dr. McBrayer is involved in Jasper County politics and a strong believer in children understanding the importance of The Constitution and how our government works. He is one of the founding Charter Committee members of RLOA. Contact: [email protected]. Term ends December 2025.
Joan Rountree, Secretary, has been an educator for 32 years with a Masters degree in Education. She retired in 2008. She taught her first nine years at Ridgeland Elementary school and finished her career at Shell point Elementary in Beaufort. During her teaching career, she was a classroom teacher, teaching grades one through four, she taught a writing lab for grades two through five, and was a literacy coach for grades one through five. She received the honor of representing. Shell Point Elementary as Teacher of the Year in 1999. Contact: [email protected]. Term ends December 2024.
Karla Carrion is a parent of two Royal Knights. She was born in Lima, Peru and has been in SC with her family for a dozen years. Mrs. Carrion believes it is important for parents to have an active role in their children's education and seeks to contribute to RLOA's academic excellence. Contact: [email protected]. Term ends December 2024.
Marva Tigner is a Jasper County native with 40 years of experience as an educator. She hold a ED.s. in Educational Leadership. She has served as a teacher, administrator and adjunct professor for College of Charleston and Converse University. She is currently a member of the Board of South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education and facilitator of the South Carolina Department of Education programs for the Gifted. Ms. Tigner serves as a Program Coordinator for the Jasper County Arts Council and a volunteer consultant for the Legacy Foundation of South Carolina. Contact: [email protected]. Term ends in December 2025.
Kimberlie Denmark is a retired Registered Nurse that lives in Jasper County with her husband and two dogs. She has an undergraduate degree in nursing and a postgraduate degree in Health Science Administration, both from Armstrong University. She has a 32 year career, primarily in acute care and long term care administration. Mrs. Denmark's roles have expanded from Manager, Project Engineer, Director, Administrator, and Chief of Quality. She has enjoyed a service career that included such adventures as construction and opening of a surgery center, diagnostic center, wound care clinic, and Veteran Nursing Center, as well as relocating and expanding a Senior Health Center, and re-engineering Operating Room, Emergency and Diagnostic services. She has been honored with Jasper On the Move Health Care Professional of the Year, and Tenet Center of Excellence. She believes in community service and has served in many organizations such as Rotary International, Civitans, Colleton Surgery Center Board, Ridgeland Child Care Board, Ridgeland Baptist Church Finance Committee, and Quilts of Valor. Mrs. Denmark is a proud Veteran whom served in the US Army Nurse Corp in Desert Storm. Contact: [email protected].