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SCDE Office of Career Readiness Personnel Contact Information

Personnel Contact Information Contact Person
Director Dr. Kayce Cook
803-734-8412
klcook@ed.sc.gov
Assistant Director  Michael King
803-734-8300
mrking@ed.sc.gov

Strategic Coordinator & Systems Improvement 

  • Strategic Planning 
  • Systems Improvement 
  • Professional Learning 
  • Quality Control
 Mandy Hocker 
803-734-8455 
mwhocker@ed.sc.gov 

Administrative Support

Kymberly Wilson
klwilson@ed.sc.gov

Career Pathways & Educator Development

Team Lead, Career Pathways & Educator Development  

  • Financial Services Career Pathway Specialist 
 Anna Duvall
803-734-6267
Aduvall@ed.sc.gov

Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Cluster:  

  • Arts, Entertainment, & Design
  • Marketing & Sales
 Jamee Stewart
803-734-0420
jstewart@ed.sc.gov
 

Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Clusters:  

  • Digital Technology 
  • Management & Entrepreneurship 
 Andrew Cook
803-734-7168
acook@ed.sc.gov
Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Clusters: 
  • Supply Chain & Transportation
  • Engineering (part of Advanced Manufacturing)
  • Energy (part of Energy & Natural Resources)
 B. T. Martin
803-734-3398
btmartin@ed.sc.gov
Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Clusters: 
  • Construction
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Manufacturing (part of Advanced Manufacturing)
 Steven Watterson
803-734-8267
SWatterson@ed.sc.gov

Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Clusters:  

  • Education
  • Hospitality, Events, & Tourism
 Heather Harmon
803-734-6959
haharmon@ed.sc.gov 

Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Cluster:  

  • Healthcare and Human Services 
 Anna Snipes 
803-734-0372
alsnipes@ed.sc.gov 
Career Pathways Specialist (Clemson Extension)
Career Clusters:  
  • Agriculture
  • Natural Resources (part of Energy & Natural Resources)
 Rodney "Troy" Helms
803-320-1064
rthelms@clemson.edu

Career Pathways Specialist 
Career Clusters:  

  • Innovative Pathways
 Anne Reamer
803-734-3826
acreamer@ed.sc.gov

Professional Learning Coordinator

  • Professional Development
  • New CTE Administrators Support
 Keri Beach
803-734-8069
kbeach@ed.sc.gov

Accountability and Reporting
Team Lead, Accountability and Reporting
  • Federal and State CTE Accountability
  • Federal and State CTE Reporting
  • Federal and State CTE Fiscal Reporting
 Maria Swygert
803-734-8456
nmswyger@ed.sc.gov
Instructional Standards & Certifications Coordinator
  • Industry Certifications
  • CTE Curriculum Standards
 Dr. Herb Bocchino
803-734-2862
hsbocchino@ed.sc.gov

Career Services and School Counselor Engagement
Team Lead, Career Services & School Counseling Engagement
  • SC Regional Career Specialist Team
  • Work Based Learning
 Kama Staton
803-734-8415
kstaton@ed.sc.gov

School Counselor & Career Specialist Liaison

  • SCDE Liaison for School Counselors and Career Specialists
  • EEDA implementation
 Dr. Erin Clarke
803-734-2828
emclarke@ed.sc.gov
Business and Industry Liaison
  • Business and Industry Engagement
 Phillip Truesdale
803-206-6685
ptruesdale@ed.sc.gov
SCOIS (South Carolina Occupational Information System) Director & Career Counselor
  • Career Counseling
  • SCOIS Director
 Kevin Staggers
803-734-8290
kbstaggers@ed.sc.gov
SCOIS Program Assistant Ania Spigner
803-734-7068
acspigner@ed.sc.gov

Fiscal Compliance and Resource Management
Team Lead, Fiscal Compliance and Resource Management
  • College and Career Navigator (CCN) Support and Training-Adult Education
  • SC WIN Credentialing-Adult Education
 Anne Stone
803-734-4045
acstone@ed.sc.gov
CTE Fiscal Audit and Compliance Specialist
  • Fiscal CTE Monitoring
  • Technical Assistance Visits
 LaPariscena Singleton
803-734-8564
lsingleton@ed.sc.gov
CTE Fiscal Audit and Compliance Specialist
  • Fiscal CTE Monitoring
  • Technical Assistance Visits
 Kim Fair-Hamilton
803-734-8564
kfhamilton@ed.sc.gov
EEDA Grants Coordinator
  • State Competitive Award and Monitoring
  • Career Cluster Partnership Grant
  • State EEDA PCCRG (At-Risk) Grant
  • Annual EEDA Dropout Prevention Report
 Tiffany Dorsey
803-734-1650
tldorsey@ed.sc.gov

CTE Fiscal Specialist

  • Local Plan Review and Approvals
  • Equipment Dispositions
 Melissa Benton
803-734-3825​​​​​​​
mbenton@ed.sc.gov

Computer Science and Digital Learning
Team Lead, Computer Science and Digital Learning
  • K–12 Computer Science Integration
  • Computer Science Pathway Support
  • Computer Science Professional
 Benjamin Dusek
803-734-0420
bwdusek@ed.sc.gov
Computer Science Coach
  • K-12 Computer Science Implementation Support
  • Pedagogical Guidance & Standards Integration
  • School & District Collaboration
 Kevin Little
803-734-4702
kllittle@ed.sc.gov

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