Our team

The Charter Institute at Erskine’s highly experienced team fully understands the unique needs of public charter schools. The team consists of educational leaders who actively remove barriers and assist partner schools in their pursuit of academic and operational excellence. Collectively, the Institute’s staff has 200 years of experience in the field of education, including over 100 years of experience specifically in charter schools. The Institute’s staff also has over 200 years of direct experience in the classroom.

Leadership

cameron
runyan

superintendent

vamshi
rudrapati

chief operating officer

LEadership cabinet

cameron
runyan

vamshi
rudrapati

Dr. missy
brakefield

mike
sinclair

christy
junkins

Dr. bill roach

jeanie glover

john
li

ashley
epperson

madison crook

mike
sinclair

superintendent of schools

Dr. bill
roach

deputy superintendent

tarrence mcgovern

director of state programs & Student Services

bralyn
wood

assistant director of special education

heather
holliday

chief of academic programs and assessment

christopher
seay

director of assessment

jason
jones

chief of powerschool & it

jessica
crowe

coordinator of powerschool

caiman
welch

powerschool assisstant

robbie
anderson

assistant director of benefits

dr. missy
brakefield

superintendent of schools

jeanie
glover

deputy superintendent

sarah love

chief of special education

Dr. sally
fickling

executive director of special education

anna
hightower

director of sped compliance

kristy
cansler

chief of federal programs

sarah
shealy

director of federal programs (finance)

lacy
lucas

director of federal programs

Meagan
Cothran

Assistant director of federal programs

amanda
tucker

director of finance

aila
ranera

fiscal assistant

paula
gray

director of board relations & benefits

christy
junkins

chief of staff

john
li

chief financial officer

ashley
epperson

chief of communications

katie
graybill

coordinator of communications

jacob
carter

director of media production

christian
deany

coordinator of media production

vamshi
Rudrapati

Chief operating officer

naomi
morgan

chief of accountability and school performance

kristin
olcott

director of authorization

callison
madsen

coordinator of school performance

kusuma buddhiraju

chief of branding and business development

katriel
rea

director of legal compliance

madison
crook

director of operations & hr

tiffany
Palmer

coordinator of operations