Kimiko Williams is a native of Nottoway Virgina.  She is a 1997 graduate of Virginia State University (Home of the Trojans) and a 2013 graduate of Grand Canyon University where she earned her Master's in Early Childhood Education.  Kimiko serves as the Director of Child Care Resource & Referral of FGV Smart Start. Kimiko enjoys traveling to the beach year-round, spending time with family and friends, going to the movies and cooking.  Kimiko is married to Maurice Williams and has one son.  She resides in Warren County, North Carolina.  

Carlton J. Terry III is a native of Warren County. He teaches history at Henderson Collegiate High School and is a Minister at Universal Mission Apostolic Church in Warrenton, NC. He has a passion for the development of people through education. He is deeply committed to the economic and educational empowerment of people communities in Warren, Vance, Granville, and Franklin counties.

Wiline Isom is a retired accountant with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics/Accounting.  She recently retired from North Carolina Central University as Director of Student Accounting.  Wiline is an active member of Oasis of Hope Ministries and serves as the Coordinator of the youth ministry serving ages 10-23. She also serves as a minister.  She enjoys teaching and preaching the good news of Jesus Christ.  Wiline has served in many areas of the church and community.   She is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.  

Dr. Braxton M. Henderson is a native of Memphis, TN. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh with a major in Biological Sciences.  He earned his Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh and completed extensive training in a 3-year postdoctoral anesthesia residency program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  Dr. Henderson founded Southern Office-Based Anesthesia to increase access to high quality and comfortable dental care for all patients.  Dr. Henderson currently resides in Granville county and enjoys running, playing basketball, traveling, and barbecuing.

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Donnamarie Newkirk is a native of Massachusetts and currently resides in Vance County. She is adamantly impassioned to see children have the services, safety, and educational opportunities which will help them become the leaders they can be. She has earned a Master in Organizational Mgmt. - Forbes School of Business at Ashford in 2015 and a Bachelors of Sociology/Social Welfare and Justice from the University Of New Mexico in 2010.  She is looking forward to utilizing her experiences God has blessed her with as well as her past education and vocational knowledge with Turning Point CDC to raise the bar for Vance and surrounding counties children and families.