Board of Directors

All Community Action Agencies are governed by a tri-partite Board of Directors, meaning 1/3 must consist of elected public officials or their representatives, not less than 1/3 of members must be chosen democratically and represent low-income individuals/families, and the remaining 1/3 members must represent the community (business, labor, industry, religious, law enforcement, education, other major groups and interests). CAA Boards are Governing Boards which means. The Board of Directors is the Community Action Agency and is legally responsible for its actions. The board provides oversight and sets policy, while the Executive Director and the employees of STEP perform the day-to-day operations. STEP board members are volunteers.

The STEP Board of Directors utilizes their committees to carry out the functions and operations of the board. STEP has 8 committees. They are; Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Nominating Committee, Planning Committee, Fundraising Committee, Audit Committee, Personnel Committee, and Building Committee.

The STEP Board of Directors works very closely with the Head Start Policy Council, fulfilling the Head Start Performance Standards requiring that certain governance functions be shared jointly by the STEP Board of Directors and the Head Start Policy Council.

2010 – 2011 Board of Directors

Rob Shorter, President
Cindy Treadway, Vice President
Joey Cornwell, Secretery/Treasurer

Becky Bleicher
Bill Brammer
Bobby Cundiff
Allen “AJ” Dudley
Crystal Harris
Kristen Jenkins
Florella Johnson
Angela McCauley
Amanda Mitchell
Patti O’Neal
Roger Seale
Rhonda Spencer
Charles Wagner
Jennie West
Derrick Williams