Carousel Center’s New Board Members

The Carousel Center welcomed additions to the nonprofit’s board of directors.

The new members are ELIZABETH DEATON, TRICIA DELP IRELAND, WINDY EZZELL, DONNA FAYKO (above), LESLIE MCINTOSH, KENDRA TOLLEY, and JENNA YINGLING.

“We are all deeply invested in making sure that our children have every opportunity to grow up in safe, healthy environments that will allow them to thrive and succeed, and this expansion will make that possible,” says RHONDA HENRY, newly elected board chairman.

Other elected officers are SHEMEKA KEMP as vice chair; SAM WOOD as secretary; and DORY WEISS as treasurer.

The Carousel Center is the region’s only nationally accredited, nonprofit Child Advocacy Center that provides child medical exams, forensic interviews, confidential professional trauma counseling, and caregiver support to children and their families who have experienced physical/sexual abuse.

Last month, it signed a memo of understanding to be the sole provider of child abuse services for Pender County.

“We are currently selecting an office space in Burgaw to open in three to six months to more efficiently serve Pender children and their families closer to home,” says AMY FEATH, The Carousel Center’s executive director.

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