The Carousel Center Board of DirectorsLaurie Taylor

Carousel Child Advocacy Center – Board of Directors
2025-2026

Carousel Child Advocacy Center’s Vision:

Build resiliency in children to strengthen the community.

Carousel Child Advocacy Center’s Mission:
To support healing, promote justice, foster resilience in children victimized by physical or sexual abuse, and improve our community through education, prevention, and advocacy.

Executive Committee

Shemeka Henderson Kemp, Chair

Monaca Lachman, Vice Chair

Lisa Gray, Secretary

Tina Hughes, Treasurer

Christina Atti-Uptegrow

Ryan Cunningham

Glenn Emery

Windy Ezzell

Todd H. Godbey

Robert Greenberg

Joe Kertesz

Jonathan Paschal

Americian Robertson

Chris Sepich, MD

Tammy Simmons

Christy Spivey

Brandy Watts

Jenna Yingling

Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors?
Contact Shemeka Kemp, Board Chair, [email protected]

Carousel Child Advocacy Center supports healing, promotes justice, and fosters resilience in children victimized by physical or sexual abuse, and improves our community through education, prevention, and advocacy.
Join us in our vision to build resilience in children to strengthen the community.
Together, we can work towards a world free of child abuse, where children grow up happy, healthy and safe!

La misión del Centro de Carrusel es apoyar la curación, promover la justicia y fomentar la resiliencia en los niños víctimas de abuso físico o sexual y mejorar nuestra comunidad a través de la educación, la prevención y el apoyo.
La visión del Centro de Carrusel es fomentar la resiliencia en los niños para reforzar la comunidad.

Carousel Child Advocacy Center is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN#56-2098739 NC Solicitation #SL002152. Carousel Center is the Cape Fear region’s only nationally-accredited, nonprofit child advocacy center that is helping abused children heal.
Carousel Center provides child forensic medical exams/interviews, confidential professional trauma counseling, and caregiver support
to children and their families who have experienced physical/sexual abuse in Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender counties.
Your community support, through donations, grants, sponsorships, and proceeds from events, helps children heal and keep them safe.
Audited financial documents are available upon request and may also be found on GUIDESTAR

Carousel Child Advocacy Center – Board of Directors 2025-2026