The Carousel Center Board of DirectorsLaurie Taylor

Carousel Child Advocacy Center – Board of Directors
2026-2027

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.

Officers

Monaca Lachman, Chair

Robert Greenberg, Vice Chair

Chris Sepich, Treasurer

Lisa Gray, Secretary

Shemeka Henderson Kemp, Immediate Past Chair

Christina Atti-Uptegrow

Ryan Cunningham

Glenn Emery

Windy Ezzell

Todd H. Godbey

Joe Kertesz

Christina Jimenez

Jonathan Paschal

Americian Robertson

Christy Spivey

Tammy Simmons

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. Financial informationabout this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at
919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

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 medical evaluations which include a child medical exam and forensic interview, 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 2026-2027