Board Members
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Treasurer
Mary is our Ace of Finances. Her previous business experience helps her serve as treasurer. Passionate about sustainability and conservation and heavily involved as a volunteer in the community as a Guardian Ad Litem and former foster parent, she is eager to bring her interests and expertise to the group to help build an inclusive, safe space for children and their grown ups while learning and protecting the wild and community spaces around them.
Board Member
Sam is enjoying her first year of homeschooling with her daughter. She brings a variety of skills such as event planning, art and nature-based educational experiences with her background in culinary arts and business management. Sam has brought her love of gardening, animals, foraging and literature forward into the homeschool journey she shares with her daughter. She’s so excited to share and experience homeschooling with our co-op community, challenging herself with the role of grants and fundraising. Sam lives with her husband, Mike, daughter and little cat in Clayton.
Ashley Barbour
Board Member
Ashley is a third-year homeschool mom to two kiddos. She brings to the group a diverse background having served as a Social Worker and Interior Designer in previous roles. She is navigating what it means to be a Mama to two neuro-divergent kiddos and learning all about advocacy. She enjoys painting, baking, organizing, and chocolate. She hopes to one day own a self-sustaining homestead that she can open up to the group. Ashley lives with her husband, two boys, two cats, and service dog.
Board Members are volunteer co-op members who are voted for each year. Personal opinions expressed by these board members do not represent Nature and STEAM Secular Co-op of Johnston County as a 501(c) non-profit entity.