Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fortenberry Bebber brings both nonprofit and leadership experience to United Ministries, encompassing fundraising, communications, board engagement, partnership development, and organizational planning.

Jamika Nedwards joined United Ministries’ staff in July 2022. Jamika worked at the non-profit Julie Valentine Center for 10 years, where she most recently served as the Crisis and Education Program Director. Jamika is also an Adjunct Professor at Greenville Tech and Southern Wesleyan University, where she teaches Race & Ethnic Relations, Intro to Human Services, and Diversity Issues. She is Vice-Chair of the Greenville County Human Relations Committee, and serves as Chair of their Strategic Planning Committee.

Susan Midgett is a passionate non-profit professional who is known for her problem-solving skills and her ability to think outside of the box to address community issues through collaboration and innovation. Susan joined United Ministries as the Volunteer Manager in March 2022, and quickly fell in love with the programs and participants of UM. Susan is a Greenville native and is dedicated to creating equitable outcomes for individuals and families living in Greenville, regardless of their income or zip code. She attended the University of South Carolina – Columbia studying Political Science and Women and Gender Studies. She has previously served with numerous local non-profit organizations, including AmeriCorps Upstate, Communities in Schools, and United Way of Greenville County. Susan gained her love of service from her grandmother, Susan, who was a faithful volunteer and donor of United Ministries for many years.

By contributing time and talent to both organizational and community capacity building, Kim helps cultivate durable and inclusive systems. Her policy, process, and procedure strengths include strategic design, managed growth, financial forecasting, change management, conflict resolution, and staff development. From 2007-2021 she helped grow a local affiliate into a state-level affiliate for a national education nonprofit. In her last two roles with that organization, Kim served as the Regional Vice President for Communities In Schools of South Carolina and the Chief Operating Officer for Communities In Schools of Greenville. Prior to that, she was an Education Department faculty member and the professional development coordinator at South Piedmont Community College.