Staff

Naomi Broadway

Executive Director

Naomi Broadway is a native of Durham, NC and holds a B.A. in Psychology from St. Edward's University as well as a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina. She has a deep commitment to service and has been involved in nonprofit work in some capacity for over a decade. Naomi served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Los Angeles, CA and in the LiteracyCorps AmeriCorps program in Austin, TX, completing over 3400 hours of service in two years. She has experience working with all types of people and congregations across a range of faiths, races and ethnicities, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, nationalities, socioeconomic classes, languages, abilities, education levels, and political opinions and is committed to embracing the dignity of every single person. When she’s not busy fighting for social justice, Naomi enjoys traveling and so far has visited 47 U.S. states and 14 countries.

Kelly Woods

Family Advocate

Kelly Woods is lifelong resident of Laurens County. She has spent the last 25 years in healthcare. She owned Kelly’s Exam Services which provided medical exams for industry and families seeking life insurance. She has also been involved with fundraising for nonprofit partners for the last 20 years. She has been married to her husband, Marty, for the last 30 years. They share one son, Justin, who graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College in 2020. They welcomed their first grandchild, Addy, in November of 2020. Kelly enjoys spending her free time traveling, reading, and helping others.