Staff
Sam Edwards
Director of Operations
she/they
sam@girlsrockcolumbia.org
In our first workshop of the GRC Studio Series “Worldbuilding with GRC” we created personal pledges. I offer mine here as a reflection of who I am and who I pledge to be. We can and will accomplish great things through rock.
I will remember that I rock and will center joy in all my efforts. I hope to be funny and ask that you let me know when I am not funny. I come ready and willing to repair and invest in the process of accountability. I believe there is power in transformation, forgiveness, and healing. I am committed to healing myself and showing up authentically in our work to support each other and our campers. I will be deliberately open-minded. I will seek consensus and do my best to communicate plans. I will be reasonable in my expectations and honest with myself and my peers in my commitments. I will share my boundaries and change them when I need to. I extend this same graciousness and flexibility to you. I will be mindful of hoarding power, time, and resources, and I pledge to move toward abundance. I hope we will orient our work toward action. I intend to help identify ways forward and recognize that this work begins with making sure all who wish to participate have what they need to thrive. As we work to dismantle systems of oppression, I pledge to continue to educate myself and identify where I operate within those same systems in order to be accountable and to divest. I pledge never to stop learning or growing and to reflect and change as I evolve. I expect you to bring the same openness, intentionality, and joy to our adventures in rock.
Sylvia Feghali
Volunteer Coordinator
she/they
sylvia@girlsrockcolumbia.org
Kaye Hayes
Communications Coordinator
he/she/they
kaye@girlsrockcolumbia.org
Brielle Hayes Howard
Gear Coordinator
she/they
brielle@girlsrockcolumbia.org
Board of Directors
2021 Board Officers:
Alison Salisbury, co-president
she/her
Psychometrician, Comprehensive Psychological Services
Ali is a dancer and occasional jogger who loves noodles, naps, and nature. She has worked in sexual violence prevention and survivor advocacy, mental healthcare, and education. She lives with her roommate and their four fur-children and is probably watching Buffy right now.
Board term: January 2020-December 2022
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Musician who rocks: Ohmme
Logan Cocklin, co-president
they/them
Project Archivist, SC GLBTQ Collection
Logan graduated with a BA in Political Science in 2018 and an MLIS in 2020 with the support of their two wild and wonderful kids, amazing partner, and family and friends. They like fiber arts, zine-making, and they think manatees are a perfect creation. Their Capricorn moon is more telling about who they are than their sun sign.
Board term: January 2020-December 2022
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Musician who rocks: Mal Blum
Laura Ybarra-Kane, secretary
she/her/ella
Education Manager, South Carolina State Museum
Laura has been in informal education for over 15 years and loves it! From robotics to physics, chemistry, and engineering, she loves making mistakes and getting messy. Laura’s goal is to inspire wonder and curiosity.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Pisces
Musician who rocks: Gloria Estefan
Alycia Guevara
she/her
Second Grade Teacher, Community Academies of New Orleans
Alycia is a dual national of the United States and El Salvador, providing interpreting and translation services remotely for her charter school in New Orleans. Alycia is passionate about providing an excellent, equitable education for all children and raising awareness about the long-term effects of childhood traumatization in the classroom.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Pisces
Musician who rocks: Laura Jane Grace & Trent Reznor
Elyn Blackman
she/her
Instructor, University of South Carolina
Maker of lists, baker of cookies, and consumate host.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Musician who rocks: Regina Spektor
Harrison Sheely
she/her
JD Candidate at University of South Carolina Law School
Harrison is a law student with an interest in family law. She loves experimenting with watercolor paintings and reading fantasy novels. You can usually find her curled up with her cat, Ernest.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Musician who rocks: MARINA
Kara Anderson
she/her
Communications Specialist
Kara received her first drum kit for her 10th birthday. Percussion woke her up to her own power, and she has met some of her best friends through music. She’s also a mother and comms specialist passionate about building white antiracist community.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Gemini
Musicians who rocks: Stevie Wonder, Bobbye Hall and Lianne La Havas
Lizzie Cuthbertson
she/her
Lizzie recently moved back to Columbia after spending years away. She is excited to jump back into the Columbia community that she so greatly missed.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Virgo
Musician who rocks: Beat Happening
Solara Winters
she/they
Solara graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in 2013, in Media Arts and an M.A in the same subject in 2016. Her disabilities worsened while enrolled in her MA. program and lead to her current focus on disability activism and accessibility. When she’s not working for GRC she’s blogging, reading, or doing tarot.
Board term: January 2021-December 2023
Sun Sign: Libra
Musicians who rock: The Cranberries, Garbage, and anything the Anderson-Lopez’s touch.
Tori Evans
she/her
Doula student
Tori is a doula, student of abolition, and she prioritizes Black liberation. She gets joy from music, baking, and reading.
Board term: January 2020-December 2022
Sun Sign: Taurus
Musician who rocks: VanJess
Tristan Evans Richardson
she/her
Entrepreneur. Education equity advocate. Toddler personal assistant.
Board term: January 2020-December 2022
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Musician who rocks: J. Cole