Our Board of Directors

Reverend T. E. Simmons is the Pastor of Reedy Fork Baptist Church of Simpsonville, South Carolina. He is a native of Aiken County.

Reverend Simmons is a graduate of South Carolina State University of Orangeburg and a 1990 graduate of the Interdenominational Theological Center—Morehouse School of Religion of Atlanta, Georgia.

Reverend Simmons is affiliated with the Reedy River Baptist Association and its auxiliaries, the Baptist E & M Convention of South Carolina, and the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. and its auxiliaries. Presently he serves as Member of the Prisma Health System Minority Advisory Committee, Board Chairman of the Reedy Fork Center for Community Development, and Prisma Health Board of Directors.

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Bio:

Bradley Onassis Robinson is a native of Greenville, S.C., and an alumnus of Carolina High School, Winthrop University, and Webster University. Bradley furthered his education at Winthrop University where he served as president of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, INC.  He later earned an MBA from Webster University.

His community involvement includes his role as the Junior Varsity Boys basketball coach at Greenville Tech Charter High School and his work with Greer All-Stars Track Club.

He received the Rosa Parks Inspiration Award by the Greenville Branch of the NAACP for working with the NAACP and local Pastors in assisting individuals being relocated to Greenville from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He also served as a member of the SC Pathways Youth Council; the board of directors at the Village Foundation; and a member of the executive committee of the 100 Black Men of Upstate South Carolina.

Mr. Robinson is an alumnus of “Leadership Greenville” and Furman University’s Diversity Leadership Institute. His efforts connected Carolina High School with 100 Black Men of the Upstate’s mentoring program to help young men reach their full potential.

Bradley passion to teach has been exhibited at Greenville Technical College and Virginia College since 2006.  He currently teaches at Greenville Tech Charter High School and is an Adjunct Instructor at Greenville Technical College.

He still finds time to coach and on Sundays, you will find him attending church with wife, Winnical; daughter, Bayley; and son, Kristopher, at Reedy Fork Baptist Church in Simpsonville, where he is a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher.

Dolly V. Bullock, LUTCF, CLTC, FSCP

Agent, Financial Professional

New York Life Insurance Company

Prior to starting her Career at New York Life, she climbed the ranks at Bank of America from a Personal Banker, to Business Banker, and finally Treasury Management Analyst.

Dolly Bullock, began her career at New York Life in January of 2008 as an agent in the Columbia, South Carolina G.O. In her first 6 months Dolly qualified for Quality Council*. Having a love for helping others Dolly became a Sales Development Manager in the companies, Dallas TX G.O.

In her role as a Sales Development manager Dolly has personally developed five agents that have grown into a management careers. She excels in Field Observation and Development, Case Prep, training in the Fact Finding and Client Resolution.

Dolly managed all development & training operations in the fast-paced environment of the downtown Chicago North Shore General Office & Los Angeles General Office prior to returning to her home state of South Carolina.

*Awarded by New York Life Insurance Company for outstanding sales achievements. Council is an annual company recognition program based on agent production from July 1- June 30.

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Attorney Joe Black is Currently Retired

–2018-2019, Vice President and Chief Governance Officer of Prisma Health

–2007-2018,  Vice President and General Counsel of Greenville Health System and its related entities

–1975-2006,  Attorney with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd and its predecessors.  Practice focused primarily on corporate and finance matters,  with special emphasis in the healthcare industry.  Served as Managing Director of the Firm for 5 years.

Community Service:

-Civic Boards –  Greenville Symphony Association, member of the Board of Directors  and President in 1990-1991;   Metropolitan Arts Council;  Artisphere, Founding Member; Sigal Music Museum, 2020 to date  

-Social Boards  –  Poinsett Club – member of the Board of Directors and President in 2002-2003;  Greenville Country Club Board of Directors

Education:

               B.A.,  Washington and Lee University,  magna cum laude  (1972)

               J.D.,  Emory University,  member of Law Review  (1975)

Personal:

               Married to Claire Blake for 35 years;   2 children      

Tonya F. Jones of Piedmont, South Carolina is Founder and Director of Poetic Word Ministries Inc. where she currently works full‐time inspiring others to empower their dreams.  She also works part‐time as administrative assistant for the Reedy Fork Center for Community Development.

She obtained a Diploma in Business, a Degree in Computer Technology, and an Associate Degree in Marketing from Greenville Technical College and was the recipient of the FM Rogers Leadership Award for her outstanding leadership in her community.

In 2006, she was licensed to minister the gospel by the late Reverend William Gamble Jr. of Lincoln Street Missionary Baptist Church.

Ms. Jones currently serves on the board of directors of The Reedy Fork Center for Community Development, a 501‐3c Nonprofit.

 Tonya is also known as “author and poet” Shaniece B. Allyn, presently in the final editing stage of her first poetic novel titled My Lyrical Safe Haven a compilation of real‐life occurrences inspired by her lifetime poetry collection.