Strengthening Families
Nicole Foulks
Strengthening Families Program, Manager
MSW, Ph.D.
803-744-4041
nfoulks@scchildren.org
Nicole Foulks provides key oversight functions for Children’s Trust’s Strengthening Families Program. She coordinates all SFP activities and ensures that they are completed in an efficient, timely and professional manner.
Before joining Children’s Trust, Nicole was in a leadership position with the South Carolina Department of Social Services for more than 20 years, starting as a foster care case manager. She has a bachelor’s degree from Benedict College, a master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina and a doctoral degree in organizational leadership from Columbia International University.
Nicole is from Columbia, South Carolina.
Alexis Dow
Strengthening Families Program, Operations Coordinator
803-744-4049
adow@scchildren.org
I believe children should have a voice, and our goal is to give them that voice.
Alexis builds awareness, provides education and supports activities that promote and implement the evidence-based Strengthening Families Program across the state. She previously worked as a site supervisor for Club EdVenture, an after-school program offered by EdVenture Children’s Museum. In this position, she worked closely with Children’s Trust as a site coordinator for the Strengthening Families Program.
As a child, her mother worked for Epworth Children’s Home, where she experienced displaced children due to child abuse and neglect. This influenced her to study psychology with the goal of providing a better future for children and families. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina with a major in psychology and a minor in counseling.
Coretta Jamison
Strengthening Families Program, Systems Coordinator
803-744-4059
cjamison@scchildren.org
I will strengthen relationships and build capacity with local partners and serve as a conduit for resources to strengthen families in the Lowcountry.
Coretta coordinates Strengthening Families Program in the Lowcountry, where she provides training, coaching, and support for local partners.
Prior to joining Children’s Trust, Coretta worked six years as the project director and victim services provider for Voorhees College. She was responsible for creating a coordinated community response to addressing sexual and interpersonal violence on the campus.
With a bachelor’s degree in social work from Winthrop University and a master’s degree in education from Columbia College, Coretta spent the first 18 years of her career working in the field of adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health.
Jacque Martinez
Strengthening Families Program, Continuous Quality Improvement Coordinator
MSW
803-744-4028
jmartinez@scchildren.org
Jacque works as a Strengthening Families Program (SFP) continuous quality coordinator in the Lowcountry training, coaching and supporting our partners in that area. She supplies consultation and technical assistance to assigned agencies, and her duties include building awareness, providing education, and supporting activities that promote and implement SFP.
She previously contracted with DAODAS (Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Sercices) and the Ernest E. Kennedy Center as a regional capacity coach in the field of substance abuse prevention. Jacque also has experience working as a product manager in the field of information technology and as a human service specialist providing foster-care case management with S.C. Department of Social Services in Charleston County. She is currently a licensed master social worker (MSW) and a certified prevention specialist (CPS).
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, she earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Murray State University and a master’s in social work with an emphasis in applied community development research from Western Kentucky University.