The CORE Collaborative launched during the 2025–2026 school year, bringing together educators, administrators, and student support staff from across North Carolina to advance trauma-informed practices, strengthen school climates, and foster whole-school wellness.
2025-2026 Fellows
- Breonna Moye, Pitt County Schools
- Ashlee Sherood, Guilford County Schools
- Angela Barnsback, Burke County Schools
- Annie Goldberg, Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Kimberly Scott, Craven County Schools
- Cynthia Starling, Johnston County Schools
- Nicole Morris, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
- Rhonda Bell, Franklin County Schools
- Ashley Melpolder, Lee County Schools
- LaQuita Lipscomb, Person County Schools
- Cara Patterson, Nash County Public Schools
- Audrena Furman, Edgecombe County Schools
- Cynthia Mabry, Lee County Schools
- Julie Hopkins, Johnston County Schools
- Allison Dluzneski, Vance County Schools
- Courtney McDaniel, Buncombe County Schools
- Marla King, Franklin County Schools
- Laura Bennet, Pitt County Schools
- Christie Sticks, Greene County Schools
- Kiersten Traylor, Wake County Schools
- Cynthia Steele, Nash County Public Schools
- Angel Grayson, Alamance-Burlington County Schools
- Rebecca Long, New Hanover County Schools
- Tameeka Williams-Burchette, Granville County Schools


