Meet the SERCAP Team

SERCAP's team includes technical experts and leaders in delivering infrastructure service and advocacy to serve the needs of people living in rural communities in VA, MD, DE, NC, SC, GA and FL. SERCAP's purpose-driven work focuses on making sure everyone living in the agency's service region has ongoing access to the basic necessities, including: clean drinking water, environmentally sound wastewater facilities, fully-functioning indoor plumbing facilities, and affordable housing which is warm, safe, and dry. 

Hope Cupit

Hope F. Cupit

President & CEO


SERCAP - Staff Member - Charles Denny

Charles Denny

Director of Finance & Operations


SERCAP - Staff Person - Charysse Hairston

Charysse Hairston

Director of 
Regional Programs


Beth Pusha

Beth Pusha

Director of Loan Fund


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Director of Housing &
Community Development


Lauren Mason

Lauren Mason

Director of Planning & Development


SERCAP - Staff Member - Lisa Banks

Lisa Banks

Office Coordinator


SERCAP - Staff Member - Brian Brown

Brian Brown

Senior Business Services Lead


David Bullington

David Bullington

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – FL

 


SERCAP - Staff Person - Jon Cawley

Jon Cawley

Environmental Finance
Center & TA Lead

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Tim Cotton

Timothy Cotton

Planning Manager

 

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Melissa Cruz

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – FL


 

Joan Douglass

Joan Douglas

Florida State Lead


Tony Dvorak

Anthony Dvorak

Technical Assistance 
Provider (TAP) – NC


Joe Fields

Joe Fields

Technical Assistance Provider (TAP)
- Private Well Program

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Roger Flinchum

Rural Housing Specialist


Gloria Gentry

Gloria Gentry

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – NC


SERCAP - Staff Member - Amanda Giorgio

Amanda Giorgio

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL


 
SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Joseph Gonzalez

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL​​​​​​


Ellen Green

Ellen Green

Staff Accountant

 

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Joey Hiner

Joey Hiner

Virginia State Lead

 

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Chelsey Hodge

Training & Workforce
Development Manager


SERCAP - Staff Member - Jacob Hodges

Jacob Hodges

Housing Counseling Manager


James Horton

James Horton

Technical Assistance 
Provider (TAP) – SC

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Rachel Howard

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL

 

 


Amanda Kelley

Amanda Kelley

Regional Programs Lead


SERCAP - Staff Person - Anna Mahan

Anna Mahan

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – VA


 

Kim Martin

Kim Martin

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - NC

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Courtney Matthews

Courtney Matthews

Lead Hazard Reduction Manager

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Don Merrit

Donald Merritt

Technical Assistance 
Provider (TAP) – SC

​​


Willie J. Morgan, P.E.

Willie J. Morgan, P.E.

Deputy Director of
Regional Programs


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Jermaine Niblett

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - VA


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Kim Overton

Senior Accountant

 

 

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

VACANT

Loan Fund Manager


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Wardel Penn-Timity

Housing Counseling Manager

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - John Poteat

John Poteat

North Carolina State Lead


SERCAP - Staff Member - Heather Preston

Heather Preston

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – SC


SERCAP - Staff Person - Pam Price

Pam Price

Receptionist

 


SERCAP - Staff Person - Laura Rawlings

Laura Rawlings

Resource Manager,
overseeing SERCAP's Annual Fund

 

 


Kenneth Rodgers

Kenneth Rodgers

Rural Housing Specialist I


Kim Rutledge

Kim Rutledge

Senior Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) - GIS

 

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Joe Sessumes

Regional Assistant


Rachel Silver

Rachel Silver

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – FL

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Ellen Smith

Ellen Smith

Housing Coordinator

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Heather Tabler

Rural Housing Specialist -
Powhatan, VA


LaFonia Thornton

LaFonia Thornton

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - MD
​​​

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Person - Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

David Travers

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - VA

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Randy Welch

Randy Welch

Regional & Advocacy Lead


SERCAP - Staff Member - David White

David White

South Carolina State Lead 


Angela Whitfield

Angela Whitfield

Virginia Regional
Programs Specialist


Cherry Wilson

Cherry Wilson

Housing Manager

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - DL Wilson

DL Wilson

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - DE/MD


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Jeanie Wilson

Lead Hazard Reduction
(LHR) Coordinator


SERCAP - Staff Member - Cyndi Wood

Cyndi Wood

Executive Assistant

 


SERCAP Logo Website Graphic

Jordan Woodall

Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL