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


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VACANT
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

 

 


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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

 


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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


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


Ellen Green

Ellen Green
Staff Accountant

 

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Joey Hiner

Joey Hiner
Virginia State Lead

 

 


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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

 


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Rachel Howard
Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL

 

 


Amanda Kelley

Amanda Kelley
Regional Programs Lead


SERCAP - Staff Member - 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

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Willie J. Morgan, P.E.

Willie J. Morgan, P.E.
Deputy Director of
Regional Programs


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Jermaine Niblett
Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - VA


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Kim Overton
Senior Accountant

 

 

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Sherman Pennix

Sherman Pennix
Loan Fund Manager


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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
South Carolina State Lead

 

 


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Joe Sessumes
Regional Assistant


Rachel Silver

Rachel Silver
Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) – FL

 


SERCAP - Staff Member - Ellen Smith

Ellen Smith
Housing Coordinator

 


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Heather Tabler
Rural Housing Specialist -
Powhatan, VA


LaFonia Thornton

LaFonia Thornton
Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - MD
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SERCAP - Staff Person - Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres
Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL


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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


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Jeanie Wilson
Lead Hazard Reduction
(LHR) Coordinator


SERCAP - Staff Member - Cyndi Wood

Cyndi Wood
Executive Assistant

 


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Jordan Woodall
Technical Assistance
Provider (TAP) - FL