Meet the Board
As a ministry of Saxapahaw United Methodist Church, SVK is overseen by a Daycare Board. The Daycare Board is composed of two active members of Saxapahaw United Methodist Church, two community members, one parent of a currently enrolled student, the Director, and the church pastor. Together this Board offers support and guidance to the program.
Pastor Billy Sander (he/him/his)
Pastor William "Billy" Sander was born and raised on the west coast, and moved to the Goldsboro area of NC with his parents and brothers in 2005. Billy and his wife Mary met while working together and have been marries for 13 years. They have one son, Jeremiah, who is six years old.
Billy got his undergrad degree in History with a minor in Music from Mount Olive College. Throughout his college years, he was in the choir of St. Paul UMC in Goldsboro on scholarship, and he and Mary also volunteered with the youth group. Billy is an avid music lover and became the music and youth director at Bethel UMC when he received God's call into ministry. Billy then applied to Duke Divinity School and began working toward his graduate degree.
Billy lost both his parents, his father in 2009 and his mother in 2018. He graduated from Duke in 2021 and was assigned to Eureka UMC. While there, Billy helped the church thrive and grow during the pandemic months. Billy was assigned to Saxapahaw UMC in July of 2022.
Kathryn Brown - Parent Representative (she/her/hers)
Kathryn joined the Saxapahaw Village Kids Board in January 2020 and helped to create a Parent Group on Social Media to connect SVK families. It has been a pleasure for her to join this village preschool community that has nurtured her daughter’s love for the outdoors through creative play, sensory learning, and movement. In her work with Cone Health as a Care Guide, she supports several medical practices in Alamance County helping patients overcome barriers to staying healthy and creating positive outcomes for their well-being. Kathryn earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Western Carolina University. Prior to her work in the medical field, she was a project manager for an early childhood music and movement publisher. In addition to serving on the SVK Board she is also a member of The Hawbridge School Board in Saxapahaw. Kathryn spends most of her free time outdoors on the trails, working in the garden, or running with friends. She lives in Saxapahaw with her husband, their young daughter, Evvie, and their two dogs.
Hannah Christy - Church Representative (she/her/hers)
Lee Hall Worthington - Community Representative (she/her/hers)
Lee is a retired License Professional Counselor and clinical supervisor (LPCS). Lee was a preschool teacher for 10 years with Pitt Social Services and Pitt county Community College. It was the work with preschool children and families that led Lee to become a mental health clinician. She received an undergraduate degree in child development and family relations and a master’s in Counselor Education from East Carolina University.
Lee worked as a counselor/program coordinator with Crossroads (Rape Crisis) for 7 years before joining Alamance- Caswell Mental Health Children and Youth Services in 1996. Some of the duties/positions included intensive in-home family counseling, Program Coordinator for a therapeutic preschool program that focused on social, emotional, and behavioral concerns and working with youth who were referred by Juvenile Justice Court System. The final 10 years of Lee’s career included being a behavioral health consultant for Regional Consolidated Services Head Start, where she provided support/resources for teachers, parents and other staff.
Lee has lived in Saxapahaw since 1989. She currently lives with her 2 cats, Simone and Badu and enjoys reading, journaling,walking, gardening and music, visiting with friends, family, especially her grandchildren, Dax and Siena.
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Jonathan Williams - Community Representative (he/him/his)
Jonathan is a former SVK parent of two energetic children who now both attend The Hawbridge School in Saxapahaw. In his professional life, he is an estate planning and elder law attorney with Clarity Legal Group in Chapel Hill, helping individuals and families plan for special needs, incapacity, the cost of long-term care, and the administration of estates after death. Prior to that, he attended Wake Forest University and the Wake Forest University School of Law. Jonathan, his wife, April, and their two children live in the country near Saxapahaw. In addition to serving on the SVK board, Jonathan is an active member of the Section Council of the Elder and Special Needs Law section of the North Carolina Bar Association, where he co-chairs the section’s Legislative Committee. When not attending to his professional and home responsibilities, Jonathan enjoys music, camping, hiking, canoeing, watching sports, and is a once-and-future avid road cyclist.
Johnny Buck - Parent Representative (he/him/his)
Johnny is the parent of a current SVK Orchid room student, and the executive director of Rooster Walk Inc., a nonprofit based in Martinsville, Va., dedicated to promoting music, arts and education. Johnny and his partner, Jessica, live with their son in the Saxapahaw community. When not planning and organizing music and arts events for Rooster Walk, Johnny enjoys fishing, camping, spending time with family and friends, and rooting on his alma mater, the North Carolina Tar Heels.