Shelly Parham
Chief Executive Officer
sparham@bgcecc.org

Lacey Turbyfill
Club Director
lturbyfill@bgcecc.org

Lacey earned a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from East Tennessee State University. She has been with the Boys & Girls Club Movement since 2018. She began as a Youth Development Professional before becoming the Education Coordinator. After two years, she was promoted to Site Director in 2020 for the Hunter site. In 2021, she became the Club Director of the main location in Elizabethton. Lacey is a graduate of Boys & Girls Club of America’s Advanced Leadership Program.

Charlene Ray
Director of Resource and Development
cray@bgcecc.org

Charlene comes to the club with an education from Harvard University and The University of Madrid. She has a degree in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing from Northeastern University. She loves children and adopted 3 of her own. She is passionate about the mission of the Boys & Girls Club. Charlene develops and oversees strategic communication and marketing, brand reputation management, public relations engagement, media relations and resource development.

Marie Turbyfill
Education Coordinator
education1@bgcecc.org

Marie has over 30 years of experience in the Carter County school system and 10 years in the club.  Born and raised in Carter County, Marie knows how critical academic success is to our children and youth.   More than 50 club kids enter the Learning Center every day for the clubs “Power Hour”.  They receive homework help, tutoring, and individual learning time.  Ms. Marie assesses each member as needed and creates benchmarks to ensure progress is being made.  She designs age-appropriate educational curriculums and implements summer programming to prevent learning loss.  She collaborates with area schools and parents to individualize members’ learning.  Academic success is a core value at the club.

Rik Anderson
Athletic Director
randerson@bgcecc.org

Rik has been at the Boys & Girls Club since 2014 serving as our Athletic Director.  He taught school for 30 years and has been coaching on the high school (Elizabethton, Cloudland, Happy Valley) and middle school (Happy Valley) level for 40 years.  He is currently the assistant coach for girls basketball at Happy Valley High School and also serves as the president of the Carter County middle school basketball league (20 years).   Rik serves as a member of the Park & Recreation Board for Elizabethton representing our club.  He is a member of the Carter County Sports Hall of Fame.  Rik oversees all the athletic programs at the club (Flag Football, Soccer, Basketball,T-Ball and Coach Pitch Baseball).

                  Victoria Davalos                         Social Emotional Counselor   sel@bgcecc.org

Victoria has a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of South Florida.  She is getting her MSW from Liberty University.  She is certified in Trauma Informed Care, Speaking Other Languages (ESOL) certification, Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), LETRS for elementary educators for literacy knowledge and professional practice, certified in Child Abuse prevention and suicide prevention.   She brings years of experience to the club’s social emotional learning program that addresses the many needs our children, teens and families are facing.   She conducts groups and individual counseling to members and families.  She is a support to staff.  Ms. Victoria utilizes the club’s sensory room and many sensory devices to help children manage anxiety, ADHD, autism, and other sensory and cognitive needs.

                  Hayley Ramsey                           Membership Coordinator/               Art Practitioner   membership@bgcecc.org

Hayley has been with the club for three years.  She has a bachelor’s degree in Theatre from Roanoke College in VA.   She is the first person you see when you enter the club, and the last person parents see at night during parent pick-up.   She dedicates her time to everything membership, parent portal and program data entry.   Her tasks are many!   She is the club Choir Director and is part of the Social Emotional Learning Team as the Art Practitioner.  Art and music are key elements to providing members with a way to express their creativity and emotions.    Certified in trauma informed care, child abuse and is a gate keeper to suicide prevention.