Meet the Board

Dan Luginbill Board Chair Daniel Luginbill is a litigation attorney at McGowan Hood and Felder in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Mr. Luginbill enlisted in the United States Navy out of high school as a means to pay for college and was assigned to a nuclear submarine. After being honorably discharged, he attended the College of Charleston and graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School.

Sam Cooper Board Vice Chair

Carole Zaloumis Board Member Board Member, Learn4Life Charter School Presently, I am an assistant supervisor for Intercruises of TUI, which directs the operations/logistics for the Carnival Cruise Ship Sunshine whose home port resides in Charleston, SC. Previously, I worked in the elementary school system in Connecticut. When working in education, I and a colleague developed the tutoring program at Sarah Noble Intermediate School in New Milford, CT. We focused on improving both math and language arts skills for students struggling to succeed in those areas. I earned my bachelor's in marketing at Western Connecticut State University, and a master's degree in elementary education at The University of Bridgeport.

Mark Roberts Board Secretary I graduated with a B.S. in Social Studies Ed. and a minor in Public Speaking. I taught for 3 years straight out of school and learned quickly that with a teacher’s salary I could not support a family. I left education and ended up going to law school for a year and then into business. By a fluke, a friend of mine from school got an interview for me with Graco Children’s Products in Pennsylvania and they hired me. I worked for them for over 5 years in Transportation/Logistics and Purchasing. One of those five years, I spent in Taiwan managing a buying office of 24 Taiwanese and oversaw the production of Graco’s strollers in Asa. I spent nearly 20 more years with 3 other companies in the areas of Sourcing, Purchasing and Supply Chain Logistics - working in Pennsylvania, Charlotte, Connecticut, LA and with the last 3 or so working in NYC. I spent a fair amount of time traveling domestically and internationally with most of my trips to Asia, Europe and Central America. I got tired of the corporate life and the 4 hour daily commute into Manhattan in 2007. I wanted something more fulfilling than a decent salary - specifically, I wanted to make a difference. In early 2008 I decided to quit my job at MovieStar, an apparel company based in Manhattan. My plan was to leave MovieSar during the early summer of 2008 and move south where I had family and had teaching credentials(25 years earlier). I hoped to secure a teaching position in Greenville that fall. We moved to Greenville, SC the summer of 2008. A principal of a Charter school that I met through a friend took a chance on hiring me without any certification or recent experience in the classroom. It had been 25 years since I had last taught, so he helped me get certified and showed me how a good school is managed - this charter school was one of the best in the state. He was a wonderful leader, a great mentor and really took an interest in getting me into education. The job was amazing and I taught there for 5 years, but we decided to follow our daughter to Charleston where she would be running cross country for the Citadel. I had no luck finding a job in a charter school in Charleston, in spite of many connections, there just were NOT any openings. I decided to make a change and accepted a position with a small private school that was just getting started. I am now in my 10th year teaching and coaching at Crown Leadership Academy. It has easily been the best 10 years of my life. I have also stayed involved with Public Charter schools including assisting in the launching of a couple of other charter schools as well as serving on the board of another charter school.

Richard Thaler Board Treasurer Richard Thaler is a managing partner at Lieutenant Island Partners, where he has grown businesses, provided financial advice, and guided investment decisions throughout the United States and overseas. He has 40 years of experience and has been used to advise various corporate and nonprofit boards. Mr. Thaler has also handled and advised others on acquisitions, sales, and divestitures. Mr. Thaler came to this role after a long career as the Vice Chairman of Industrials and Corporate Finance at Deutsche Bank Securities and other banks before that. Mr. Thaler has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.

Todd Senf Board Member Todd Senf is the Director of Development for SynergyVet LLC. In his free time, Mr. Senf is active in his church, St. Andrews, and volunteers with One80 Place, a non-profit organization that works to end and prevent homelessness in Charleston.