Lowcountry leadership

  • Jim Wentworth

    Jim Wentworth, Chief executive officer

    Jim Wentworth joined The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry as CEO in 2022 after a successful, 24-year career in the pharmaceutical industry working for world renowned Sanofi and Cipla Theraputics where he served as the Vice President, Head of Sales and Vice President, Head of US Market Access. He received a BA in retail and marketing from Syracuse University where he was on a football scholarship. Jim grew up in Woburn, Massachusetts, and spent his childhood as a Boys & Girls Club member.

  • DeLauren Brown, Chief Operation officer

    DeLauren is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry. She is a native of Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in Sociology and a minor in Criminal Justice. She has more than 13 years in the Boys & Girls Club movement and has enjoyed every role she held. From Youth Development Professional to Area Director, DeLauren has built and led diverse teams, collaborated with local and state governments and partnered with community organizations to achieve outcomes and improve the lives of young people. In this current role, DeLauren will oversee all direct service models for the organization including quality of programs, relationships with community stakeholders and the implementation of the organization’s long-term growth plans. DeLauren has a strong passion for serving others and is honored to be a part of an organization that is making such a difference in the Lowcountry.

  • Angie Evangelista

    Angie Evangelista, Director of Human Resources

    Angie is currently the Human Resources Manager of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Mass Communications from the University of Saint La Salle, Bacolod, Philippines. Angie has over 20 years of professional experience in the Hospitality Industry which includes, Hotel operations, Customer Service, Sales & Event Management, Accounting, Human Resources and Payroll. Angie is responsible for the overall management of the office including human resources, payroll, employee benefits, and overall accounting management.

  • Molly Hornbeak, Executive Director: Bluffton

    Molly is the Director of Resource Development and Executive Director of the Bluffton Club. She has been with the Boys & Girls Club for 26 years and watched over 6,000 youth come through its doors. During her time, she has witness tremendous change and transformation. As she says, she witnessed the Club go from “rags to riches as we relocated from 11 dilapidated mobile home trailers to a multi-million dollar facility with state-of-the-art technology and more!”

    Molly was previously with the Hertz Corporation, a manager of her own night Club, and served as a manager for a fire/water restoration company and medical center. It wasn’t until her position with Cradle-N-All and Planned Parenthood that her passion to counsel youth and teens really came into light.

    Molly was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school, I attended Oklahoma University, Metro Technical College, and Central State University, majoring in Accounting and Business.

    Molly is an advocate for all Club members that she calls “BabyBoys” and “BabyGirls. She is thankful for all the angels sent to assist us in our mission. Molly is blessed with her family. She has a son and grand-daughter and a daughter and her husband and 2 more granddaughters that she cherishes deeply.

  • Kim Likins, Executive Director: Hilton Head

    Kim has served as the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island for the past thirteen years. In 2019, the Club received the coveted Hilton Head Island / Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Organization of the Year award. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Kim spent 20 years in management and executive sales for a fortune 100 Healthcare Company.

    As Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island, Kim oversees the organization’s operations and leads its fundraising efforts. During her tenure, the Club launched the First Tee - Lowcountry and raised 1.5M in capital funds to build its facility adjacent to the BCG Clubhouse. She also worked with the Club’s Board of Directors to raise $2.5M in a Capital Campaign for facility upgrades and to secure $200K in Community Development Block Grant funds for an outdoor pavilion. She is honored to serve the Hilton Head Island community through her work at the Boys & Girls Club.

  • Kim Sullivan

    Kimberly Sullivan, Executive Director: Northern Beaufort County Clubs

    Kimberly is currently the Area Director of Resource Development for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry. She is responsible for developing and implementing plans that provide the organization the necessary resources to achieve strategic goals. Kimberly works directly in the area of grant writing, fundraising and donor cultivation, management of development staff and interns, implementation of best practices and directing individual and institutional giving.

    Kimberly works closely with individuals and companies, workplace campaign coordinators, campaign chairs and committees, state and local officials and volunteers to develop necessary and desired relationships and resources for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry.

  • Jaala Miller, Bluffton Unit Director

    Jaala Miller was raised in the Lowcountry and with over 25 years in the BGC movement through being a Youth Development Professional, Teen Director, Program Director and currently the Unit Director, it is Jaala's passion to serve the youth in her community. Jaala is responsible for building the Professional Youth Developers who impact the lives of the club members and ensure that the 3 priority outcomes (Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles and Good Character and Citizenship) are met through the club programs. Jaala has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Liberal Studies from the University of South Carolina and has a double Master's degree in Education and Organizational Management from Ashford University.

  • Pam Castle

    Pam Castle, director of community and program development

    Pamela is currently Director of Community and Program Engagement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Psychology from the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Pamela has been with the Boys & Girls Clubs organization for over six years. Pamela is responsible for developing relationships with volunteers and community organizations, along with overseeing the engagement of school partnerships, providing direction and support for the development of services to our members and staff development/training.

  • Anne Littlejohn

    Anne Littlejohn, Database manager

    Anne is currently the Database Specialist for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, located in Bluffton, South Carolina. She joined our leadership team in 2013. Anne manages our database/data maintaining and assuring the accuracy and consistency of the data for 7 Boys & Girls Clubs. She generates all types of reports that assist company fundraisers and board members.

    Other specialties include: security and record retention of the database, gift processing, tax statements and all other reporting.

our board

Our 2024 Board of Directors for The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry includes:

  • President, Joe Hudson 

  • Vice President, Mollie Sandman

  • Secretary, Charlotte Hoffman

  • Treasurer, Bruce Andrews 

  • Doug Bolton

  • Jack Crowley

  • Karen Chamberlain

  • Susan Henderson

  • Doug Pace

  • Robin Price

  • Tom Weisenbach