Andrea McCoy

State Chair
Congressional District 6

Andrea McCoy holds a bachelor's from the University of South Carolina and a certificate in nonprofit management from Winthrop University. She is a life-long South Carolinian who was born and raised in Florence and moved to Columbia for college where she met her husband, Stephfon.

Andrea has been a member of the Foster Care Review Board since 2015 and a member of the state board since 2017. She is a program manager with a global pharmaceutical company and owner of Innovative Solutions, LLC.

In addition to the SC Foster Care Review Board, Andrea serves as chairperson for the Midlands Technical College Office Systems Advisory Board as well as a member of the Human Rights Committee of Sevita (formerly S.C. Mentor). Andrea has repeatedly been recognized for her community service with awards and accolades; however, the experiences that she is most proud of are serving as a project manager for S.C. Dental Access Days, where more than 1,500 patients received over $500,000 worth of dental care in two days, and managing the We Are The Village project, resulting in Christmas gifts for over 400 kinship care and homeless families in the Midlands area.

She enjoys gardening, traveling, solving puzzles and visiting museums. Andrea and Stephfon are the proud parents of one child, a daughter, Dr. Alexis McCoy of Dallas, Texas.

George Jones

Congressional District 3

George Jones was born and raised in Saluda, SC. After graduating Saluda High School, he enlisted in the United Sates Army. He retired from the military after serving 23 years, he held the rank of Sergeant First Class.

George has resided in Greenwood county for 50 years. After retirement he became employed with Lander University where he served as a CDL trainer and bus driver for the athletic department. He is very active in his community and the surrounding areas.

Before becoming a board member for the FCRB, he was a foster parent for eight years to many children and also became an adoptive parent. George is very compassionate and dedicated to volunteer work. From 2001-2016 he served as the vice chair for the Greenwood County Library Board of Trustees. In 2014, he became the volunteer driver for The Safe Haven After School Program with the Community Initiative Center in Greenwood.

George is the chairman of economic development within the Greenwood chapter of the NAACP. He has been an active FCRB member for the past 25 years and became a state board member in 2021 and is currently volunteering at the Greenwood county solicitor’s office in the Pre- Trial Intervention Arbitrator Division since 2011. George was awarded “Father of the Year” Award in 2009 by the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

He attends church services and is an avid donor to and supporter of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church which is located on the campus of Connie Maxwell Campus. He has raised four girls (Angela, Zena, Shonda, and Sakari) along with one son George in Greenwood county. Last but not least, his favorite quote is “God has brought me thus far not to leave me now!”

Jane W. Daniel

Congressional District 4

Jane Daniel earned her bachelor's and master's in education from Georgia State University. She is a Certified Victim Assistance Specialist. Jane was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where she taught for seven years before moving to Taylors, then Greer, SC, when her husband took a job with Michelin North America. They have resided in the upstate for 44 years.

Jane taught in Greer for one more year before going into the nonprofit field, where she worked for 29 years,retiring in 2017. Her jobs have included: director of volunteer services for the Shelter for Battered Women; director of the Family Violence Intervention Program for Compass of Carolina; development and fundraising director for the Phoenix Center (the Alcohol & Drug Abuse agency in the Upstate); director of donor relations and major gifts for Harvest Hope Food Bank; director of legislative affairs for Donate Life South Carolina; and executive director of the S.C. Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation.

She has served her state by volunteering on numerous local and state boards and commissions. She is blessed to have been married for 46 years to her wonderful husband, John. Her service on the local FCRB in the Upstate has lasted over 30 years, and she is currently representing the 4th Congressional District on the FCRB State Board for the second time. She was a founding member of The Heart Gallery Foundation Board of Directors.

Jane and John have two children. Their daughter, Beth, is currently employed by Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, GA, in its music ministry. Their son, Scott, is the Senior Pastor at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. They are blessed to have nine amazing grandchildren. They attend First Presbyterian Church in downtown Greenville.

Mary Long

Congressional District 5

Mary Long earned a bachelor's in social work from Meredith College. She was born in Columbia and lived in several other states before returning to the south to attend college. Mary worked for DSS as a child protective services worker in VA and SC for 13 years.

After retiring early to care for her special needs son, Mary joined FCRB in 2010. Her local board (5E) was FCRB of the year in 2012 and Mary was FCRB volunteer of the year in 2020. Mary joined the state board in 2022. Mary is also a board member for the Family Resource Center (local Child Advocacy Center) in Kershaw County and was volunteer of the year in 2013.

Mary is an active member of Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church. She served as a volunteer for 14 years at Second Look Charities (non-profit thrift store which awards grants to local programs in need) in Camden before becoming the assistant manager in 2022.

Mary has been married to Joel for 33 years and has two sons and a new daughter-in-law, Storey. Doug is a nurse and currently in school at UAB to become a nurse anesthetist. John attends the day program at the local DDSN center and works at the local recycling center.

State Board Vacancies

The following seats on the State Board of Directors are currently open:

• Congressional District 1
• Congressional District 2
• Congressional District 7