Katrina Carpenter is the Founder and Executive Director of Jean’s Angels, a community-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the underserved youth, single-parent homes, and nursing homes of Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston Counties.
Through mentoring, scholarships, college preparatory workshops, and college campus tours, Jean’s Angels has been making a positive difference in the lives of Lowcountry individuals since 2015. Raised in Cross, South Carolina, Katrina attended elementary and high school in the area and participated in community programs throughout the city.
She was raised in a household where education was very important and taught to be influential; after graduating from high school, she obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, a BS in Business Administration from Limestone College, and completed her Masters of Business Administration from Strayer University.
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