Contact Us

Better Basics
211 Summit Parkway, Suite 108
Birmingham, AL 35209

Phone: (205) 944-2928

Toll-Free: (877) 957-READ

Fax: (205) 945-8159

Administration

Karen Kapp, Executive Director
Ext. 305
kkapp@betterbasics.org

Melissa Niven, Operations Director
Ext. 311
melissa@betterbasics.org

Debbie Dziedzic, Finance Director
Ext. 304
ddziedzic@betterbasics.org

Sherri Blank, Director of Development & Public Relations
Ext. 302
sblank@betterbasics.org

Valerie Eades, Administrative Assistant III
Ext. 303
veades@betterbasics.org

Tomeka Turner, Assistant to the Executive Director
Ext. 330
tturner@betterbasics.org

Candace Caldwell, Administrative Assistant I
Ext. 300
ccaldwell@betterbasics.org

Programs

Joan Purcell, Programs Executive
Ext. 316
jpurcell@betterbasics.org

Kathleen Drake, Volunteer Coordinator
Ext. 323
volunteer@betterbasics.org

HOPE Community Learning Centers

LaTasha Nix, Program Administrator
Ext. 306
hopeadmin@betterbasics.or

India Cunningham, Program Coordinator
Ext. 308
iallen@betterbasics.org

Intervention

Carole Bonner, Intervention Coordinator
Ext. 314
cbonner@betterbasics.org

Queen Martin, Intervention Coordinator
Ext. 315
qmartin@betterbasics.org

Linda Waldrup, Intervention Coordinator
Ext. 313
lwaldrup@betterbasics.org

Enrichment

Scottie Vickery, Enrichment Director
Ext. 307
svickery@betterbasics.org

Elsie Alexander, Enrichment Coordinator
Ext. 328
ealexander@betterbasics.org

Harriet Doss, Enrichment Coordinator
Ext. 310
hdoss@betterbasics.org

Cristal Franklin, Enrichment Coordinator
Ext. 309
cfranklin@betterbasics.org

Margaret Henricks, Enrichment Coordinator
Ext. 309
mhenricks@betterbasics.org

Melissa Baty, Enrichment Coordinator (Schoolwide Enrichment)
Ext. 329
enrichasst@betterbasics.org