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Marc Murphy, LCSW
Marc began his tenure as the President/CEO of Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina on February 1, 2023.
Having begun his career in child welfare as a Teaching Parent in the cottages of Boys & Girls Homes in 1996, Marc then founded the organization's foster care program. He then moved to Michigan and served in leadership roles at Bethany Christian Services, Northern Family Intervention Services, and Camps Leelanau and Kohahna Foundation. Marc returned to the state of North Carolina to serve as Director of Implementation and Staff Engagement for Children's Hope Alliance in Barium Springs, NC - his most recent position before coming home to BGHNC.
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marc is also a Board Member of the Teaching Family Association - an evidence-based model of care that is widely used in the industry.
Marc and his wife have two young adult children and are excited to have been given the opportunity to return to Lake Waccamaw.
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Chief Campus-Based Services Officer & Superintendent for Thomas Academy Charter School
Glen Locklear
Glen Locklear comes to Boys & Girls Homes armed with more than 30 years of teaching, coaching and administrative experience at all levels of schools across North Carolina. Prior to his retirement from New Hanover County School in 2024, Glen was Assistant Principal at Eugene Ashley High School, a founding Principal at J.C. Rowe Center, an alternative school known for innovations in student achievement and Director of Student Safety for New Hanover County Schools. He was voted Principal of the Year in 2019-2020 for New Hanover County Schools. Glen is looking forward to his next adventure managing all BGHNC Residential Programs, Solomon Assessment Center, Clinical Services and Thomas Academy.
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Donna Yalch
Donna Yalch oversees BGHNC's Foster Care and Foster-to-Adopt programs, Carolyn's Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center and the growing Success Coach and Intensive In-Home programs.
She is from West Virginia and graduated with a BSW from West Virginia University (WVU).Donna was a seasoned social worker with DSS in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and in Mecklenburg, New Hanover and Brunswick counties in North Carolina.Donna has been married for 30 years, and they have 3 kids and 1 grandchild. At BGHNC, Donna started as a Foster Care Consultant in 2001 and grew many programs at the agency from there. In 2010, Donna opened the Lake House program for teen moms and their babies so pregnant teens or teen moms would not be separated from their children when they came into care.She's also been the facilitator of FAR (foster, adoption and residential) meetings with Benchmarks, a statewide organization that brings together private child placing agencies.Since 2017, Donna developed a program that would work with families after the children were reunified after being in Foster Care. In partnership with Catawba County and through a Duke Endowment grant, Donna added the Success Coach program to BGHNC's programs of care. In 2022, BGHNC was awarded a contract for Success Coach in Southeastern North Carolina, one of only three agencies in the state on the contract.In 2019, Carolyn's Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center opened to help children who have disclosed physical or sexual abuse and neglect. The CAC became nationally accredited in 2024.In 2024, Donna launched BGHNC's most recent program -- Intensive In-Home Services -- focused on mental health care for reunified or newly adopted children and their families. -
Pamela Young-Jacobs
Pamela Young-Jacobs leads the Development Team while strengthening donor engagement, expanding mission-driven programs, forging new business relationships, supporting existing civic club connections, and ensuring the organization’s long-term sustainability. Pamela brings more than 25 years of innovative experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising and program development. She has been recognized for her ability to build partnerships, secure grant funding, and create innovative opportunities for youth, families and small businesses. Pamela’s career is rooted in servant leadership and a passion for empowering underserved communities to thrive. She is also the first female Assistant Chief of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe.
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Erica Hughes
Erica Hughes has been named Chief Financial Officer of Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina. Prior to joining Boys & Girls Homes, Erica built a career spanning more than 15 years in accounting and finance, with much of her experience focused on auditing governmental and nonprofit organizations. Her extensive financial background and experience in the nonprofit sector provide a strong foundation for her new role, where Erica will oversee the organization’s financial operations and support its financial strength and long-term sustainability.Erica joined Boys & Girls Homes earlier this year as Director of Community Engagement, where she has worked closely with civic clubs, community organizations, donors and other partners across the organization’s broad network of supporters. The relationships developed during her time in the role have given her a unique perspective on both the mission of Boys & Girls Homes and the important role these partnerships play in supporting the children and families the organization serves.“Serving as Director of Community Engagement has given me the opportunity to see firsthand the incredible commitment of the people and organizations who believe in our mission and invest in the children we serve," she said. "I’m grateful for the way God has guided my path and for the opportunity to bring my accounting and financial experience to a mission that means so much to me. The relationships and connections built along the way have made my time at Boys & Girls Homes especially meaningful, and I’m excited for this next chapter of service to the organization.” -
John Cobb
John serves as our Chief Innovation & Safety Officer. He has served BGHNC since 2005 in multiple positions including Director of Pastoral Care, Sanctuary Site Coordinator, and Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Manager. He helped our organization achieve national certification in Trauma Informed Care and has played an instrumental role in organizational accreditation through COA. He is a graduate of Erskine College with a BA in Christian Education and holds a Master of Divinity with Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In his free time, John and his wife love spoiling their grandchild and watching Clemson football.
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Amanda Formyduval
Human Resources is truly Amanda Formyduval's passion. Taking HR classes at Mount Olive College and later completing her graduate degree in HR at Western Carolina University inspired Amanda to pursue HR as her life’s career and passion. While working at Southeastern Community College, Amanda was able to put her passion into action. Then the mission of BGHNC spoke to her heart.
“I see a lot of opportunity here at BGHNC and opportunities for helping people here develop professionally, building processes, and creating ways to boost employee morale,” she said.
