Our Staff

Angela Caraway

Executive Director

Angela is the founder/executive director of The Caraway Foundation since its inception in 2007. Angela has over 25 years working in the nonprofit industry by working with several nonprofits in Washington, DC. When Angela moved back to North Carolina in 2003, she had a strong desire to do more for her community. Though it took four years for Angela to create the Foundation, she knew that she had to do more. Through the connections she has obtained over the years, Angela leveraged those connections and have created several opportunities for the community and for others to donate their time, talent, and treasure. Angela continues to find new ways to raise money to support The Caraway Foundation and its programs.

Kendra Buchanon

Operations Manager

Kendra has ALWAYS had a love for children and one day she decided to open an in-home day care facility. With such a strong love for kids, it was a natural fit to have her be part of the team. Kendra brings many years of customer service and professionalism towards the youth that we serve and to their parents. With over 20+ years of caring for kids, Kendra knows what it takes to keep them calm, positive, and encouraged.

Kelly Holcombe

Digital Navigator for the NCDIT Digital Champion Grant

I am Kelly Holcombe, the Digital Navigator for the NCDIT Digital Champion Grant that The Caraway Foundation received. Through this grant, I am responsible for setting up computer labs throughout Anson County for the next two years. I will accomplish this by working with different organizations. In addition to the computer labs, we will have basic computer skills classes for seniors and unemployed individuals. Our goal is to help the residents of Anson County to become more knowledgeable of new technology and comfortable using it.

Fun Fact: I married my high school sweetheart in 2018 and we have 2 beautiful children – an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son.

Sarah Burns

Director, Outreach

A retired educator with over 40 years experience, Sarah knows exactly how to relate to our youth and their parents. As the Director of Outreach, Sarah works directly with the school system to identify students who need our services – specifically our refurbished computer award. She oversees a program that provides a refurbished computer to any household that has at least one 3rd grader and does not have a working computer. Since inception of this program, The Caraway Foundation, through the supervision of Sarah, she has assisted over 500+ households with a computer. This program is very important to Sarah and she has grown it to be one of the top programs in the community.

Tish Womack

Project Director

I am Tish Womack, the Project Director for The Caraway Foundation. I am currently overseeing the “Anson County Alliance for Healthier Living”(ACAHL), a 4-year program in partnership with NC CEAL and UNC-Chapel Hill.

We’re on a mission to reduce food inequity in Anson County by providing participants who have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses access to healthy foods and produce. This will also include a variety supply of “Good Bowls” created by Equiti Foods.

Participants will benefit from personalized dietary counseling, cooking demonstrations, tasting classes, and information on exercise opportunities.

The program will soon be hiring Community Health Advisors to work closely with the selected 100 participants over the next four years. Additionally, we will be opening positions for commercial kitchen staff and seeking partnerships with local farmers.

Fun Fact: I’m a mom to two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and a new grandmother! I also love playing tennis, and Hello Kitty has been a favorite since childhood.