Meet Our Founder

Lasharee Rogers

An industry expert with more than 20 years of successful experience working with children and families, Lasharee Rogers has a proven ability to create developmental environments where children are not only holistically cared for, but the entire family unit is strengthened and empowered for long–term success.

Having a great mix of strong business acumen, passion for the education and development of children, program development, and strategic implementation, has allowed Lasharee Rogers to stand at the forefront of the child care industry as the founder and Director of Upper Room Kids Academy (5–Star facility located in Concord NC) and the founder and Outreach Director of Upper Room Ministries of NC (Nonprofit organization in Concord NC). This has allowed her the opportunity to become very skilled in governmental regulatory compliance, operational efficiency best practices, professional development training, and multi–channel communication strategies.

Lasharee began her career as an educator in 1999, working for the New York City Board of Education as an elementary and middle school teacher. After eight successful years in the classroom, she transitioned to Concord, NC and founded Upper Room Kids Child Development Center. Always concerned about the education of others, Lasharee also worked as an adjunct instructor for Early Childhood Education Leadership Development at Rowan Cabarrus Community College from 2008 to 2011.

She has also answered the call to ministry, and has served as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for both her personal ministry as well as ministries within the Concord and Charlotte area. In this role, not only was she a licensed minister, but she oversaw the operations, strategic planning, and overall development of the children’s ministry, youth and young adult ministry, and all affiliated life groups. Lasharee resides in Concord, NC, where she is a loving mother of three, and grandmother of two. Her love and passion for the development of children and families, only falls second to her unwavering commitment to her family.

Lasharee has also made a commitment to serving children and families internationally. She has been privileged to travel to Kenya, Israel, South Africa, and El Salvador. Lasharee plans to continue her efforts in supporting both her community locally as well as those in need internationally.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Hunter College, New York, NY; Masters of Arts Degree in Education from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY; Masters of Science Degree in Divinity/Christian Education from Hood Seminary, Salisbury, NC; and is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Philosophy –Public policy/Nonprofit Management andLeadership from Walden University, Baltimore, MD

Meet The Team

Don Holloman, CEO

Mr. Holloman is Chief Executive Officer of Cabarrus Rowan Community Healthcare Centers, Inc. CRCHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center, that provides comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services to over 10,000 patients with 30,000 patient visits in Cabarrus and Rowan Counties in NC.

Mr. Holloman reports directly to the Governing Board and is responsible for the overall direction of the Federally Qualified health center. Mr. Holloman has a passion for, and goal of, ensuring the uninsured and underinsured citizens of Cabarrus and Rowan Counties, have access to affordable, quality healthcare and believes no one should be made to sacrifice their health due to lack of finances and/or accessibility; he’s able to realize his goal by ensuring CRCHC functions as a major Safety Net Provider in the region and by implementing innovative and sound strategy development.  Mr. Holloman is currently striving to grow the organization to provide a wider range of services to a greater number of people in Cabarrus and Rowan counties. CRCHC’s services now include dental, behavioral health and primary care services for our migrant and homeless population.

Mr. Holloman holds a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration and a Master’s in Education from Tennessee State University and hold certifications in Healthcare Management and Tax Accounting.

Vicie Moran, CFO

Vicie L. Moran, CPA, CIA, CFE is a Business Unit Risk & Controls Manager at TIAA (tiaa.org), a Fortune 100 financial services and manages her own CPA firm, Moran & Associates, CPAs.  She has been employed at TIAA since 2008 and managing Moran & Associates since 2010.

After completing her Bachelor’s and Master’s Accounting degrees at Auburn University and Samford University, Vicie’s strong relationship building skills, business acumen, along with governance, risk and compliance skills, lead her into a career that includes monitoring and communicating emerging risks and regulations, providing strategic direction for actionable cross-functional changes, driving and influencing cultural change to ensure a sustainable regulatory compliance environment.

 While at TIAA, Vicie also engages and encourages women across TIAA as the co-lead of the Charlotte Advance Women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG).  She’s also an active participant on the Culture Action Committee, helping to drive engagement and employee satisfaction across the organization.  Outside of TIAA, Vicie volunteers with the local Charlotte Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) as a member of the Academic Committee and is on the Women’s leadership team at her local church, Cfa in Concord, NC.

 Vicie holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Project Management Professional (PMP).  

 Vicie also enjoys reading or listening to audiobooks, traveling, sampling coffees, and gardening while residing in Harrisburg, NC with her handsome husband and charismatic kids – Adrianna (5) and Cameron (3).

Jason Autry

Jason Autry has spent his entire adult life connecting with and helping people as a minister, counselor, speaker and educator. His career has included service on the leadership team of 5 different organizations and the 100,000-student university. He has communicated in the United States and abroad, led revitalization projects, built cross-functional teams, and advised leaders from companies like Honeywell, UPS, and Capital One Bank. In addition to serving as an Adjunct Professor of Religious Philosophy and Leadership, he is a communications and strategy consultant. Jason is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and he went on to earn two masters degrees. He and his wife, Bonnie have one daughter, Alivia and they live in Charlotte.

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