Prior to joining WS/FCS, she served in various roles in the Guilford County Schools system for 21 years. She has also served as an adjunct instructor at her alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in the School of Education for the past 18 years. As a passionate educator, it has always been McMillian's mission to promote and empower students to reach his or her fullest potential and support other educators in creating inclusive and equitable learning environments.

Effie McMillian earned National Board Certification in 2004 in the area of Early Childhood Generalist and is proud to have been recognized at the Harris Teeter, Teacher of Excellence in 2008.  She graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She also earned a M.S.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a doctorate in Educational Leadership at High Point University.

Effie is a native of Clinton, NC and is a product of Sampson County Schools. She resides in Guilford County with her husband Scot, daughter Paige, and her two Cocker Spaniels, Cooper and HarleyQuinn.  

He taught Social Studies at the high school and middle school levels. He served Forsyth County as Chairperson of the Historic Resources Commission. He has appeared as a guest speaker at Winston-Salem State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University, North Carolina A&T, Salem College, and Forsyth Technical Community College. Mark is an accomplished facilitator/speaker nationally and regionally.  Prior to becoming an educator, Dr. Maxwell worked in multiple television markets as a weather anchor/reporter, including WXII and WFMY. Dr. Maxwell earned degrees in Social Sciences, Strategic Leadership and he has a PhD in Public Policy and Law from Walden University. His research was published in the Journal of Health and Human Services. Maxwell’s manta is: “Equity is not what you do, equity is who you are when it comes to meeting the individual needs of learners.”

Maxwell is a native of Wilmington, N.C. He is enthusiastic about traveling the world and he is an artist. Mark is married and has five sons adopted from North Carolina’s foster care system. His family shares their Forsyth County home with their Labrador mix, Otis and their Terrier mix, Ralph.