About Us

Our Story: Taking Care of Our Own, Then Yours

Elevate began as the people keeping the lights on for a family of companies that build and run schools, communities and businesses across the Southeast. Today we bring that same team and that same care to companies and schools outside our family.

Our story

We Started by Taking Care of Our Own

Some weeks that meant closing the books for a construction company on a Friday and running payroll for a brand new charter school on Monday. Other weeks it meant helping a first-year school leader get ready for a board meeting, or making sure a growing company had a clear set of numbers to take to the bank.

Doing that work up close taught us what leaders actually need: someone who picks up, knows the history and gets it right the first time.

Our Values: How We Show Up for You

We learn your people, your calendar and what keeps you up at night before we touch a spreadsheet. The numbers mean more when we know the story behind them.

Who we serve

Our Partners, Built on Trust

3 years

True North Companies

Development, construction and real estate

2 years

True Places

Mixed-use and intergenerational communities

2 years

TNK12

School development across South Carolina

Since 2026

Belton Preparatory Academy

Public charter school, Belton, SC

Meet the Team

Joseph Fawole

President

Matthew Knowles

Financial Analyst

Amanda C. Tucker

Director of Education & Workforce Development

Marc Davis

Chief Financial Officer

Anita Russell

Vice President of Finance

Vicki Provencher

Controller

Will McDonald

Education Facilities Director

Lynette Tucker

Director of Enrollment & Partnerships