The Leap Frog Program is operated daily by one staff member with strategic oversight from an advisory board. The board is composed of volunteer community members who serve three-year terms. Board members meet monthly, August through May.
Staff
Whitney Sweeney, Executive Director
Whitney Sweeney joined the Leap Frog Program in August 2021. Whitney is responsible for the management and general functions of the program as a whole. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a degree in Integrated Marketing Communications. Whitney lives in Oxford with her husband, Tyler, their baby boy Ralston, and their dog, Milly.
Board of Directors
The advisory board meets monthly during the academic school year.
Maggie Middleton, President and Board Treasurer
Maggie is an attorney working in public health policy. Originally from Lula, MS, Maggie is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, a cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi’s School of Law, and a summa cum laude graduate of the Master of Public Administration program at the University of Georgia. Maggie is also a former Leap Frog employee, having served as Lafayette Site Director during her senior year of college after volunteering throughout her college career. Maggie lives in Oxford with her husband Will Bryant and their daughter, Alice.
Board member since 2022
Molly Adams, Board Member
Kristin Sparks, Board Member
Kristin Sparks joined the Leap Frog Program in 2022 after first supporting the organization as a student volunteer for two years while attending the University of Mississippi two decades earlier. A registered nurse by training, she is committed to using her free time outside of work to advance the Leap Frog Program’s mission of improving literacy by helping children in first through third grade enhance their reading skills. As a board member, she helps organize community events and supports fundraising efforts to expand the program’s reach and impact. Outside of her work and volunteering, Kristin focuses on spending quality time with friends and family which includes extra time spoiling her pets.
Jon-Michael Wimberly, Board Member