Professional Bio
Wilma J Moore was born in Spartanburg, SC to Mr. and Mrs. Feman Harold Jackson. She is the second of four children born to this union. She moved with her family to the Highland Community in the early 1970s, attending Cleveland Junior High School and later graduated from Spartanburg High School. After high school, she attended Wofford College but soon dropped out. She is continuing her education at Spartanburg Community College pursuing a degree in Public Health. Wilma is a Certified Community Health Worker graduating in 2020. She serves on the Advisory Committee for the newly formed Community Health Alignment Initiative and as State Ambassador for the SC CHW Association in Columbia, SC.
She is the proud mom of two beautiful children and has a 2-year-old grandson, Kace McCreary-Means, who is an absolute joy.
Wilma works as the Highland Community Outreach Advocate for the United Way at the Bethlehem Center, in her neighborhood. She serves on the Women’s Usher Board Ministry and the Senior Women's Missionary Society of MMBC. She is the Interim Chair of the Highland Community Development Corporation and the secretary of the HNA Executive Board. She is also a member of the Highland Leadership Team working with the Highland Transformation Committee in developing and implementing the Highland Transformation Plan.
Wilma graduated from the Grassroots Leadership Development Institute and the Spartanburg Leadership Academy. She graduated from the Spartanburg City and County Citizen’s Academy in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Wilma also works with the SE CHW Network on the planning committee.
She serves on the Live Healthy Spartanburg Steering Committee, as an advisor with Wholespire of the Spartanburg Food Coalition, and is a member of the Movement 2030 Advisory Board. She serves on Spartanburg Housing’s Family Self-Sufficiency Committee working to move young families to self-sufficiency.
She is the proud mom of two beautiful children and has a 2-year-old grandson, Kace McCreary-Means, who is an absolute joy.
Wilma works as the Highland Community Outreach Advocate for the United Way at the Bethlehem Center, in her neighborhood. She serves on the Women’s Usher Board Ministry and the Senior Women's Missionary Society of MMBC. She is the Interim Chair of the Highland Community Development Corporation and the secretary of the HNA Executive Board. She is also a member of the Highland Leadership Team working with the Highland Transformation Committee in developing and implementing the Highland Transformation Plan.
Wilma graduated from the Grassroots Leadership Development Institute and the Spartanburg Leadership Academy. She graduated from the Spartanburg City and County Citizen’s Academy in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Wilma also works with the SE CHW Network on the planning committee.
She serves on the Live Healthy Spartanburg Steering Committee, as an advisor with Wholespire of the Spartanburg Food Coalition, and is a member of the Movement 2030 Advisory Board. She serves on Spartanburg Housing’s Family Self-Sufficiency Committee working to move young families to self-sufficiency.
Organization
United Way of the Piedmont
CHW Member
Awards:
2020 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Engagement and Comm
2020 Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Black Girl's R
Volunteer Work:
Poll Clerk with the Spartanburg Election Commission
United Way of the Piedmont Volunteer
MMBC Women's Usher Board
The Bethlehem Center Volunteer