Allie Darby is a native of Charleston and lifelong supporter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston. After working as a high school counselor for the last 7 years, Allie has decided to pursue private clinical counseling. She earned her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Virginia and a masters degree in school counseling at The Citadel.

Amber Nyberg grew up in Jacksonville, Florida with her sister, who lives in the DC area, and two half brothers, who live in Stuttgart, Germany. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from Florida State University and has worked in the Charleston interior design market in a residential and commercial capacity. She currently works at Melcer Tile Company as the purchasing coordinator and builder sales representative associate.
Amber has lived in the Charleston area for the last seven years and quickly fell in love with Charleston’s charm. When she’s not working, you can find her exploring the streets of downtown, visiting the beach, or enjoying time spent with family and friends. She also enjoys running, yoga, and spoiling her 3 year old rescue puppy named Bronco.

Amie is a First Grade teacher at Ashley Hall School in downtown, Charleston. After graduating from The College of Charleston, she began her career teaching preschool in the Charleston area. She then moved to Telluride, Colorado where she taught preschool, but Charleston always seemed to call her back. Amie received her masters in Elementary Education and began her career at Ashley Hall, the only independent all-girls school in the state of South Carolina. Amie teamed up with two other colleagues and began the relationship with The Ronald McDonald House and the Lower School students. Since 2008, the Lower School has been involved with decorating the house to bring cheer to the staff and families, making sunshine cards for families and children, and cooking meals throughout the school year. She has enjoyed all of these special moments with her students, so she is honored to be a part of The Red Shoe Society.

Andrew Kraemer was born in New Jersey but moved to Charleston after college in 2009. He completed his post graduate work locally, receiving his MBA at The Citadel and his MHA from MUSC. Since that time he has worked in many different areas of Healthcare and currently works as a Senior Advisor at Impact Advisors. This role lets him see healthcare delivery first hand and he has been part of IT Strategy, IT Implementation, and Revenue Cycle consulting projects. Over the years, Andrew has had a strong desire to give back to the community and is thrilled to join and get involved with the Red Shoe Society. Andrew lives in Charleston with his girlfriend and enjoys golf, the outdoors,and traveling. 

Conor has been with Charlestowne Hotels for two years and is responsible for the development and implementation of marketing strategies to drive direct revenue for the portfolio. He also serves on the company’s philanthropy committee and in his free time enjoys travel, literature and playing with his dog Rush.

A Charleston native, Laura has many years of nonprofit experience. She is an alumna of Porter Gaud and Clemson University. She has previously worked as the Assistant Vice President for a leading national nonprofit fundraising firm.

She has always been a strong supporter of the Lowcountry’s nonprofits and enjoys working with people, helping raise money for their good causes and planning events.

Laura lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband and their two daughters.

Sara Kate Cooper grew up in Hickman, Kentucky.  She attended University of Kentucky and graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science.  At UK, Sara Kate was involved with the Lexington Ronald McDonald House through her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi.  She then moved to Chicago to work in the food industry creating new food products for The Kraft Heinz Company.  While in Chicago, she had the opportunity to run the Chicago Marathon for Team RMHC.  Sara Kate now works as a consultant helping food companies launch new products.  She lives in West Ashley with her husband, where they spend their time having dinner parties, fishing and enjoying the outdoors.

Originally from right outside of NYC, but raised in the South, Thomas came to Charleston to attend the College of Charleston in 2005 and fell in love with city. He works at BoomTown, one of the Red Shoe Society’s sponsors, and has been involved with the Ronald McDonald House since college. He is incredibly excited to be joining the board and looks forward to helping make a difference for the families we serve.