Betty Blanton Educational Office
Professional of the Year Award
SCAEOP affiliates may nominate a SCAEOP member based on their personal and professional accomplishments, membership activities, and contributions to education. The Betty Blanton Office Professional of the Year is presented to the membership at the annual conference each year.
Office Professional of the Year
Kim Glaze, CEOE, Berkeley County
Mrs. Kimberly Sims Glaze, daughter of a former Berkeley County School District educator, is a lifelong resident of Pineville, South Carolina. She is a 1987 Graduate of South Carolina State University where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing.
After graduation, she returned to Berkeley County where she was employed with the Berkeley County Clerk of Court and Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. In 2001, she embarked on a new professional opportunity with the Berkeley County School District. She served as an assistant to several coordinators and directors at the district level. She is currently the Administrative Assistant to the Senior Associate Superintendent of Operations and Administration, which is comprised of the District Transportation Department, Nursing Services, Student Services and the Safety and Security Department.
Kimberly has been very active in her community and the area schools to which she has served as an officer in the PTA/PTO at St. Stephen Elementary and St. Stephen Middle Schools; School Improvement Council chairperson at Timberland High School; a Timberland High School Band Booster Club member and president of Timberland High School Athletic Booster Club. She also served on the Superintendent’s Support Advisory Board; Secretary for the Supervisory Committee of the Berkeley County Federal Credit Union; Parliamentarian for Redeemer Empowerment Community Outreach 501c3 organization; Co-Chair for the BCSD Trident United Way Campaign; former President Elect of the Berkeley County Association of Educational Office Professionals (BCAEOP); and served as the Parliamentarian/District 9 Liaison/By-law Committee member for the South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (SCAEOP).
Her professional memberships include the South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals and the National Association of Educational Office Professionals. Membership in these valuable Associations have afforded her professional development and networking opportunities. After attending state conferences and regional meetings, she realized the potential of this valuable resource, which fueled her desire to assist with the establishment of a local affiliation to encourage the professional growth of her colleagues in the school district. She accomplished this goal. Not only was she a co-founder of BCAEOP, but she completed the Professional Standards Program and obtained the distinction of Certified Educational Office Employee (CEOE) during the inaugural year and mentored three other members to obtain the same distinction in under 3 years.
Kimberly often serves as a mentor/motivation speaker to student groups and women’s groups. Always focusing on self-empowerment, overcoming life’s obstacles and meeting challenges.
She is an active member of Redeemer R.E. Church where she serves as the Church Administrative Assistant, secretary of the Vestry Board, chairperson of the REC Youth Development Committee, director/advisor of the Voices of Praise Youth Choir, Hospitality Committee member and a member of the Redeemer Inspirational Choir.
Kimberly is married to the love of her life and college sweetheart, Charles Glaze and the blessed mother of three adult children; Brendan, Christian, and Ahja. She is also the proud grandmother of her little angel, Ziya Charlee Glaze and recently gained a new daughter-in-law, Erin Glaze.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family, graphic design, event planning and singing. She lives by Her life is devoted to God, her family, and her faith, all in that order; and her true mission in life is to be of service. She lives to be a blessing to others
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”
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Mrs. Kimberly Sims Glaze, daughter of a former Berkeley County School District educator, is a lifelong resident of Pineville, South Carolina. She is a 1987 Graduate of South Carolina State University where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing.
After graduation, she returned to Berkeley County where she was employed with the Berkeley County Clerk of Court and Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. In 2001, she embarked on a new professional opportunity with the Berkeley County School District. She served as an assistant to several coordinators and directors at the district level. She is currently the Administrative Assistant to the Senior Associate Superintendent of Operations and Administration, which is comprised of the District Transportation Department, Nursing Services, Student Services and the Safety and Security Department.
Kimberly has been very active in her community and the area schools to which she has served as an officer in the PTA/PTO at St. Stephen Elementary and St. Stephen Middle Schools; School Improvement Council chairperson at Timberland High School; a Timberland High School Band Booster Club member and president of Timberland High School Athletic Booster Club. She also served on the Superintendent’s Support Advisory Board; Secretary for the Supervisory Committee of the Berkeley County Federal Credit Union; Parliamentarian for Redeemer Empowerment Community Outreach 501c3 organization; Co-Chair for the BCSD Trident United Way Campaign; former President Elect of the Berkeley County Association of Educational Office Professionals (BCAEOP); and served as the Parliamentarian/District 9 Liaison/By-law Committee member for the South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (SCAEOP).
Her professional memberships include the South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals and the National Association of Educational Office Professionals. Membership in these valuable Associations have afforded her professional development and networking opportunities. After attending state conferences and regional meetings, she realized the potential of this valuable resource, which fueled her desire to assist with the establishment of a local affiliation to encourage the professional growth of her colleagues in the school district. She accomplished this goal. Not only was she a co-founder of BCAEOP, but she completed the Professional Standards Program and obtained the distinction of Certified Educational Office Employee (CEOE) during the inaugural year and mentored three other members to obtain the same distinction in under 3 years.
Kimberly often serves as a mentor/motivation speaker to student groups and women’s groups. Always focusing on self-empowerment, overcoming life’s obstacles and meeting challenges.
She is an active member of Redeemer R.E. Church where she serves as the Church Administrative Assistant, secretary of the Vestry Board, chairperson of the REC Youth Development Committee, director/advisor of the Voices of Praise Youth Choir, Hospitality Committee member and a member of the Redeemer Inspirational Choir.
Kimberly is married to the love of her life and college sweetheart, Charles Glaze and the blessed mother of three adult children; Brendan, Christian, and Ahja. She is also the proud grandmother of her little angel, Ziya Charlee Glaze and recently gained a new daughter-in-law, Erin Glaze.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family, graphic design, event planning and singing. She lives by Her life is devoted to God, her family, and her faith, all in that order; and her true mission in life is to be of service. She lives to be a blessing to others
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”
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Contact Tammy Wilson scaeoparea8director@gmail.com