Who we are
Our Team
Joshua Breazeale
Executive Director
Joshua and his spouse Jessica have lived in Greenville since 2010. Their three children are students at JH Rose High School and EB Aycock Middle School. Joshua became the Executive Director for Parents for Public Schools of Pitt County in November 2022. Prior to working in that role he worked as a Teaching Assistant at South Greenville Elementary School for a year and a half and as a Minister of Education and Children at a local congregation for 12 years. In addition to his work with PPSPC Joshua works with Greenville Little League Baseball as the Public Address Announcer and Scorekeeper at Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park. Joshua and his family enjoy traveling including annual trips to the beach and cheering for the UNC Tar Heels.
Joshua’s first connection with PPS-PC was as a Community Conversation participant in the spring of 2022. He is a graduate of the PEP program as a participant during the 2022-2023 cohort. Public schools have always been a part of Joshua’s life as a public school student as well as several family members in multiple generations working as public school educators. In his role with PPSPC Joshua is able to continue to support and promote the importance of public education and to continue the work to secure a high quality public education for each child. With all of the challenges facing public education nationally and in particular in North Carolina, public school advocates are more important now than ever before.
Erin Perkins
PEP Coordinator
Erin Perkins has called Greenville home since moving to Greenville for college in 2003. She and her husband have two children, and truly love the community they have built here in Greenville.
Erin deeply values Pitt County Schools and is incredibly grateful for the educators who have made a difference in our lives and continue to help shape our children’s futures. Erin loves all things outdoors, staying active, and giving back through volunteering and serving the community.
Board of Directors
The PPS-PC Board of Directors help guide PPS-PC’s mission, strengthen its impact in the community, and ensure the organization has the support it needs to thrive. Board members serve as ambassadors, advocates, and active contributors to PPS-PC’s mission.
Board officers
Board members
Tarrick C. Cox
Tarrick Cox is a two-time graduate of East Carolina University.
In 1996 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and in 2007 a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Education. His professional career began as a fourth-grade teacher in Sampson and Pitt Counties. Currently, he holds the position of the Director of Admissions for the East Carolina University, School of Dental Medicine. He has been employed at ECU for more than 20 years. Tarrick is true to his alma mater.
A true servant is who Tarrick is. He currently serves as a board member for the Greenville Salvation Army, an advisory board member for the State Employees Credit Union – 1st Street Branch and active in the ECU Black Alumni Chapter and a member of the 100 Black Men of Eastern North Carolina, Inc. He has also served as the University Advisor for the ECU Gospel Choir for more than 20 years. He is a graduate of the first National Education Association Higher Education Emerging Leaders Academy and recently completed the ECU Leadership Development Academy.
Tarrick is a member of this board because of his love for public school education and wanting to make a difference in his community.
Tarrick currently resides in Greenville, NC. He is married to the former Nicole Harris who also is an ECU graduate, and they are the proud parents of two sons, Tyler David and Noah Michael.
Veronica Ramirez-Chance
Born and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to North Carolina in 2019.
She began serving as a board member in 2023. Her connection with PPS-PC was completing the PEP (Parent Engagement Program) to get a better understanding of Pitt County Schools. Her interests and hobbies are simple, God, Family, and Special Needs Advocate – she stays involved in her church, loves spending time with her family, and tries her best to advocate for those in the special needs community.
Her goals are always trying to make a difference in her community while building bridges where needed.
When asked what she thought was the biggest challenge facing public education: “Public schools have the potential to be the greatest institutions if they are led by people that have a heart for inclusiveness, equity, diversity, and command change. I think the biggest challenge is people giving up hope on the idea that public schools have the potential of being great schools. PPS-PC is working everyday to meet their vision statement, to engage parents, families, students, and schools to work together for the greater good of public schools and the reason why I serve as a Board Member.”
John Carrere
John has served on the PPS-PC Board of Directors since 2021.
He currently serves as the Director for the Office of Recruitment and First-Year Experience at Pitt Community College. Before becoming a board member, John’s association with the PPS-PC included meeting with new families moving to the area and providing on-campus experiences at PCC for the Parent Engagement Program series. John lives with his family in the Eastern Pines area, where his daughter and son attend Hope Middle School and Wintergreen Intermediate, respectively. In their free time, his family enjoys vacationing at the beach and participating in Pitt County youth athletics. John’s passion for serving on the PPS-PC board stems from his willingness to advocate for the children of Pitt County and to strengthen the support for public teachers and administrators to deliver quality educational opportunities for students.
Sara English
Sara English is the current Interim Executive Director of Student Services for Pitt County Schools.
Prior to working in student services, she served as principal at Northwest Elementary School beginning in 2018. Overall, English possesses 23 years of experience as an educator covering two states, which includes two principal appointments and an educational consultant role with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). In addition to her five-year tenure in the top leadership position at Northwest, she was in a similar capacity at P.W. Moore Elementary School in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools system. From 2012 to 2015, English was an educational consultant II in the district and school transformation division with NCDPI, first as an elementary instructional coach and then as an instructional technology coach. She spent seven years in Wake County Public Schools, most recently serving as assistant principal at Mills Park Middle School (2010-2012).
She began her educational career in 2001 as a fifth-grade teacher at Samuel Beck Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
English earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of North Texas in 2001, followed with a Masters of School Administration from North Carolina State University in 2010 and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from Appalachian State University. Mrs. English resides in Winterville with her family and enjoys camping, traveling, and reading.