Stephen L. Smith, Esq.~ Executive Director
Stephen graduated from Oberlin College and obtained his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University and has his Series 7 & 66 investment licenses. He is licensed to practice law in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He moved to Charlotte in 2008 to join Calibre, a division of Wachovia Wealth Management.
Originally from northwestern Pennsylvania, Stephen spent most of his adult life in Cleveland, Ohio where he practiced law and worked in the financial services industry as an advisor to America’s wealthiest families.
In 2010, Stephen joined the Harvest Center as the Executive Director. His mission is to be a bridge builder between marketplace leaders and society’s most materially vulnerable to see both lives transformed by the love of Christ.
Stephen is married to his college sweetheart, Wendi, and they have three children; two of which are in college and a son who works for Speed Channel in Charlotte, NC.
Isabella Pickett~ Director of Harvest Kitchen
Isabella is a native of Charlotte, N.C. She grew up in the Fairview Homes/Double Oaks Community where The Harvest Center was founded.
In 1998 she began volunteering with her childhood friend, Rosa Marion, who she had known since the third grade. Isabella had worked as a lab technician for Amicale/Woonsocket Spinning Company for 29 years, but in 2002 the Spirit of the Lord spoke to her and told her to join the Harvest Center team. She has worked faithfully in the ministry since she arrived.
Isabella is recognized as a source of strength and encouragement to our Harvest Center guests. Not only does she prepare all of the weekly meals, but she is truly a source of “spiritual nourishment.”
Michon McCorkle~ Accounting/Volunteer Coordinator
Michon McCorkle graduated from Winston Salem State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree and obtained her Master of Business Administration from Montreat College. She has investment licenses, Series 7 & 24, and is also a licensed Real Estate Broker. Before joining the Harvest Center of Charlotte, she worked at Wachovia Bank for almost 10 years. She held her last position in the Fixed Income Division of Wachovia Capital Markets as a Program Manager for Global Sales and Trading.
In 2010, Michon joined the Harvest Center in hopes of fulfilling her passion of Personal Ministry. She has a heart for hurting and abused women, and has accepted the call to help people see themselves as God sees them. In order to further this mission, she is pursuing her MA in Christian Counseling and Biblical Studies this fall at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
Michon is married to Harley McCorkle and has one son, Alex who is a freshman in high school.
