Dr. Trevor T. Ivey, NBCT

Dr. Trevor T. Ivey is an educator, speaker, and transformational leader with more than 20 years of experience serving scholars, families, and communities through public education. A proud native of Sumter, South Carolina, he was a member of the original 2019 charter planning committee that helped bring Liberty STEAM Charter School from vision to reality and later served as Co-Founder and Executive Director. Under his leadership, Liberty STEAM was built as a first-of-its-kind, tuition-free public charter school designed to expand college, career, and military pathways for historically underserved scholars. His leadership has earned regional and statewide recognition, including being voted Sumter’s Best Administrator in 2023 and named to Sumter’s Top 20 Under 40 in 2019.

A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Ivey’s journey reflects his personal motto: Rise Anyways. He holds advanced degrees from Lesley University, South Carolina State University, and Harvard University, and has served in roles spanning classroom teacher to executive leadership. His impact has been recognized through the University of South Carolina’s Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award in 2022 and South Carolina State University’s Top 20 Under 40 Outstanding Alumni Award in 2024. Deeply committed to community service, he has served on the South Carolina School Improvement Council Board of Trustees, Evening Optimist Club of Sumter, Kiwanis Club of Sumter, and the Central Carolina Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees. He is currently serving his second four-year term on the Sumter Voter Registration and Elections Board of Directors, following appointment by the Governor. Across two decades, his work has remained centered on expanding opportunity, developing future leaders, and helping others overcome adversity to live lives of lasting impact.

Contact Dr. Ivey

Email: tivey@libertysteamcharter.org 

Call/Text: 803-316-7849