Brittany Begert
Brittany Begert was born and raised in Norwood, North Carolina. She is a 04’ graduate of South Stanly High School and a 08 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in childhood and family development.
Brittany is married to Curt Begert, and they have a handsome son named Coleson (9). Brittany and her family spend most of their time on the ballfield or on Lake Tillery where they currently reside.
Brittany works for Movement Mortgage which was founded on existing to love and value people. Serving the community is a passion of Brittany’s which she exhibits in different forms. She coaches little league baseball, participates in leadership with Celebrate Recovery, hosts faith based small groups for woman and volunteers at local fundraising events. If you ever need to find Brittany, she is probably running along the sidewalks of Norwood. Running is another passion of Brittany’s.
Giving back to the community that she grew up in is very high on Brittany’s to-do list. Contributing to the safety and justice of children is what is driving Brittany during this season of Dancing with the Stars.
Bren Hipp
Bren Hipp is a dedicated healthcare professional born and raised in White Hall, Arkansas, who has called Stanly County home for the past 13 years. In May 2025, Bren graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of South Alabama and is currently a double board-certified Nurse Practitioner pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree with a concentration in Palliative Care. With a profound passion for caring for others, Bren views nursing as a calling and actively engages in volunteer work to give back to the community.
Bren's volunteer history is extensive, having represented Atrium Health at the Charlotte Pride Festival, contributed to organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association, and volunteers with the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte. In addition to a commitment to healthcare, Bren has a deep appreciation for the fine arts, having enjoyed singing, dancing, and musical theater during high school. After many years away from the stage, Bren is thrilled to participate in Stanly County Dancing with the Stars in support of The Butterfly House.
Bren expresses heartfelt gratitude to family and friends for their unwavering support in all aspects of life, which has been instrumental in shaping both personal and professional journeys.
Lorie Lisenby
Lorie Lisenby is known as a consummate anesthesia professional, local small business owner and mother of four children. Lorie grew up in Union County and moved to Stanly County in 2000. She has chosen this community to share her talents with the last 24 years.
Lorie's professional career began by serving as a local paramedic in Stanly County 26 years go. In 2008 she began her anesthesia path through UNC Charlotte/Atrium health. Lorie has worked as an anesthesia provider for the last 14 years in Charlotte and locally at Stanly.
Lorie's most recent achievement is in her role of a small business owner. She is the owner and operator of Stanly Aesthetics, a locally women owned business that offers non-invasive aesthetics treatments in downtown Albemarle. In this venture, her love for family shines through as her daughters collaborate with her and grandkids greet clients at the facility. You are truly part of the family when visiting her business.
Lorie's love of life is visualized with her spontaneity in song and dance and sense of humor. Singing in the car is one of her many talents among her love of dancing. She is thrilled to support the Stanly Health Foundation through the Butterfly House with participating for her second year in the 2025 Dancing with the Stars. The services of the Butterfly House support the most vulnerable citizens of our community which aligns with her life's work - helping others be the best version of themselves and supporting them while they emerge into beautiful butterflies.
Josh Smith
Born and raised in Stanly County, Josh Smith currently resides in Albemarle with his wife Samantha of nearly twenty years and their three beautiful children (Emmalyn, Tatum, and Teagan). As a husband and father, Josh enjoys making memories with his family at Lake Tillery and at the beach.
Josh is a 2000 Albemarle High School graduate and 2005 Gardner - Webb University graduate with a degree in history and theology. After graduating college, Josh began his professional career in education and has been an instructor for most of that time at Stanly Early College High School where he teaches history and personal finance. Teaching students how to think critically about past events as well as how to become financially responsible brings him great joy and satisfaction. In 2008, Josh began Husky Lawn Care and today he services accounts throughout Stanly and Montgomery County. Being a business owner stirs a great sense of pride as he adds value to his clients’ property. Most recently Josh became a real estate agent affiliated with Larry McGuire Realty and looks forward to helping people purchase and manage property.
2025 will be the fourth opportunity for Josh to perform with other great people in DTWS to benefit the Butterfly House. Dancing brings him great joy as well as the opportunity to have fun with other talented people. Giving back to the community is one of his most important priorities and he is happy to be part of the worthy cause that DWTS serves.
Dr. Mindy Turner
Dr. Mindy Turner is a native of Stanly County, growing up in Stanfield and graduating from West Stanly High School. She received her BS degree, certificate in Dental Hygiene and Doctorate of Dental Surgery from UNC Chapel Hill. She completed her Dental Pediatric Residency at the University of Rochester, Eastman School of Dentistry in New York. Dr. Turner is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist. Dr. Turner is an Adjunct Professor for the Adams UNC School of Dentistry. She also serves as a board member for the Stanly Health Foundation. After Dr. Turner graduated from UNC Chapel Hill, she served as a lieutenant in the US Public Health Service at the Northern Navajo Medical Center. She was the first and current director of the Stanly County Dental Clinic which was established 21 years ago to provide oral health care to the underserved children of Stanly County and surrounding counties. Dr. Turner is excited to participate in the 2025 Dances with the Stars to support the Stanly Health Foundation, the Butterfly House and the most vulnerable children in our community. Dr. Turner is an active member of Indian Hill Presbyterian Church. She lives in Stanfield with her husband Trent and two sons, Graham and Greyson..
Trent Turner
Trent Turner is a native of Cabarrus County, growing up in Harrisburg, and graduating from Central Cabarrus High School.
Trent received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UNC-Charlotte. He has worked at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry since 2001 and is currently the Inside Technical Services Manager.
Trent has held various roles at Charlotte Pipe, including Design Engineer, Molding Plant Manager, and General Manager of Plastic Fitting Operations before moving to the Technical Services Department.
Trent is active in Indian Hill Presbyterian Church as an Elder and a Sunday School teacher and has served on a number of community organization boards including Union County JobReady Partnership and the Workforce Development Task Force for the Union County Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the board of Union Diversified Industries.
He currently resides in Stanfield, NC with wife Mindy, and their two sons, Graham and Greyson.
Christy Tietgens
Christy Tietgens has been a licensed real estate agent since 2016, and she works at Lake Tillery Properties, where she absolutely adores helping clients buy and sell real estate. When she's not out showing properties, you'll find Christy at Stanly County Humane Society caring for the cats and dogs in need of “furever” homes. This will be her third consecutive year involved in Stanly County Dancing with the Stars. Christy is very enthusiastic about supporting the Butterfly House, and she's hoping this is a record-breaking year for such a worthy cause!
Deanna Davis
Deanna Davis is a District Mortgage Loan Specialist for State Employees' Credit Union. She has been working for SECU for 7 years and exclusively in mortgages for the last 3 years. She loves being able to help people in all aspects of mortgages lending, but especially in assisting people becoming homeowners for the first time! When she isn't immersed in mortgages, Deanna enjoys spending time with her two young boys, Caden and Carter. This is Deanna's first time competing with Stanly County's Dancing with the Stars. She is extremely excited to be a part of this event while raising money for the Butterfly House!
Sara Moore
Sara was raised in Marshville but currently resides in Anson County with her husband, Adam, & children, Wes & Ally. Sara graduated from the South Piedmont Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program in 2013. She is currently a Sonographer at Atrium Health Imaging- Locust but started her career at Atrium Stanly upon graduation. Being an employee of Atrium Stanly & having a husband in law enforcement, this is a special place in her heart for The Butterfly House. Sara & her family are members a Memorial Baptist Church in Norwood & enjoy being involved in the community through church & sports.
Adam Moore
Adam is an Anson County native where he currently resides with his wife, Sara, & their two children, Wes & Ally. Adam graduated in 2010 from Basic Law Enforcement Training at Stanly Community College & in 2014, he graduated from SCC with his Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. He is currently employed by Marshville Police Department. In 2022, Adam also became a licensed sales representative with Woodmen Life Insurance. Adam is a member of Memorial Baptist Church & in his limited free time, he enjoys all things sports including coaching his kids in the Norwood community.
Whitney Crayton
Whitney is a proud native of Stanly County and a graduate of West Stanly High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University and a master’s in special education from Liberty University. Happily married to her high school sweetheart and dance partner, together, they have three wonderful sons—Ty, Walker, and Judah—who keep them busy and on their toes.
Whitney teaches Special Education at West Stanly Middle School and also serves as a Cheer coach. When not teaching, she loves spending time outdoors with her family, watching her kids take part in their various interests, taking care of their miniature cows and chickens, exploring new places, or reading a good book by the lake.
Whitney is excited to be an advocate for the Butterfly House and looks forward to raising funds to support this wonderful cause.
Kyle Crayton
Kyle is a Licensed General Contractor, operating Crayton Custom Homes with his father. He enjoys working with his hands, building things, and taking on new challenges. He recently built his sons their own pirate ship in the backyard. Kyle's dance partner is his wife of 13 years, Whitney, and they have three sons that keep them on the go. When he gets a little free time, Kyle likes to play golf, play guitar, lead worship at Mission Church, go camping, or catch a concert. He is proud to be part of Stanly County Dancing with the Stars and support a such a great cause.
Jill Hatley
Jill Hatley is a native of the Richfield community and lifelong resident of Stanly County and graduated from North Stanly High School in 1996. She attends Appalachian State University pursuing her bachelor’s degree in accounting. Jill has been married for 26 years to her wonderful husband, Mike, and they have two daughters, Peyton (24) and Kolby (21), a dog Jeter and a grand pup, Maverick. Jill works in management at Seven Oaks Doors & Hardware in Locust. Jill enjoys attending pro wrestling events with Mike, watching NC sunsets, and spending time with family at the lake house.
Giving back to the community has always been a passion and very important to her.
She has spent the last two years raising money for Mike's Dance teams with DWTS and is super excited to get to be his dance partner this year. She has spent the last few months trying to learn their dance a little creatively through modern technology and would like to thank our special friend more like our adoptive daughter Emily Morris from New Bern for her hard work in choreographing their dance.
Team Honky Tonk Hatleys would also like to thank those that sponsored them and contributed to their fundraising events for the Butterfly House! She would like to give her utmost appreciation to all the staff of the Butterfly House and all who help do so much to make this wonderful production a success year after year!
Mike Hatley
Mike Hatley is a lifelong resident of the Aquadale community in southern Stanly County and graduated from South Stanly High School before attending Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Mike has been married for 26 years to his lovely wife, Jill, and they have two daughters, Peyton and Kolby, along with their dog, Jeter, and grand pup, Maverick. Mike works in management at Westrock Coffee (formerly S&D Coffee) in Concord. Mike enjoys watching sports with Maverick, going to pro wrestling events, and taking vacations with his family. This is Mike’s third round onstage for Dancing with the Stars, but this time he is cutting a rug with his wife, Jill! Team Honky Tonk Hatleys would like to thank those that sponsored them and contributed to their fundraising events for the Butterfly House!
Shantel Smith
Shantel Smith was born and raised in New Jersey. In 2020, Shantel moved to North Carolina during the Covid pandemic. Shantel is the oldest of seven and loves her big family. Shantel graduated from high school in New Jersey and received her associate degree. Shantel now has a certificate in fitness group exercise and is employed at Stanly County YMCA.
This year has been a year of new opportunities for Shantel. She ran an 8k in February for the second time and placed 7th overall, and improvement from her previous 9th place finish! She has experienced so much personal growth from teaching fitness classes and working with kids at the Y. She is thrilled to be a first-time Dancing with the Stars contender.
Allen Boyd
Allen Boyd was born and raised in Greensboro NC. He graduated from Western Guilford High School in 2010. After high school, Allen ventured into the culinary world working at a few upscale restaurants throughout Greensboro. The next 14 years of Allen’s life were fueled by a terrible opiate and alcohol addiction. Allen decided to change his life. May 17, 2024, Allen found God and has since been sober. Allen will attend Stanly Community College in the fall for substance abuse and mental health counseling. Allen enjoys family time, church, and anything finance or business related, especially stocks.
Allison Toepperwein-Eury
In April 2010, Allison (Allie) Toepperwein experienced a tremor in her left hand while living in Austin, Texas and giving birth to her daughter. However, it wasn’t until New Year’s Eve of 2014 and 2 1/2 months after Allison's divorce before she was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD.)
Allison went on to make history by becoming the first person with Parkinson's to compete on the popular TV show American Ninja Warrior. She began blogging, delivering motivational speeches, and advocating for single moms, women, and young adults with diseases. In May 2020, after six years of frustrating dating experiences, Allison decided to surrender her search for a soulmate and entrusted her soul and future partner to God.
Just four days later, Steven Eury, who had recently gone through a divorce and also had YOPD, purchased property on a street named Allison in Stanly County, North Carolina.
In August 2020, one of Steven's friends sent him a blog post written by Allison, sharing her experiences of "Dating With Parkinson's." Steven felt an inexplicable connection and decided to reach out to her. Two months later, in October 2020, the two finally met. Two years later the couple were married. They now reside on the very street named Allison.
In December of 2023, the couple crossed over with a new connection, by both under going brain surgery to ease their symptoms of Parkinson’s. The procedure they both endured on the same day, with the same surgeon, in the same hospital and operating room just an hour apart is called Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS surgery.
Their unique journey has brought them closer together, and they proudly embrace the hashtag #InLoveWithParkinsons.
Steven Eury
December of 2010 was the first time that Steven Eury noticed a tremor in his right hand. He had just witnessed the birth of his second child. Slowly but surely the tremor turned into a constant battle along with him noticing that his right arm didn’t swing much when he walked. His speech became progressively lower in volume. This young man, father of two kids under 4 years old, was quickly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at just 30 years old.
Divorce after 18 years of marriage, starting a new career and building a new home for himself and two kids, now 8 and 11 took it’s toll on him. However, in 2020 by divine intervention, he met a Texas girl that also has Parkinson’s disease, Allison.
Never one to play the victim, she spurred him into participating in a team of 12 runners, all with Parkinson’s, running a 200 mile relay race through the Blue Ridge Mountains, one month before their wedding. 😲
As if that wasn’t enough; his go-getter, grab-life-by-the-horns wife, thought it would be so awesome if they could both have deep brain stimulation surgery together! Why not? Same day, same procedure, same operating room, same surgeon… you get the picture.
He thanks God for the relief that this surgery has provided him. He thanks God through his son Jesus for his secure future. Wanting to give back to help, “…the least of these” is a no brainer! (No pun intended)
Steven can’t help but smile when he thinks about the love that The Butterfly House provides our community.
Kinlin Charcut
Kinlin is honored to be part of this year’s Dancing with the Stars to support the incredible work of the Butterfly House Child Advocacy Center. She currently serves as the manager of Atrium Health Stanly’s Emergency Department, where she is privileged to work alongside a dedicated team committed to providing compassionate care.
Outside of work, Kinlin is a proud wife and mom to two amazing teenage boys who keep life full of laughter and energy. She loves being outdoors—whether it’s hiking, exploring new places, or discovering local restaurants wherever they travel. She also enjoys reading and finding moments of quiet reflection in nature.
Serving the community is deeply important to Kinlin, and she strives to make every person she meets feel seen, supported, and loved. Kinlin is thrilled to support this meaningful cause and grateful for the opportunity to dance for something that truly matters.
Eli Hatley
Taylor “Eli” Hatley is a Physician's Assistant in the Emergency Department at Atrium Health Stanly, where he's had the privilege of serving the community since July 2023. A NC State Certified Paramedic since 2018, he continues to work in both Stanly and Montgomery counties during his off time, staying true to his passion for emergency care.
Eli recently married his beautiful wife, Mary, in April 2024, and they are excited to be expecting their first son any day now! Their home is full of life with a dog, Willow, a cat, Munchkin, and 19 chickens that keep things interesting.
When not working or gearing up to dance, Eli enjoys farming, homesteading, exercising, and all things medicine. He is excited (and maybe just a little nervous) to take the stage for Stanly County Dancing with the Stars—all for a great cause and a great time!
Danielle Cole
Danielle Cole is a dedicated professional at Carolina Eye Associates, where she brings compassion and care to every patient interaction. Beyond her work, she is a proud mother of three children—two sons and a daughter—who are currently 22, 19, and 13 years old. As a mother, she balances strength and love, constantly pouring into her family with the same generosity she extends to her community.
Known for her kind spirit and selfless heart, she has always found joy in helping others—whether through her career, volunteer efforts, or simply being a source of support to those in need. Her commitment to making a difference is evident in everything she does, and she believes in the power of small acts of kindness to create meaningful change.
Whether at work or in her personal life, she leads with empathy, and Dancing with the Stars is another opportunity for her to give back to the community she holds so close to her heart.
Doug Hicks
Douglas Hicks, Jr. is a Captain with the Albemarle Police Department and currently assigned as the Division Commander of the Criminal Investigations Division. Douglas has been employed with the City of Albemarle since 2001. He is very passionate and dedicated to his profession, having worked closely with the Butterfly House throughout his career. Doug also served in the U.S. Army from 1993-1996. He is a graduate from Stanly Community College, and Pfeiffer University with his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He enjoys spending time with his wife Carmen, their four children, and grandson. He is honored to assist with the 2025 Stanly County Dancing with the Stars event, and is thankful for the support of Butterfly House, and its staff.