Ten at the Top Announces New Officers and Executive Committee

UPSTATE, SC – November 14, 2011 – Ten at the Top (TATT), an organization created to foster collaboration and planning in the Upstate region, is pleased to announce the new Officers and Executive Committee for 2012-2013 to lead its current 51-member board comprised of business, non-profit and civic leaders from the ten different counties in the Upstate.  The officers and executive committee members include:

Officers:
•    Chairman: Neal Workman – President & CEO – Trehel Corporation
•    Immediate Past Chairman: Irv Welling – Owner – Welling Strategic
•    Vice Chair: Phil Hughes – President – Hughes Investments, Inc.
•    Secretary: Carol Burdette – President & Chief Professional Officer – United Way of Anderson
•    Treasurer: Erwin Maddrey – CEO – Maddrey and Associates
•    Development Chair: Nate Lipscomb – Senior Vice President – Greenville Drive

Executive Committee:
•    Charles Dalton – President & CEO – Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.            
•    Rick Danner – Mayor – City of Greer
•    Chandra Dillard – State Representative  –  SC House of Representatives
•    Thornwell Dunlap – President & CEO – Countybank
•    Mike Forrester – Director, Economic Development – Spartanburg Community College
•    Lee Garrett – Mayor – Town of Calhoun Falls
•    Hank McCullough – Community Relations Manager – Piedmont Natural Gas
•    Andrena Powell-Baker – Director – Union Economic Development Board
•    Terence Roberts – Mayor – City of Anderson

TATT officers and executive committee members are charged with representing the region and their community in fostering trust and collaboration within the region, serving as an advocate for regional thinking within their specific city or county, assisting TATT in engaging elected officials, business and community leaders within their community, and supporting general organizational functions.  They must also be willing to attend executive committee meetings, board meetings and other events or committee meetings as directed by the regional initiatives. 

“We have one of the strongest and most engaged boards in the Upstate that is working together and within their communities on Our Upstate Vision which calls for the 10-county Upstate region to be universally recognized as one of the leading places in the United States to live, learn, do business and raise a family,” said Neal Workman, incoming TATT Chairman. 

About Ten at the Top
Comprised of public, private and civic leaders across the ten-county Upstate South Carolina Region, Ten at the Top was created to build regional trust and consensus through data-driven research and regular convening of leaders and citizens to address key issues facing the region.  Ten at the Top works with regional partners to encourage quality growth and enhance the economic vitality, natural and cultural resources and quality of life for Upstate residents both today and as the region continues to grow.  For a complete list of board members, visit www.tenatthetop.org.
 

Neal Workman

Phil Hughes