Leadership Charleston announces graduates of Class of 2018
June 18, 2018
On Thursday, June 14, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commercecelebrated the graduation of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2018. For more than 44 years, Leadership Charleston has been identifying and developing leaders in our community, producing over 2000 graduates that have become leaders in local, regional and global industries, legislative appointments and civic stewardship.
The mission of Leadership Charleston is to identify and motivate emerging leaders and to develop their leadership potential by introducing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges of our civic and business communities. Graduates experience the power of working with other community leaders and organizations for positive growth and advancement of the region.
Leadership Charleston Class of 2018
“It has been an absolute pleasure and delight to be a part of Leadership Charleston this year,” said Kaneshi Hart, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Class of 2018. “One of my favorite things about the program was the CARTA ride, which was an eye opening experience for me with our public transportation system. The other part of Leadership Charleston I enjoyed was the incredible new contacts and friendships that I made throughout this program. In the future, I hope to be an advocate for the community and a voice in our region to improve the area in which we live and work.”
This year’s graduates participated in Day of Caring, attended more than 450 public meetings, rode CARTA to experience public transportation availability and services and participated in a police ride along. These experiential activities aided students’ vision of their community from different viewpoints, allowing them to focus on where they can make a positive difference using their unique perspective.
The Leadership Charleston Class of 2018 was sponsored by Kiawah Island Golf Resort, LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD., Pinnacle Financial Partners and South Carolina Aquarium. To learn more about Leadership Charleston, visit charlestonchamber.org/
Leadership Charleston Class of 2018
| Name | Organization |
| Eric Adams | Charleston County – Transportation Development |
| Nelson Akwari | The Boeing Company |
| Nathan Allen | Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners |
| Phillip Anderson | Pinnacle Financial Partners |
| Patrick Arnold | Charleston Home Builders Association |
| Paul Asper | DaVita Inc. |
| Tom Black | Frampton Construction Company |
| Laurie Boeding | Trident Technical College |
| Amy Bower | Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. |
| Chris Carter | Hightower Construction Company |
| Nicholas Carusos | South Carolina Federal Credit Union |
| Kevin Coats | JLL |
| Billy Connell | Stubbs Muldrow Herin Architects |
| Carlyle Cromer | Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. |
| Stuart Day | Stantec Consulting Services Inc. |
| Christie DeAntonio | The Brandon Agency |
| Zandria Dickens | SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic |
| Brent Duncan | South Carolina Aquarium |
| Jennifer Flanagin | Kase & Associates, P.C. |
| Paul Ford | The Reveer Group |
| Shawn Gaffin | First Citizens Bank |
| Joseph Garcia | Buist Byars & Taylor, LLC |
| Scott Greene | Thomas and Hutton |
| Kaneshi Hart | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Bryan Heffner | Trane |
| Courtney Hilliard | South State Bank |
| Justin Hoyle | Nexsen Pruet, LLC |
| Ashley Jackrel | Carolina One Commercial Real Estate |
| Ashton Johnson | Beyond Basics |
| Casey Johnston | O.L. Thompson Construction Co., Inc. |
| Cristen Jones | Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP |
| Meredith Kidd | Charleston County Aviation Authority |
| Miriam Langley | Operation Home |
| Hank Maxwell | Hill Construction |
| Jamie McAdams | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Eddy Medina | Choate Construction |
| Ashleigh Messervy | Provence Messervy |
| Debbie O’Hara | Charleston Animal Society |
| Joanna Orlando | The Boeing Company |
| Terryn Patterson | Southern First Bank |
| Andrew Preston | Welch, Roberts, Amburn & Hutto, LLC |
| Joe Queenan | Frontline Engagements |
| Jill Rowley | Jill Rowley LLC |
| Barbie Schreiner | College of Charleston |
| Ian Scott | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Don Smith | Hendrick Automotive Group |
| Chad Smith | Ameris Bank |
| Michael Sosnowski | Water Mission |
| Lindsey Stang | LS3P Associates, LTD. |
| Nick Tanana | Avison Young |
| Brandon Thomas | Elliott Davis |
| Frances Timmons | Seamon Whiteside + Associates |
| Shannon Utsey | Kiawah Island Golf Resort |
| Lindsay Van Slambrook | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP |
| Bryan Webb | Davis & Floyd Inc. |
About the Charleston Metro Chamber
With approximately 1,600 member organizations representing 160,000 professionals, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce serves as the collective voice of the business community, and a catalyst for regional economic advancement and member success through Talent, Advocacy, Leadership and Business Development. Visit www.charlestonchamber.org.
