The Charleston Forum welcomes four new faces to Board of Directors

The Charleston Forum warmly welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors. The new board members are local powerhouses; all engaged Lowcountry residents with the leadership skills to facilitate inclusive conversations to cultivate community action and cultural change.

Chris Singleton is the son of Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, a victim of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting. He recently signed on as the Charleston RiverDogs Director of Community Outreach and is using his background to be an advocate for change through athletics.

Gil Truesdale served as the jury foreman during the Dylann Roof trial. Truesdale grew up in Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

Alissa McLean is an event coordinator with the Atlantic Institute in Charleston. She serves as secretary on the Board of Directors for Art Pot, Charleston’s first Latina multicultural center. McLean’s children’s book, God Loves Rainbows, is a spiritual story about racism written in response to the Emanuel 9 tragedy.

Brady Quirk-Garvan formerly served as the chairman of the Charleston Democratic Party. He currently serves on the board of directors for The College of Charleston Alumni Association, The Palmetto Project, and Emerge SC.

The Charleston Forum is pleased these local community members are joining the board and look forward to working with them to provide transformative progression in the Charleston area. For more information about The Charleston Forum please visit thecharlestonforum.com.

About The Charleston Forum

The Charleston Forum is a community project that strives to provide a dialogue on race that moves the conversation forward, with no pre-set agenda but with a common purpose. The Charleston Forum began in 2016 as a group of local political, business, educational and religious leaders who wanted to provide an outlet to discuss race across many different topics. The Forum has received significant collective support from Charleston leaders including Mayor John Tecklenburg, former Mayor Joe Riley, Reverend Joe Darby and many others.