Charleston Metro Chamber announces Leadership Charleston Class of 2021

August 26, 2021

The Charleston Metro Chamber is excited to announce the participants of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2022. For over 45 years, the Chamber has offered this highly sought-after professional development opportunity.

Through community immersion and interactions with diverse leaders, Leadership Charleston cultivates leaders and ignites the advancement of the Charleston metro. Throughout the yearlong program, the class will meet each month, with program days focused on a facet of the community, such as local government, military, philanthropy and economic development.

Offering an intensive and up-close look at the most challenging issues and opportunities facing the region, the program introduces leaders to the realities, opportunities and challenges of our civic and business communities. Participants experience the power of working with other community leaders and organizations for positive growth and advancement of the region.

“I am very grateful for my Leadership Charleston experience. Not only have I met an amazing group of people, but I have had access to experiences I would not have otherwise,” said Leslie Skardon, Class of 2021. “The Chamber team does an amazing job of planning our sessions, giving us access to influential people and hard-to-access places. Most importantly, they have facilitated in-depth, difficult conversations on the most pressing issues of our day, from criminal justice reform to affordable housing to how we fund our schools. I am more educated, more connected and more intentional as a result of this experience and can’t recommend it enough.”

Upon graduating in August 2022, Leadership Charleston Class of 2022 members will become Leadership Charleston Alumni, a distinguished group of leaders that includes Chamber Board of Directors, elected officials and prominent local leaders.

The Charleston Metro Chamber would like to thank South Carolina Ports AuthorityHome TelecomPinnacle Financial PartnersRoper St. Francis HealthcareSouth Carolina Federal Credit Union and BlueCross BlueShield of SC for their support as Presenting Sponsors, On-Purpose Adventures as the Kick-Off Sponsor and Positively People for their continued support as the Leadership Charleston Training Sponsor. For questions about Leadership Charleston, please contact Therese Gordon at [email protected]

Leadership Charleston Class of 2022

 

Name Company
Abby Martin Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Abigail Appleton Charleston Animal Society
Andie Hershberger McGuire & Co., LLC
Barbara Stapleton Charleston Metro Chamber
Ben French Home Telecom
Bob Almirall Reveer Group
Bryan Ferris JE Dunn Consruction
Cameron Yost Lee & Associates Charleston
Carolyn Barnick Benefitfocus
Cassie Cherichello BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Chelsea Bessler DHG
Chris Burrell Trident Construction, LLC
Christopher Mims U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clinton Magill Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
Dan Bailey Elliott Davis
Devon Andrews Charleston County Public Library
Dillon Turner Kimley-Horn
Doug Wurster Charleston County Government
Drew Werner Robert Bosch, LLC
Ed Stehmeyer South Carolina Ports Authority
Erik Versen Ingevity
Erin Nosker Charleston Animal Society
Gavin Wait K&L Gates LLP
George Cooke SMHa
Greg Fudacz Pinnacle Financial Partners
Heather Dolan Ingevity
Jason Oddo South Carolina Aquarium
Jay Kramer Charleston County Economic Development
John Winters Thomas and Hutton
Joris Montero Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Justin Graves Truist
Juwan Ayers Synovus Bank
Kameron Quick LS3P Associates Ltd.
Karen Blankenship Advanced Technology International (ATI)
Karen Cooke NIWC
Kelly Gilreath LS3P Associates Ltd.
Kimberly Gailliard College of Charleston
Kris Reed Tideline CPA Group LLC
Kristen Hess Wurster Charleston County Government
Kristy McFadden City of Charleston Police Department
Lauren Sims Town of Mount Pleasant
Lawson Still CBI Workplace Solutions
Mariah Fleming Robert Bosch LLC
Marissa Locher The Brandon Agency
Mary Delaney Roper St. Francis Foundation
Melinda Blitch Cantey Technology Consulting LLC
Michael Moxley Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Michael Ramsey Berkeley County Economic Development
Michelle McMahon Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Paul Dudley Advanced Technology International (ATI)
Paul Julian Joint Base Charleston
Paul Kelton Matt O’Neill Real Estate
Quinn Gaines Choate Construction Company
Rachel Igdal The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP
Rima Smurro South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Robert Still Cranston Engineering
Ronald Jaruzel Edifice LLC
Ryan Carmody CBRE
Sarah Hamblin Seamon Whiteside
Savannah DeWitt Evans General Contracting
Scott Barhight Charleston Metro Chamber
Sean Holleran First National Bank
Shawanna Mackey South Carolina Ports Authority
Sherri Ginger Delta Air Lines
Stephanie Braswell Town of Kiawah Island
Sterling Moose Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
Ted Moore First Citizens Bank
Thomas Smoak Terracon
Whit McGreevy K&L Gates LLP
Zachary Meeks Positively People LLC

 

About the Charleston Metro Chamber

With approximately 1,700 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