The Charleston Metro Chamber is excited to announce the graduates of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2025. For over 50 years, the Chamber has offered this highly sought-after professional development opportunity.
Leadership Charleston immerses participants in the region’s key issues through monthly sessions focused on areas like government, military, criminal justice, philanthropy and economic development. Over 10 months, the program offers a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities shaping the Charleston metro, connecting leaders with diverse voices and empowering them to collaborate for meaningful community impact.
“The Leadership Charleston Class of 2025 seized the opportunity to grow as leaders while building deep connections with their peers and community catalysts. Over the course of the program, they engaged with the Charleston region’s most pressing challenges and uncovered new perspectives to strengthen their leadership and inspire meaningful impact,” said Therese Gordon, Associate Vice President of Leadership at the Charleston Metro Chamber. “We’re proud to welcome the 2025 graduates into our powerful legacy of alumni who are helping move our region forward.”
Thank you to our Leadership Charleston 2025 Presenting Sponsors, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Home Telecom, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Reveer Group, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, South Carolina Ports Authority and Thomas & Hutton, along with Kick-Off Sponsor Positively People.
Leadership Charleston Class of 2025
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Name & Organization
- Jacob Allen, Maynard Nexsen PC
- Nicholas Allport, HLA, Inc.
- Zach Aument, McMillan Pazdan Smith
- Ryan Bamberg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Charleston District
- Laura Beacham, The Beach Company
- Zach Bechtel, Trident Construction
- Greg Bland, Home Telecom
- Brandy Byrge, Charleston County Government
- Chase Cartee, Forvis Mazars
- Natasha Chatman, Trident United Way
- Kinsey Clark, Charleston Promise Neighborhood
- Joyce Costello, Charleston County School District
- Michaela Cronin, Moore & Van Allen
- Alicia Crosby, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
- Jared Delk, The Reveer Group
- Michael Delventhal, Mankiewicz Coatings
- Bhaumik Desai, United Community Bank
- Travares Dozier, Joint Base Charleston – 628th Mission Support Group
- Alice Edwards, MUSC Health
- Tom Feeney, Bank of America
- Bergin Fisniku, Elliott Davis
- Ruthie Foster, Coastal Community Foundation
- Travis Frank, South Carolina Ports Authority
- Leland Franks, Monteith Construction
- Caroline Frey, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
- Laura Ganci, Pattison’s Academy
- Nathan Gowen, Iskagna Management
- Celeste Granger, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Shane Green, Pinnacle Financial Partners
- Meredith Hagen, Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic
- Ellen Hassell, Synovus Trust Company
- Cole Hassett, HITT Contracting
- Cooper Hawley, K&L Gates
- Caroline Hearne, South Carolina Ports Authority
- Cole Henderson, Tideline CPA Group
- Jason Hutchinson, Thomas & Hutton
- Alissa Kasprzyk, Evans General Contractors
- Nicholas Katsibas, LS3P Associates
- Kelly Killeen-Haupt, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Scott Kirby, Charleston County Economic Development
- Kerianne Krause, Beyond Distilling Company
- Rebecca Lawless, Kiawah Island Golf Resort
- Sam Lawson-Johnston, DI Development Company
- Wade Layton, Truist
- Wendy McCollum, Joint Base Charleston – 628th Mission Support Group
- Bruce McDonald, Berenyi
- Zac McIntosh, Terracon
- Samantha Meinders, SMHa
- Alex Milford, Frampton Construction
- Griffin Muli, South Carolina Aquarium
- Ashleigh Nichols, Joint Base Charleston – 437th Airlift Wing
- Betsay Painter, Lowcountry Hotels
- Richard Perez, SouthCon Building Group
- Aaron Polkey, Palmetto Project
- Hanna Porter, Executive Connections
- Thomas Purcell, Mungo Homes
- Christy Quinn, ATI – Advanced Technology International
- Scott Runyon, Dominion Energy
- Clay Settle, Santee Cooper
- Brett Sheets, SteelFab Inc.
- Cate Smolinsky, DWG Consulting Engineers
- Emily Speck, Sea Island Habitat for Humanity
- Kyle Spraberry, Choate Construction Company
- Madison Spray, Southern First Bank
- Brit Swanson, South State Bank
- Megan Thomas, First Citizens Bank
- Valerie Torres, Maritime Association of SC
- Andrew Walden, Womble Bond Dickinson
- Will Waterhouse, Mungo Homes
- Wesley Watt, Scientific Research Corporation
- AJ Wertzberger, ARCO Design Build
- Mark Widener, South Carolina Federal Credit Union
- Mark Wills, BL Harbert International
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