Announcing Leadership Charleston class of 2018

CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Charleston, a highly sought after professional development opportunity established in 1974, is proud to announce the Class of 2018.

Leadership Charleston’s mission 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. The program focuses on the primary issues facing our region, including infrastructure, talent development and business advocacy.

“The Leadership Charleston program provides our up and coming leaders the opportunity to learn about our community, to collaborate with their peers and to find areas in which they can contribute their talent in moving our community forward,” said Mary D. Garcia, Senior VP of BNC Bank.

The 44th Leadership Charleston class will experience the power of working with other community leaders and organizations for positive growth and advancement of the region. Upon graduating in June 2018, class members will become Leadership Charleston Alumni, a distinguished group of leaders, including Chamber Board of Directors, elected officials and prominent local leaders.

Leadership Charleston participants are selected via an application process. If you would like to receive updates as to when applications for the next class open, please contact Alex Glasgow at [email protected].

LEADERSHIP CHARLESTON CLASS OF 2018

Chad Smith, Ameris Bank
Nick Tanana, Avison Young
Ashton Johnson, Beyond Basics
Phillip Anderson, BNC Bank
Joseph Garcia, Buist Byars & Taylor LLC
Ashley Jackrel, Carolina One Commercial Real Estate
Debbie O’Hara ,Charleston Animal Society
Eric Adams ,Charleston County – Transportation Development
Meredith Kidd, Charleston County Aviation Authority
Ian Scott ,Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Eddy Medina ,Choate Construction
Barbie Schreiner ,College of Charleston
Kristen Hopson, CresCom Bank
Patrick Arnold, Charleston Trident Association of Realtors
Bryan Webb, Davis & Floyd, Inc.
Paul Asper, DaVita Inc.
Cristen Jones, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP
Brandon Thomas ,Elliott Davis Decosimo, LLC
Shawn Gaffin, First Citizens Bank
Tom Black, Frampton Construction Company
Joe Queenan, Frontline Engagements
Amy Bower, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA
Donny Smith, Hendrick Automotive Group
Chris Carter, Hightower Construction Company
Hank Maxwell, Hill Construction
Kaneshi Hart, InterContinental Hotels Group
Jill Rowley, Jill Rowley LLC
Kevin Coats, Jones Lang LaSalle
Shannon Utsey, Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Lindsey Stang, LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
Jennifer Flanagin, McNair Law Firm, P.A.
Jamie McAdams, Medical University of South Carolina
Jason Locklair, Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Lindsay Van Slambrook, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Justin Hoyle, Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Casey Johnston, O.L. Thompson Construction Co., Inc.
Miriam Langley, Operation Home
Ashleigh Messervy, Provence Messervy
Nathan Allen, Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners
Frances Timmons, Seamon Whiteside + Associates
Brent Duncan South Carolina Aquarium
Nic Carusos, South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Courtney Hilliard, South State Bank
Terryn Patterson, Southern First Bank
Zandria Dickens, SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic
Stuart Day, Stantec Consulting Sevices Inc
Billy Connell, Stubbs Muldrow Herin Architects, Inc.
Matt Simpson, TD Bank
Joanna Orlando, The Boeing Company
Nelson Akwari, The Boeing Company
Christie DeAntonio, The Brandon Agency
Davis McNair, The Reveer Group
Scott Greene, Thomas and Hutton
Bryan Heffner, Trane
Laurie Boeding, Trident Technical College
Carlyle Cromer, Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.
Michael Sosnowski, Water Mission
Andrew Preston, Welch, Roberts, Amburn & Hutto, LLC

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 charlestonchamber.net.