Charleston Metro Chamber announces Fall 2021 Leadership Discovery class

September 21, 2021

Leadership Discovery, a leadership development program by the Charleston Metro Chamber, is excited to welcome the Fall 2021 class. Leadership Discovery is an innovative program that allows participants the opportunity to learn from experienced business leaders in the Charleston region.

Participants in this program build valuable community connections and gain skills that will directly impact their current work. In addition to mentor sessions, they will receive a personalized DiSC Leadership Profile Assessment from Jean Meeks-Koch, Ph.D., CEO and Founder of Positively People, LLC, and attend a three-course business etiquette dinner led by Cynthia Grosso of Charleston School of Protocol.

This year’s class will begin on September 21 with a socially distanced orientation in the Chamber Boardroom and will conclude in December.

Spring 2021 Leadership Discovery Mentors:

Thomas Anderson, Market Executive, Wells Fargo
Bryan Derreberry, CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Darrin Goss, President and CEO, Coastal Community Foundation
Sheriff Kristin Graziano, Sheriff, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office
Col. Marc Greene, Commander, Joint Base Charleston
Nancy Mace, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives
Kyra Morris, Owner, Morris Financial Concepts

Leadership Discovery Spring 2021 Class

Ford Blanchard
Elliott Davis LLC

Isabel Burnett
Belk Lucy

Casey  Cain
Blackbaud

Krystal Cau
NP Strategy / Nexsen Pruet

Katie Certain
Positively People

Tosha Connors
My Sister’s House

Joyce Costello
Charleston County School District

Charles Dew
Truist Bank

Alex Hauser
Robbins Construction Group

John Jamison
Evans General Contractors

Jordan  Kellett
Ingevity

McCain Kerr
First National Bank

Chelsea  King
South Carolina Federal Credit Union

Hee Kwon
The Citadel

Rodney McLeod
McLeod Information Systems LLC

Sherrika Myers
Every 1 Voice Matters Inc.

Jamie Noe
Vaughn & Melton Engineers

Matthew  Phelan
Sonepar North America

John Pizarro
KION North America

Vonne Proctor-Guyton
Floyd Lee Locums

Elizabeth Radkoski
South Carolina Aquarium

Sarah  Raffurty
International African American Museum

Joseph Ryan
JE Dunn Construction

Brian  Sisco
College of Charleston

Arthur Takeall
Charleston Trident Association of Realtors

Noe Van Bergen
KION North America

Amber Van Ness
Advanced Tehchnology International

Bailey  Vincett
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce