Charleston Metro Chamber announces Leadership Charleston Class of 2024
August 24, 2023
The Charleston Metro Chamber is excited to announce the participants of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2024. For over 50 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 year-long 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.
Upon graduating in June 2024, Leadership Charleston 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 BlueCross BlueShield of SC, Home Telecom, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, South Carolina Ports Authority and Thomas & Hutton for their support as Presenting Sponsors and Positively People for their continued support as the Leadership Charleston Training Sponsor. For questions about Leadership Charleston, please contact Therese Gordon at tgordon@charlestonchamber.
Leadership Charleston Class of 2024
| Abrahim Abdul-Kareem | South Carolina Ports Authority |
| Bryan Adams | Metanoia |
| Walker Avant | South Atlantic Bank |
| Heather Benson | Advanced Technology International |
| Gene Borzendowski | Charleston County Economic Development |
| Jon Bruce | Volvo Cars USA |
| Aaron Butner | Pinnacle Financial Partners |
| Crystal Byler | Moody & O’Neal CPAs, LLC |
| Daniel Cinnante | First Citizens Bank |
| Rainer Cooke | SunCap Property Group |
| Abigail Darlington | NP Strategy |
| David Day | Reveer Group, LLC |
| Elizabeth Dees | Trident Construction |
| Wills Denton | First Citizens Bank |
| Bryanna Dering | LS3P |
| Mckenzie Deutsch | Bridge Commercial |
| LaShea DuBois | Charleston Wine + Food |
| Will Ederle | Colliers |
| Cecilia Ehresman | K&L Gates LLP |
| Dave Ensor | HLA, Inc. |
| Adam Epstein | South Carolina Federal Credit Union |
| Stephanie Ezell | The Blood Connection |
| Mary Gallivan | Just So Mary |
| Zach Giglio | Giglio Communications & Marketing |
| Maryn Goolsby Favors | My Sister’s House |
| Colin Griffin | Wells Fargo Bank |
| Fabian Grimm | Mankiewicz Coatings LLC |
| Ryan Gunst | Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic |
| Molly Hall | Maynard Nexsen |
| Tim Hefferon | ARCO Design / Build – Charleston |
| Ashton Hernandez | Charleston Promise Neighborhood |
| Michelle Hertel | LS3P |
| Tori Hill | KLH Group |
| Libba Holland | Boeing |
| Keith Horton | Frampton Construction |
| Jennifer Johnson | McMillan Pazdan Smith |
| Kevin Kampwerth | South Carolina Aquarium |
| Brennan King | SouthState Bank |
| Blake Knobloch | JE Dunn Construction |
| Adam Lytton | Advanced Technology International |
| Cami McCoy | South Carolina Ports Authority |
| Mayci McLeod | Coastal Community Foundation |
| Jason Murley | Joint Base Charleston |
| Cassie Nelson | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Neil Oliver | First Reliance Bank |
| Arpan Patel | Joint Base Charleston |
| Brandon Paul | Elliott Davis, LLC |
| Andrew Peiffer | Charleston Animal Society |
| Michael Ramsey | Berkeley County Economic Development |
| Rebecca Riess | Roper St. Francis Healthcare |
| Emily Ross | Ross Printing |
| Jenn Salegna | Raines |
| Megan Smith | Cranston Engineering |
| Molly Speciale | Low Country Case & Millwork |
| Michael Sutton | Choate Construction Company |
| Dorota Szubert | Town of Kiawah Island |
| Shannon Tant | Tideline CPA Group, LLC |
| Kenzie Tolbert | Greystar |
| Jessica Turner | Kiawah Island Golf Resort |
| LaTisha Vaughn | E3: Educate, Empower, Elevate |
| Harriet Ward | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP |
| Richard Waring | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Jeff Weeks | Mashburn Construction |
| David West | Home Telecom |
| Lindsey Whitley | Santee Cooper |
| Kyle Wicks | SeamonWhiteside |
| Rob Wiggins | City of Goose Creek |
| Nathan Wilkes | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District |
| David Williams | Thomas & Hutton |
| Tom Williams II | Evans General Contractors |
| Stephen Wright | Advanced Technology International |
| Gaelyn Zafred | DWG Inc. Consulting Engineers |
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.
