Charleston Metro Chamber announces Spring 2023 Leadership Discovery Class
March 9, 2023
Leadership Discovery, a leadership development program by the Charleston Metro Chamber, is excited to announce the Spring 2023 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 began in February and will conclude in May.
Spring 2023 Leadership Discovery Mentors:
- Jennifer Blumenthal, Partner, Burr & Forman LLP
- Mamie Bush, Senior Event & Logistics Specialist, Boeing
- Bryan Derreberry, President and CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Colonel Freeman, Commander, Joint Base Charleston
- Natalie C. Hauff, Deputy Director of Innovation, Charleston County Public Library
- Bernie Mazyck, President and CEO, SCACED
- Mayor Tecklenburg, City of Charleston
Leadership Discovery Spring 2023 Class
| Name | Organization |
| Natasha Balarezo | Charleston County Public Library |
| Melissa Barrett | Lowcountry Center for Academic Equity |
| Tyler Bartlett | NHC HealthCare, Charleston |
| Chris Baxa | Choate Construction Company |
| Katie Bendon | Carolina Youth Development Center |
| Isaac Blevins | ATI – Advanced Technology International |
| Neffertiti Bourne | Charleston County Sheriff’s Office |
| Darryl Brown | Charleston Metro Chamber |
| Grace Carlson | Charleston Metro Chamber |
| Claudio Carrara | Ingevity |
| John Cassibry | Nexsen Pruet/ NP Strategy |
| Dalton Churchwell | Choate Construction Company |
| Donald Ennis Jr | Floyd Lee Locums |
| Jason Felix | Robbins Construction Group |
| Alexis Finch | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston |
| Kravonda Forrest Simmons | Charleston Trident Association of Realtors |
| Meredith Hagen | Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic |
| Kalyn Huether | Palmettos of Charleston Assisted Living and Memory Care |
| Alexis James | Choate Construction Company |
| Ryan Jones | Floyd Lee Locums |
| Brennan King | SouthState Bank |
| Blake Knobloch | JE Dunn Construction |
| Shanelle Loffler | Palmetto Surety Corporation |
| Ashley Marques | Southeastern College |
| Chelsea McCracken | Charleston Metro Chamber |
| Liz McGayhey | PMC Commercial Interiors |
| Anthony Mole | Blackbaud |
| David Oliphant | Frampton Construction |
| Christine Phillips | Daniel Island Real Estate |
| Clarissa Pryor | Pinnacle Finacial Partners |
| Savannah Scott | Chernoff Newman |
| Kayla Sewell | The Cooper School |
| Alexis Stokes | Patriots Point |
| Lauren Swann | Boeing |
| Taylor Varner | ATI – Advanced Technology International |
| Lashonda Raybon | Wells Fargo |
Visit the Chamber’s website for additional information on Leadership Discovery.
