Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce announces graduates of Leadership Charleston Class of 2016
June 21, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – On Thursday, June 16, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce celebrated the graduation of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2016. For 42 years, Leadership Charleston has been identifying and developing leaders in our community, producing over 2000 graduates that have become leaders in local, regional and global industries, legislative appointments and civic stewardship.
The mission of Leadership Charleston 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. Graduates experience the power of working with other community leaders and organizations for positive growth and advancement of the region.
This year’s graduates participated in Day of Caring, attended at least one public meeting a month as well as rode CARTA to experience public transportation availability and services and participated in a police ride along. These experiential activities aided students’ vision of their community from different viewpoints, allowing them to focus on where they can make a positive difference using their unique perspective.
The Chamber is currently accepting applications for Leadership Charleston Class of 2017 until June 30.
To apply or for additional information, visit www.charlestonchamber.net/leadershipcharlestonapplication.
Leadership Charleston Class of 2016
Trey Adams, Trane
Nicole Aiello, Santee Cooper
Zohra Badat, Charleston Animal Society
Abby Bauman, SCRA
Warren Bazemore, Sunbelt Business Brokers Inc.
Brad Boggs, The Post and Courier
Rick Brisbin, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Kristen Brittingham, Charleston County School District
Preston Busbee, Seamon Whiteside + Associates
Kimberly Butler Willis, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Patti Byrd, South State Bank
Erin Fisher, Lowcountry Food Bank
Nick Galizia, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
Kenny Gardner, Nexsen Pruet LLC
Lyles Geer, William Means Real Estate LLC
Matt Grayson, Palmetto Construction Group, LLC
Roger Greer, Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission
Mary Guerry, Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Abe Gutting
Phil Hall, Allgood Pest Solutions
Paige Hatley ,Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area Inc.
Chris Haynes, Hussey Gay Bell
Jason Hessberg, SunTrust Bank
Alexander Irwin, Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler
Dustin Istnick, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Bob Kahle, Kahle Research Solutions, LLC
Bryan Kowert, South Carolina Aquarium
Doug Mackintosh, Legare Bailey Hinske LLC
Jeremy McNeer, SPAWAR
Caitlin Melton, CPM Federal Credit Union
Mark Messersmith, US Army Corps of Engineers
Drew Mood, AssuredPartners
Kendall Myers, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company Inc.
Will Neely, M. B. Kahn Construction Company, Inc.
Luci Nelson, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Kerek Newberry, Hall Booth Smith
Chris Palmer, Choate Construction Company
Devin Patro, Wells Fargo
Sara Perry, Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative
Andy Pickett, Sunbelt Rentals Inc.
Courtney Plotner Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Ed Royall, Elliott Davis Decosimo LLC
Matt Slocum, Grayson Thomas LLC
Ben Smith, Trident Construction Co. Inc.
Jonathan Smith, Thomas & Hutton
Greg Soyka, LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
Fallon Sposato, Wells Fargo
Giselle Stewart, The Boeing Company
John Strubel, Charleston Southern University
Kirby Teller, CBI (Carolina Business Interiors)
Ben Turner, AT&T
Josh Wagaman, Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Bill Warnock, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
Meghan Weinreich, Charleston Trident Association of Realtors
For more information about Leadership Charleston, please visit www.charlestonchamber.net/leadership or contact Alex Glasgow at [email protected] or 843.805.3087.
About the Charleston Metro Chamber: With more than 1,600 member organizations representing 125,000 professionals, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce serves as the collective voice of the business community and a catalyst for advancing the region’s economy and enhancing members’ success through Advocacy, Innovation, Talent and Business Advancement. Visit charlestonchamber.net.
