Leadership Charleston’s Graduates of Class of 2019
June 5, 2019
On Thursday, May 16, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce celebrated the graduation of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2019 at Middleton Place. For more than 45 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.
Leadership Charleston Class of 2019
“Leadership Charleston was an absolutely incredible program, and something I looked forward to every month! From touring local businesses and meeting local government representatives to sitting inside a C-17 cockpit…the experiences were amazing. Being a part of Leadership Charleston not only allowed me the opportunity to learn about important industries and issues in the Charleston region, but also armed me with tools to be a more effective and mindful leader,” said Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie with the MUSC Foundation for Research Development. “I look forward to continuing to serve our community and stay engaged so that we can keep Charleston an amazing place to live and work.”
This year’s graduates participated in a Ports tour, boarded a C-17 Static at Joint Base Charleston, rode CARTA to experience public transportation availability and services and participated in a police ride along. These experiential activities aided participants’ vision of their community from different viewpoints, allowing them to focus on where they can make a positive difference using their unique perspective.
The Leadership Charleston Class of 2019 was sponsored by Pinnacle Financial Partners, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Singular Private Wealth and Positively People.
The Charleston Metro Chamber is currently accepting applications for the Class of 2020. To learn more about Leadership Charleston, visit https://www.
Leadership Charleston Class of 2019
| Name | Organization |
| Morgan Allison | Reveer Group |
| Erin Aylor | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Kimberly Balaguer | Medical University of South Carolina |
| John C. Bedell Jr. | LS3P |
| Stephanie Bodrick | United States Army Corps of Engineers – Charleston |
| Reid Boehm | Synovus Bank |
| Joseph Bower | Wells Fargo |
| Tim Bowman | The Beach Company |
| Amy L. Carter | Lowcountry Land Trust |
| Ryan Cass | The Boeing Company |
| Megan Chapman | Ameris Bank |
| Jena Clem | Gibbes Museum of Art |
| Tosha Connors | My Sister’s House |
| Elizabeth Corr | Liollio Architecture |
| Jacob Custer | South Carolina Federal Credit Union |
| Josh Dix | Charleston Trident Association of Realtors |
| Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie | MUSC Foundation for Research Development |
| Patterson Farmer | Seamon Whiteside + Associates |
| Alicia Floyd | The Boeing Company |
| Stanislava Fowler | Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP |
| LaTasha Gandy | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| Ryan Griffin | Pinnacle Financial Partners |
| William Hamilton | Ingevity |
| Nathan Harrison | South State Bank |
| Charlean J. Horne | Stantec Consulting Services Inc. |
| Ashley Iseman | South Carolina Ports Authority |
| Nathan Johnson | Buxton & Collie, LLC |
| Benjamin Joyce | Burr Forman McNair |
| Iordanis Karagiannidis | The Citadel – Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business |
| Deron Lee | Kiawah Island Golf Resort |
| Mary Martinich | Seamon Whiteside + Associates |
| Reginald McNeil | Charleston County School District |
| Todd McNerney | College of Charleston – School of the Arts |
| Robynn Millar | South Carolina Ports Authority |
| Caroline Moluf | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Hagood Morrison | Bridge Commercial |
| Marianne Moseley | Kimley-Horn |
| Stephen Nickerson | Earth Tech, LLC |
| Karen B. Quadrio | Charleston Promise Neighborhood |
| Marysa Raymond | Greystar |
| Derek K. Robbins | Robbins Construction Group |
| Tim Rogers | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Paul Shorter | SunTrust Private Wealth Management |
| Richard Sierzega | Singular Private Wealth, P.C. |
| Sam Skardon | One Region |
| A. Grayson Smith | Gallivan White Boyd, PA |
| Benjamin Smith | Roper St. Francis Healthcare |
| Katie Smith | One80 Place |
| Rebecca Smith | Ingevity |
| Stephen Smith | TD Bank |
| Karen Spain | K&L Gates LLP |
| Melissa Spence | Nexsen Pruet, LLC |
| Bobby Teachey II | Brownstone Construction Group |
| Allison Trochesset | Charleston Southern University |
| Richard Turner | Charleston County Transportation Development |
| Candice Wigfield | Hamby Catering & Events |
| Jacob Yost | JP Morgan Chase |
| Michael Young | AP Recovery |
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 www.charlestonchamber.org.
