Vista Guild elects new board members
June 29, 2026
The Congaree Vista Guild has announced the election of new board members for 2026-2029. The organization has a 13-member board, six of whom are selected by the current board members, six are elected by the membership of the Vista Guild and one seat is for the president of the Vista Neighborhood Association.
Newly elected board members by business members are:
- Ariel Brady, Motor Supply Co. Bistro
- Chip Wade, Koger Center for the Arts
- Cheryl Swanson, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
- Shriya Patel, Hilton Columbia Center & Hampton Inn Columbia Downtown Historic District
Newly appointed members by the board are:
- Beth Frost, Cohn Construction
- Dale Marshall, Architrave
- Clark Ellefson, Lewis + Clark
- Guy Jones, River Runner Outdoor Center
- Hal Stevenson, Grace Outdoor
- Rosie Craig, R. MacFarlane Craig Real Estate
These elected and appointed members join existing members:
- Joseph Kendrick, University of South Carolina
- Annie Linn Green, LS3P
- Carolyn Leedecker, Vista Neighborhood Association
About the Congaree Vista Guild
The Congaree Vista Guild is a non-profit, membership-based organization charged with seeing that Columbia’s Vista, which is an official South Carolina Cultural District, is a vibrant symbol of our progressive Southern city. Led by a 14-member Board of Directors representing a variety of business sectors, the Congaree Vista Guild and its members are dedicated to making the Vista the place of choice for shopping, dining and entertainment, a national and international tourist destination, and a high-energy urban environment to live and grow businesses.
