Our Board
Board members represent corporations and businesses of all sizes, across multiple industries. Each member is running, or serves an integral part in, a successful business and their involvement in community matters makes their expertise so highly sought after.
The Executive Committee and Chamber Board are led by 2025 Chair, Elizabeth Burwell, SVP at Southern First Bank, and Charleston Metro Chamber President and CEO, Kevin Sheilley.
2026 Officers
Josh Sorkin, Chair
SVP of Engineering Innovation Factory, SAIC
Elizabeth Burwell, Immediate Past Chair
SVP, Southern First Bank
Herbert Drayton III, Chair Elect
President, HI Mark Capital
Kevin T. Sheilley
President and CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber
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2026 Executive Committee
David Botzis
Partner, Forvis Mazars
Joseph DeLeon
President & CEO, Roper St. Francis
Michael Eckard
Managing Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
Peter LaMotte
President, Chernoff Newman
Anthony LaVecchia
Director of Corporate Finance, The InterTech Group
Natasha Lee
CEO & Co-Founder, Floyd Lee Locums
Jaymes McCloud
CEO, J.H.W. Enterprises
David Stasiukaitis, PAC Chair
CEO, Low Country Case and Millwork
2026 Board of Directors
2026 Board Liaisons
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Reggie Burgess | Mayor, City of North Charleston |
| Jay Byars | Councilmember, Dorchester County |
| Howard Chapman | Councilmember, Town of Mt. Pleasant |
| Jenny Costa Honeycutt | Councilmember, Charleston County |
| Gregory Habib | Mayor, City of Goose Creek |
| Capt. Eric Jones | United States Coast Guard |
| Capt. Matthew O'Neal | NIWC Atlantic |
| Col. Jason Parker | Joint Base Charleston |
| Angela Pinson | CAO, Berkeley County |
| Christie Rainwater | Mayor, City of Hanahan |
| Russ Touchberry | Mayor, Town of Summerville |
| Trace Whetsell | City of Charleston |