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Charleston Metro Chamber Submits 2026 Board of Directors Candidates
Each year, the Chamber’s Board of Directors will have one-third of its members complete their three-year board service term. The Charleston Metro Chamber’s Board Nominating Committee annually submits candidates to replace the sitting directors who have fulfilled their service term.
We are sharing this slate with you to present the business leaders who have been invited to represent you and our overall Chamber membership.
| Name | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Sorkin | SAIC | Chair |
| Herbert Drayton III | HI Mark Capital | Chair-Elect |
| Dave Stasiukaitis | Low Country Case & Millwork | First Vice Chair & PAC Chair |
| Elizabeth Burwell | Southern First Bank | Immediate Past Chair |
| Anthony LaVecchia | The InterTech Group, Inc. | Treasurer |
| David Botzis | Forvis Mazars | At-Large |
| Joseph DeLeon | Roper St. Francis Healthcare | At-Large |
| Michael Eckard | Ogletree Deakins | At-Large |
| Peter LaMotte | Chernoff Newman | At-Large |
| Natasha Lee | Floyd Lee Locums | At-Large |
| Jaymes McCloud | J.H.W. Enterprises | At-Large |
| Kevin T. Sheilley | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce | President/ CEO |
| David Ginn | Charleston Regional Development Alliance | Ex Officio |
| Len Hutchison | First National Bank | Ex Officio |
| Anita Zucker | The InterTech Group, Inc. | Ex Officio |
| Emily Ross | Ross Printing | Ex Officio |
| Mamie Bush | Boeing | Director |
| Cordes Ford | Womble Bond Dickinson | Director |
| James Byrd | AT&T | Director |
| Vanessa Gongora | Spanglish Consulting | Director |
| Rachel Frost | Hotel Bennett | Director |
| Natalie Hauff | Charleston County Public Library | Director |
| Paul Schwager | College of Charleston – School of Business | Director |
| Jeff Wilson | Trident Health/HCA Healthcare | Director |
| Amy Chico | HLA, Inc. | Director |
| JC Darby | The Beach Company | Director |
| Charles Dew | Truist | Director |
| Paul Dudley | Advanced Technology International (ATI) | Director |
| Fabian Grimm | Mankiewicz Coatings | Director |
| Phillip Padget | South Carolina Ports | Director |
| Dan Scheaffer | LS3P | Director |
| Neil Shepard | Mungo Homes | Director |
| Gary Collins | SeamonWhiteside | Director |
| Matt Needy | HII/NNS | Director |
| Bob Nutall | Lee & Associates | Director |
| Tim McIntosh | Choate | Director |
| Ford Perry | Beemok Capital | Director |
| Scott Sharpe | TD Bank | Director |
| Melanie Stith | Culture Wins, LLC | Director |
| Peter Woodhull | Modus21 | Director |
| Katherine Bergmann | Volvo Cars | Director |
| Trent Drafts | SouthState Bank | Director |
| Katie Henderson | Dunhill Staffing Systems | Director |
| Tim Kennedy | Trident Construction Co. | Director |
| Jason Lee | REV Federal Credit Union | Director |
| Caroline Monahan | Ingevity | Director |
| Bobby Teachey II | Brownstone Construction Group | Director |
| Keith Faulkner | Charleston Southern University | Director |
| Saj Joy | MUSC | Director |
| Mark Munn | Bank of America Merrill Lynch | Director |
| Elizabeth Russell | JPMorgan Chase | Director |
| Stephanie Shipe | The Gaillard Center | Director |
| Kent Thames | JE Dunn Construction | Director |
| Kristy Vasquez | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | Director |
| Thomas Anderson | Wells Fargo Commercial Banking | Director |
| Eric Craine | First Citizens Bank | Director |
| Rachael Georgas | Sonepar | Director |
| Todd Halloran | South Carolina Stingrays | Director |
| Mike Harris | BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina | Director |
| Chris Magaldi | Thomas & Hutton | Director |
| Melvin Williams | Terracon | Director |
Posted on
November 24th 2025
Written by
Justin Allen
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