The inaugural South Carolina 500 spotlights leaders whose influence is shaping South Carolina’s economic future. The 2025 list includes our very own President and CEO, Kevin Sheilley, along with a number of Chamber members — including 13 Past Chairs or Board Members — recognized for their leadership and impact. See the full list of Chamber partners recognized below:
| Name | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Lyons | Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC | |
| Hernan E. Peña Jr. | Charleston County Aviation Authority | |
| Scott Stocker | Boeing | |
| Elliott Summey | Charleston County Aviation Authority | |
| Marc Marchant | LS3P – Past Chair | |
| Blake Middleton | The Middleton Group | |
| Trent Holland | Huntington Bank | |
| David Lominack | TD Bank | |
| Fallon Meyer | Encore Bank | |
| Scott Sharp | TD Bank | |
| Scott Woods | South Carolina Federal Credit Union – Past Chair | |
| Kevin Sheilley | Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce | |
| Bobby Alexander | Pyramid Contracting | |
| Jordan Behringer | BEHKO Group | |
| Matt Brewer | Choate Construction Co. – Past Chair | |
| Chip Crane | Hill Construction | |
| Joel Davis | J. Davis Construction | |
| Adam Ferrara | Ferrara Buist Contractors | |
| Chad Frampton | Frampton Construction | |
| J. Mark Hylton | Gulf Stream Construction | |
| Carson Knizevski | Samet Corporation | |
| Lee Mashburn | Mashburn Construction | |
| Paul Mashburn | Mashburn Construction | |
| Chappy McKay | Trident Construction, LLC | |
| Rick Mixson | Landmark Construction Co. | |
| Jon Musselman | J Musselman Construction, Inc. | |
| Robert Reilly | Hill Construction | |
| Kent Thames | JE Dunn Construction – Board Member | |
| Jonathan Dawley | KION North America | |
| William J. Dorminy Jr. | Southern Crown Partners | |
| David T. Ginn | Charleston Regional Development Alliance – Board Member | |
| Merle Johnson | Charleston County Economic Development | |
| Bernie Mazyck | South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development | |
| John Truluck | Dorchester County Government | |
| John O. Williams | Berkeley County Government | |
| David J. Cole | Medical University of South Carolina | |
| Keith Faulkner | Charleston Southern University – Board Member | |
| Andrew Hsu | College of Charleston | |
| Glenn M. Walters | The Citadel | |
| Dr. Vicky Wood | Trident Technical College | |
| Mark Fuller | Berkeley Electric Cooperative | |
| Jimmy Staton | Santee Cooper | |
| Amy Chico | HLA, INC. – Board Member | |
| Bob Fei | Life Cycle Engineering Inc. | |
| Erick Fry | Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic | |
| Joseph Hodgson | The GEL Group | |
| Shannon Meder | HNTB Corporation | |
| Mike Weeks | DWG Consulting Engineers | |
| Barry Whalen | HLA Inc. | |
| Stuart Whiteside | Seamon Whiteside – Past Chair | |
| Melvin Williams | Terracon Consultants Inc. – Board Member | |
| Jonathan Zucker | The InterTech Group, Inc. | |
| Ashely Teasdel | S.C. Department of Commerce | |
| Jason Bernd | Novant Health | |
| Dr. Patrick J. Cawley | Medical University of South Carolina | |
| Joseph DeLeon | Roper St. Francis Healthcare – Board Member | |
| Courtnay Thompson | Select Health of South Carolina | |
| Jeff Wilson | Trident Health – Board Member | |
| Michael Bennett | Bennett Hospitality | |
| Jeff Goldklang | Charleston RiverDogs | |
| Helen Hill | Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | |
| Casey Lavin | Beemok Hospitality Collection | |
| Kevin Mills | South Carolina Aquarium | |
| Steve Palmer | Indigo Road Hospitality Group | |
| Rob Salvatore | Charleston Battery | |
| Michael Oliver Eckard | Ogletree Deakins – Board Member | |
| Mary Shahid | Maynard Nexsen PC | |
| H. Manning Unger | Moore & Van Allen PLLC | |
| Mary Dean Hall | Ingevity | |
| Johannes Kellerman | Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC | |
| Annekathrin Mueller | Bosch | |
| Allie Boykin | SC Thrive | |
| Caquisha (C.T.) Burton | Coastal Community Foundation | |
| Dyrell Clark | Reading Partners South Carolina | |
| Don Gordon | Riley Institute at Furman University | |
| Taylor Jackson | Maritime Association of South Carolina | |
| Dr. Tonya M. Matthews | International African American Museum | |
| Adela Mendoza | Hispanic Alliance | |
| Cheryl O’Donnell | Young Moms Together | |
| Leslie Skardon | Sustain SC | |
| Nicole Burleson | Floyd Lee Locums | |
| Laura Dalziel | Malone Workforce Solutions | |
| Julia Martin | Advanced Technology International | |
| Thetyka Robinson | The Asiko Group LLC | |
| Kat Wawner | Wawner Strategies | |
| Brent Case | Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic | |
| Chris Fraser | Avison Young | |
| Thomas E. Lucy III | Belk Lucy | |
| Ned Miller | Navy Yard Charleston | |
| Chip Shealy | CBRE Inc. | |
| John Darby | The Beach Company | |
| Brent Gibadlo | The Beach Company | |
| Kenneth Marolda | Marolda Enterprises | |
| Michael Scarafile | Carolina One Real Estate Services | |
| Greg Parker | Parker’s Kitchen | |
| Steve Spinks | The Spinx Company | |
| Dr. Gina Anderson | Luma Brighter Learning | |
| Mike Gianoni | Blackbaud | |
| Herbert L. Drayton III | HI Mark Capital – Board Member | |
| John Otten | Elliott Davis | |
| Brandon Robinson | Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC | |
| Amy Urquhart | WebsterRogers LLP | |
| Chad Cousins | McMillan Pazdan Smith | |
| Brad Smith | McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture | |
| Mike Coggin | SouthState Bank | |
| Michael Edens | First Reliance Bank | |
| Tommy Flinn | Synovus | |
| Jimmy Gulledge | First Citizens Bank | |
| Justin Hawkins | Wells Fargo & Company | |
| Cal Hurst | Southern First Bank | |
| Art Seaver | Southern First Bank | |
| Bret Estridge | M. B. Kahn Construction | |
| Robert C. Pulliam Jr. | Pulliam Restoration | |
| Joel Britt | South Carolina Ports Authority | |
| Dan Camp | Santee Cooper | |
| R. Megan Anderson | Charleston Regional Development Alliance | |
| Robert Johnson | Agru America | |
| Keller Kissam | Dominion Energy South Carolina | |
| John Culbreath, PE | Thomas & Hutton | |
| Chris Jordan | RK&K | |
| Kevin Laird | Goodwyn Mills and Cawood | |
| Catherine Hayes | South Carolina Research Authority | |
| Lee MacIlwinen | South Carolina Research Authority | |
| Dr. Gerald Taylor | Roper St. Francis Healthcare | |
| DJ Rama | Auro Hotels | |
| Constance Anastopoulo | Charleston School of Law | |
| John Wall IV | Burr & Forman LLP | |
| Leighton Lord | Maynard Nexsen PC | |
| K. Rex Query | Nucor Corporation | |
| David Campbell | Chernoff Newman | |
| Amanda Loveday | NP Strategy | |
| Benjamin W. Navarro | Beemok | |
| Brian Callahan | MAU Workforce Solutions | |
| Mike Mizeur | BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina | |
| John Starmack | TM Floyd & Company | |
| John Uprichard | Find Great People | |
| Randall Bentley | Lee & Associates | |
| David Feild | Colliers | |
| Barb O’Steen | Real Estate, Greystar |