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Charleston Metro Chamber Congratulates Leadership Charleston Class of 2020

In September, the Charleston Metro Chamber celebrated the graduation of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2020. For more than 45 years, Leadership Charleston has been identifying and developing leaders in the 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 the region’s civic and business communities. Graduates experience the power of working with other community leaders and organizations for positive growth and advancement of the region.

“The Class of 2020 had an experience like no other – they started the program last year in the midst of a hurricane and graduated during a global pandemic,” said Adrian Cain, Senior Vice President of Leadership and Chamber Programs for the Charleston Metro Chamber. “It may not have been the exact program that we planned, but even the obstacles that participants experienced gave them the firsthand experience of the challenges faced by our region’s civic and business community.”

This year’s graduates visited the State House, boarded a C-17 Static at Joint Base Charleston, rode CARTA to experience public transportation availability and services and much more. 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 2020 was sponsored by Dixon Hughes Goodman, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Positively People, Roper St. Francis Healthcare and Singular Private Wealth.

Leadership Charleston Class of 2020

NameCompany
Kathryn B. AlbertsonGrayson Law Firm, LLC
Madison AltmanSouth State Bank
Peter BartonElliott Davis
Joshua BatesChoate Construction
Claire BowmanMcMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
Matt BradyCity of Goose Creek SC
Kevin A. BraunFirst Citizens Bank
Kelsi BrewerSouth Carolina Ports Authority
Jennifer BrownCharleston County Economic Development
Caroline BurgreenAllied Reliability
Karen Burney-GreenCharleston County Government
Johanna CooperBerkeley Electric Cooperative
Matthew DesmondRoper Saint Francis Healthcare
Sydney EvansBanks Construction Company
Christi FabieCarolina One Real Estate
Lesley Anne FirestoneMoore & Van Allen PLLC
Kristen GandyTrident United Way
Caroline GilbertNaval Information Warfare Center Atlantic
Kayla HalchakPatriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Stuart HallHighland Resources
Chrissie HamiltonKnowledge Capital Group
Claire HaydenCharleston Trident Association of Realtors®
Taylor JordanMiller-Valentine Group
Daniel KlingshirnU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Philip Westbury MauneyReveer Group
Jaymes McCloudJHW Enterprises, LLC.
Tucker MorrisMorris Financial Concepts, Inc
Michael MullenWorldwide Express
Brooke NemecekBone Dry Roofing Company
Jay NormanThe Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Jonathan OakmanLandmark Enterprises
William PrevostTideline CPA Group, LLC
Floyd Johnson PutneyMungo Homes
Michael ReidenbachCharleston County School District
Robert RiggleThe Citadel
Matt RobbinsTrident Construction, LLC
Justin RobinetteHussey Gay Bell
Thetyka RobinsonTri-County Cradle to Career
Elizabeth RussellJP Morgan Chase
William SaltersTerracon Consultants, Inc.
Kayley SeawrightThe Boeing Company
Katie SimmonsDixon Hughes Goodman LLP
LoElla SmallsCharleston County Government
Rebecca SmithLS3P Associates
Emily SotherlundStantec
Dan SpoelmaPinnacle Financial Partners
David StasiukaitisLow Country Case & Millwork
Sarah StephensonIngevity
Tara SullivanK&L Gates LLP
Ted SullivanSouth Atlantic Bank
Samuel SwansonJoint Base Charleston
Lucy TerzaSouth Carolina Ports Authority
James ThomasThomas & Hutton
Jonathan TuggleWells Fargo Private Bank
Andrew TurnerJLL
Paula WalmetIngevity
Casey WarfieldKimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Tina WirthCharleston Metro Chamber
Wes WebbSunTrust and BB&T Now Truist
Andy WongSeamon Whiteside
James YonceSouth Carolina Federal Credit Union
Posted on
October 16th 2020
Written by
Charleston Metro Chamber
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