Meet Celeste Granger

Celeste Granger serves as the Associate Vice President of Talent and Program Officer for the Lowcountry Careers Collaborative at the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. In this capacity, she has the opportunity to work towards fostering equitable economic prosperity through workforce, talent, and education initiatives. Celeste has a background in adult education within Higher Education prior to coming to the Charleston Metro Chamber.

She has expertise in curriculum development, campus recruiting, leadership, and professional development training. Celeste has over fifteen years of experience in higher education within the areas of academic advising, living-learning communities, leadership instruction, career services, both conduct and Title IX hearing officer, and Federal TRIO grant programs. In her time working with the Federal TRIO grant which supports college retention efforts for students who are either low-income, first-generation college students, or individuals with disabilities is where she found her passion for equity and access within education. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a Master of Education in College Student Personnel Administration.

Meet Jacki Renegar

Jacki leads CRDA’s research and business intelligence team, compiling economic, demographic and business data that demonstrates why the Charleston region is a great place to do business. She has worked in economic development and community research for more than 30 years in the Charleston market and has provided research support to the CRDA since its inception in 1995. Jacki holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a market research concentration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also one of fewer than 50 Certified Economic Research Professionals nationwide, a designation bestowed from the Council on Community and Economic Research, the nation’s trusted leadership organization in the community, economic and workforce research field.