Senior Fellows

Class I (2009-2010)

James W. Adamson, M.D. Medical Doctor Associated with Conway Medical  

Barbara Blain-Bellamy Assistant City Administrator of Conway

Brad Dean President & CEO of M.B. Chamber of Commerce  

Dave DeCenzo President of Coastal Carolina University 

Annette Fisher-Medlin President of Georgetown Co. Chamber of Commerce 

Lynne Ford United Way Director of Resource Dev.: Georgetown

Cindy Elsberry Superintendent of Horry County Schools 

Liz Gilland Chairwoman of Horry County Council

Greg Hembree Horry/Georgetown County Solicitor

Sel Hemingway County Administrator, Georgetown County

Jonathan Kresken President of Waccamaw Community Foundation 

Natalie Pruitt Interactive Media: The Sun News

Fred Richardson CEO of Grand Strand Water Sewer Authority

Myers Rollins Gen. Mgr./CEO Coast RTA

Daniel Stacy Attorney; Lumpkin, Oxner & Stacy, P.A. 

Andrew C. Tilmont Former Chief Operating Officer of B&C Co., Inc.

Geales Sands Executive Director Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation 

John Smith, Jr. Bishop, Greater Bibleway Church in Georgetown

Harold Stowe Chairman of Waccamaw Community Foundation 

Dennis Wade President and CEO of The Jackson Companies

Class II (2010-2011)

Rev. Cheryl Adamson  Pastor, Palmetto Missionary Baptist Church 

Charlie Ball  Executive Director, Friendship Place

Robert Calliham Smith, Sapp, Bookhout, Crumpler &Calliham

Kathryn (Kif) Cook  Cook & Roy, LLC (Attorney) 

Sam Cook Consultant Forester and President, Carolina Human Re-Investment 

Ray Funnye Public Services Director – Georgetown County

Laura Stroman Crowther President, Coastal Carolina Assoc. of Realtors 

Marc Jordan President, NMB Chamber of Commerce

Margie Livingston Horry County Magistrate - Judge 

Rick Maxey Chief Officer - Support Svcs. of High Schools in Horry County

Saundra Rhodes Horry County Police Dept. – Criminal Investigations – Captain

LuAnn Robinson BB&T Sales & Service Leader Grand Strand

Marian Scalise Attorney - Richardson, Plowden &  Robinson

Sarah Smith Exec. Director, Waccamaw Reg. Council of Governments

Lance Thompson Vice-President & General Mgr. – Ocean Lakes Family Campground

Chelice R. Waites Administrator – Town of Andrews

Amy Webb Consultant - Kaplan Devries, Inc.

Class III (2012-2013)

Steven Alger The Jackson Companies, VP, Development Operations 

Amy Downing Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation, Grants Manager

Amy Edmunds YoungStroke, Inc., Founder 

Christy Smith Everett Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority, Chief of Engineering

Greg Everett  GOCOM Media of Ill., Co-Founder & VP 

John Gardner Horry County Schools, Executive Director of Finance

Doris Gleason Community Outreach, Director 

Michael Graham  HTC, Plant Engineering Operations, Aynor

Margaret Skalican  Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Campus Director 

Heather Jones HIA Coastal Conference Center, Events Coordinator

Joseph Jones  BB&T, AVP, Financial Center Leader 

Victoria Mackey  Grand Strand Miracle League,  Executive Director

Elizabeth Marlow  Miss Ruby’s Kids, Executive Director 

Rev. Wilmot Merchant II St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Pastor

Richard Neal Georgetown County School District, Principal 

Daniel Newquist Waccamaw Regional COG, Community Planner

Muriel O’Tuel  WCF Board Member and Motivational Speaker 

James Pasley Waccamaw EOC, Inc. -Tri-City, Executive Director

Sudha Patel Colonial Inn, Associate  

Jon Tester  Georgetown County School District, Executive Director for Elementary Education

Charmaine Ragin  Bethel AME Church, Pastor 

Cookie Sprouse  The Chapin Foundation, Executive Director

Larry Tuttle  Smith, Sapp, Vice President and Chairman 

Randall Webster  Horry County Emergency Management, Director

Class IV (2015-2016)

Gloria Bromell Tinubu  Palmetto CEO, President 

Daryl Brown  Horry County Schools, Chief Support Services Officer

Mack Burgess  Georgetown County Schools, Assistant Principal 

Kaynnera Capers  City of Andrews, Chief of Police

Raymond Gagnon  Georgetown County Water & Sewer District, Executive Director 

Johanna Haynes Careteam+, CEO

Ayla Hemeon WRCOG, Director of Center Operations 

Lucy Woodhouse Black River United Way CEO/President

Joe Kunkel  Neighbor to Neighbor Grace Ministries, Executive Director 

Stanley Pasley Williamsburg County, Supervisor/ Chairman

Mindy Pavilonis Campus Coordinator, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 

Ryan Smith Start Up SC, Executive Director

Sharon Thomas SCANPO, Member Services Manager 

Brian Tucker Georgetown County Director of Economic Development

Kelvin Waites Horry County Police, Deputy Chief of Police 

Charles Weathers The Weathers Group Founder/CEO

La-Dine Williams-Gamble Williamsburg County Schools, Grant Writer

Aaron Jophlin Bell Legal Group, Managing Partner

Class V (2017-2018)

Thomas Britton WRCOG, Planning Director 

Denise Chatman Optimism Preventive Services, Executive Director

Betty Clark Bethel AME Church, Pastor 

Brandon Cox Elliott Beach Rentals, Vice President of Operations

Janice Gamble SC State Board of Education, Member

Kenny Generette Horry County School District, Staff Attorney

Giany Guedjo Carolina Human Reinvestment, Executive Director

Calvin Holmes New York Life & Securities, Representative

Burt Huggins Smith Sapp CPA, Divisional Vice President

Greg Mitchell HGTC, Vice President  & Provost

Jim Moore Williamsburg County  Development Board, Executive Director

Holly Richardson Georgetown County, Chief Planner

Brenda Ryan New Directions of Horry County, Assistant Director

Matt Securro Conway Medical Center, Vice President Human Resources

Von Todd HTC, Financial Operations Manager