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ABOUT LEADERSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA
Staff & Trustees
Meet the team managing the organization and the statewide leaders providing governance and guidance.
STAFF
Leadership South Carolina team
For general questions, contact the staff member whose role best matches your need.
2026 - 2027 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Statewide guidance and governance
(Click the name of the Board Member for their Bio)
CHAIR
Cynthia Dannels - SC Treasurer's Office
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
M. Neil Jones, CPA, CTTP - Colliers International
VICE CHAIR
TREASURER
Matthew W. Myers - SouthState Bank
SECRETARY
Carter Deupree - Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd Law Firm
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR
PROGRAM CHAIR
Brent A. Weaver - Wells Fargo
SELECTION CHAIR
Madison Felder - Parker Poe Law Firm
ALUMNI CHAIR
Amanda Taylor - AT&T
BOARD MEMBER
Pamela Benjamin - Neo Gov
BOARD MEMBER
Jason Bristol - TD BANK
BOARD MEMBER
Chris Christensen - The R.L. Bryan Company
BOARD MEMBER
Wallace "Jay" Jordan, Jr. - General Assembly
BOARD MEMBER
Grayson A. Kelly - Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.
BOARD MEMBER
Kristen McKenzie - Nelson Mullins
BOARD MEMBER
Hamid "HR" Mohsseni - ARG, Inc.
BOARD MEMBER
Demier Z. Richardson-Sanders - SC State, 1890 Research Extension
BOARD MEMBER
Tim Self, CFRE - AnMed Health Foundation
BOARD MEMBER
Mike Smith - Santee Cooper
BOARD MEMBER
Lauren Stanton - Francis Marion University
BOARD MEMBER
Ed Sutton - South Carolina Senate (State Senator, District 20)
BOARD MEMBER
Quenton Tompkins - Medical University of South Carolina
BOARD MEMBER
Christopher D. Turner - US Army Central (Third Army)
BOARD MEMBER
Tigerron Wells, Esq. - Duke Energy Carolinas
BOARD MEMBER
Evans Whitaker, Ph.D. - Anderson University
BOARD MEMBER
Courtney White - Tri-County Technical College
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