2008 - 2009 Executive Committee:

Chairman of the Board - Robert O. Collins, Jr., PURE
Chairman-elect - David Maybank III, Maybank Properties LLC
Immediate Past Chairman - Thompson E. Penney, LS3P ASSOCIATES INC.
BACPAC Chairman - Brent Jonas, Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Company
Business Development Vice Chairman - Neil Whitman, Dunhill Staffing Systems of Charleston
Communications & Marketing Vice Chairman - Bill Goodwin, The Goodwin Group Inc.
Education Foundation Chairman - Brad Davis, Rick Hendrick Imports
Finance Vice Chairman - Chris Fraser, Grubb & EllislBarkley Fraser
Hospitality Development Vice Chairman - Karen Elsey, Laura Alberts, Tasteful Options
Innovation/ThinkTEC - Dottie Karst, Charles Foster Company of SC
Member Programs Vice Chairman - Scott Woods, South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Membership Development Vice Chairman - Robert W. Pearce, Nelson Mullins Law Firm
Public Policy Vice Chairman - J. Ronald Jones, Clawson & Staubes LLC
Quarters Task Force Chairman - Daniel F. Kassis, SCANA
Regional Advancement Vice Chairman - Stuart Whiteside, Seamon Whiteside & Associates Inc.
President and CEO - Charles H. Van Rysselberge, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

2008 - 2009 Board of Directors:

Robert O. Collins Jr., PURE, Chairman of the Board
Charles H. Van Rysselberge, President and CEO
Jennet Robinson Alterman, Center for Women
Robert Beckler, MeadWestvaco
Bryan Blalock, Universal Maritime Service, APM Terminals,
     Maritime Association of S.C. Representative
Patrick Bryant, Go To Team
Charles F. Castner, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Jane Comfort, The Post and Courier, Charleston ABC Chairman
Beth Crowder, United Physicians
John D'Annunzio, Freight Savers Express, Leadership Charleston Chairman
Brad Davis, Rick Hendrick Imports
Herbert Drayton III, Carolina Center of Occupational Health
Richard D. Elliott, Maverick Southern Kitchens
Karen Elsey, Laura Alberts, Tasteful Options
Scott Fennell, Carolina Waste
Chris Fraser, Grubb & EllislBarkley Fraser
Bill Goodwin, The Goodwin Group
Stephen Grant, CRG Engineering Inc., North ABC Chairman
Bernard S. Groseclose, S.C. State Ports Authority
Brandon Guest, Horne/Guest Insurance Agency
Terry Gunn, Trident Health System
Maybank Hagood, William M. Bird Co.
Tripp Hays, The Mills House Hotel, CACVB Representative
Kin Hill, Charleston Water System
Beau Hollingsworth, Century 21 Beachside Real Estate Inc., IOP ABC Chairman
Len Hutchison III, Wachovia Bank
Debbie James, SAIC
Richard Jerue, The Art Institute of Charleston
Wilbur Johnson, Young Clement Rivers LLP
Brent Jonas, Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Co.
J. Ronald Jones, Clawson & Staubes
Mary Joseph, Mary Joseph State Farm
Dottie Karst, Charles Foster Co. of S.C.
Daniel F. Kassis, SCANA
Walter Lagarenne, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., ABC Steering Committee Representative
Linn Lesesne, Charming Inns, CACVB Representative
Walt Martin, Associated Developers
David Maybank III, Maybank Properties LLC
Anthony McAlister, McAlister Development Company
Kellee McGahey, Lowcountry Graduate Center, CYP Chairman
Bill Medich, South Carolina Bank & Trust
W. Brian Moody, Dixon Hughes LLC
Robert New, Charleston Port Services, Maritime Association of S.C. Representative
Tom Nolen, First Citizens
Robert W. Pearce, Nelson, Mullins Law Firm
Thompson E. Penney, LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
Chris J. Proctor, Porter-Gaud School
Ed Riggs, Charleston Area Convention Center, CACVB Representative
John Rosa, The Citadel
John Russ, Community FirstBank
Chris Schmitt, Schmitt Walker Architects
David Schools, Piggly Wiggly Carolina
Rita L. Scott, WCSC-TV Channel 5
Robert Shepard, Fennel Container
Matt Sloan, Daniel Island Company
Bos Smith, Stevens Towing Co. Inc., Maritime Association of S.C. Representative
Peter Steketee, Embassy Suites Hotel Charleston Area Convention Center
Molly Thomas, First Federal, E.Cooper ABC Chairman
Laura Varn, Santee Cooper
J. Emory Ware, Regions Bank
Keith Waring, Charlestowne Associates
Roger Warren, Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Paul Whatley, Gene Reed Toyota
Peter Wertimer, Chernoff Newman, Military Policy Council Chairman
Stuart Whiteside, Seamon Whiteside & Associates
Neil Whitman, Dunhill Staffing Systems
Scott Woods, S.C. Federal Credit Union

LIAISONS
Capt. Glen Little, Naval Weapons Station Charleston
Hon. Daniel W. Davis, Berkeley County
Hon. Harry Hallman, Town of Mt. Pleasant
Hon. Larry Hargett, Dorchester County
Bill McCall, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
Col. John Millander, Charleston Air Force Base
Hon. Joseph P. Riley, Jr., City of Charleston
Tony Pope, Greater Summerville / Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce
Hon. Timothy E. Scott, Charleston County
Hon. R. Keith Summey, City of North Charleston