SC Chamber of Commerce

Chairman

Ms. Lou Kennedy

President and CEO

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Lou Kennedy is President, Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation. She joined Nephron Pharmaceuticals in 2001 and accepted the position of President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2007. Having held a variety of marketing and operational roles during her career; one notable achievement at Nephron was creating a national sales force, a rarity in the pharmaceutical industry. In the years following, this helped Nephron Pharmaceuticals grow by 300% and increased shipped product to one billion doses each over the last seven years. Nephron built a state of the art manufacturing facility in West Columbia, South Carolina. Mrs. Kennedy was at the forefront of this expansion, which opened in June 2014. Lou is always seeking to enhance and grow her business. She started a 503B Outsourcing division of Nephron in 2016. Production for that division began in January 2017 and is rapidly increasing. Along with her husband Bill, Mrs. Kennedy helped establish the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center in conjunction with the University of South Carolina's School of Pharmacy. She serves on a variety of business and civic boards, including but not limited to, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the National Bank of South Carolina Board, a division of Synovus, Columbia College Board of Trustees, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance as well as the University of South Carolina's Athletic Department Board. Lou and Bill Kennedy were named 'Ambassadors of the Year' by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce in 2013. They also received the 'Lexington County Ambassador for Economic Development' award in 2014. As an alumna of the University of South Carolina’s College of Journalism with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Mrs. Kennedy never shies from the opportunity to cheer on the Gamecocks!

Chair-Elect

Mr. Steve Spinks

CEO

The Spinx Company

Small Business Committee Chair

Past-Chairman

Mr. Jack Sanders

President & CEO (retired)

Sonoco

Commerce Chair

Mr. David Lominack

SC Market President

TD Bank

General Counsel

Mr. Michael M. Shetterly

Managing Shareholder, Greenville

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Treasurer

Mr. Chris Barras

Executive Director

Ernst & Young, LLP

CEO

Mr. Ted Pitts

President & CEO

SC Chamber of Commerce

Mr. David Alexander

Director of Taxes

Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.

Tax Committee Chairman

Mr. David Cuda

Director of Corporate Solutions

Colliers International

Membership Committee Chairman

Mr. James D'Alessio

Vice President of Government Affairs

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Chairman's Circle

Ms. Tyler Easterling

President and Chief Operating Officer

The Brandon Agency

Public Relations Committee Chairman

Mr. Sidney J. Evering II

Attorney

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

LATF Committee Chairman

Mr. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe

State President

Duke Energy

Chairman’s Circle

Mr. Brian Hamrick

Director, Human Resources

Zeus Industrial Products, Inc

HR Committee Chairman

Ms. Kathy Helms

Shareholder

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Education & Workforce Development Committee Chairman

Ms. Dee Dee Henderson

Chief Operations Officer

Agape Hospice

Chairman Nominee

Mr. Kenny Jackson

SVP, Services/Rates & Regulatory Affair

South Carolina Electric & Gas

Chairman's Circle

Mr. Sam Konduros

President/CEO

South Carolina Biotechnology Industry Organization

Chairman Nominee

Mr. Tommy Lavender

Member

Nexsen Pruet, LLC

Environmental Technical Committee Chair

Mr. Ben Rex

CEO

Cyberwoven, LLC

IT Committee Chair

Mr. Thomas L. Rhodes

President

Rhodes Companies

Small Business Chairman

Mr. Roger Schrum

Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs

Sonoco

Chairman's Nominee

Dr. Cynthia Walters

Corporate Director of Inclusion

Palmetto Health

Diversity Committee Chairman

Mr. Robert Alexander

Executive Vice President

Coroplast

Mr. Michael Allen

Architect

McMillan Pazdan Smith

Mr. Keith Avery

President & CEO

Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Mr. Don Balderson

Senior Client Manager - Middle Market Banking

Bank of America

President's Circle

Mr. Michael Baxley

Sr. VP & General Counsel

Santee Cooper

Mr. Dan Becker

Senior VP and Controller

AECOM, Aiken

Mr. James Bennett

Mid-South Area Executive

First Citizens Bank, Columbia

Ms. Kay Biscopink

Shareholder and International Services Practice Leader

Elliot Davis

Mr. Ben Breazeale

Sr. Director of Government Relations for S.C.

Charter Communications

President's Circle

Mr. Frank Bullard

Regional President- Coastal Region

BB&T, Charleston

President's Circle

Mr. Holt Chetwood

Midlands Market Manager

Wells Fargo

President's Circle

Mr. Joe Clark

Shareholder, Management Committee Member

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

President's Circle

Dr. David Cole

President

MUSC

Mr. Hunter Dawkins

Director of Development, Natural Resources Division

Johnson Development

Ms. Steffanie Dohn

Director of Government Relations

Southern Current

Mr. Lauris D. Finney

District Operations Mgr.

UPS

Ms. Schylver V. (Sky) Foster

Department Manager, Corporate Communications

BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

Mr. Christian Gullott

Director, State & Federal Government Affairs

Bridgestone

Mr. John Harvey

Plant Manager

BP Cooper Petrochemical Plant

Ms. Kathy Helms

Shareholder

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

President's Circle

Mr. Mason Hogue

Partner

Nelson Mullins

Mr. Grey Humphrey

Chief Revenue Officer

Spirit Communications, Columbia

Mr. Todd Hyneman

President

Total Comfort Solutions

Mr. Richard Jackson

CEO

C.R. Jackson, Inc.

Mr. David Jameson

President & CEO

Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce

Standing Committee Chair Chamber Partnership

Mr. Charles Johnson

CEO

EDTS Cyber

Mr. David Jones

Executive Vice President/CMO

Jackson Marketing

Mr. Boyd Jones

Director, Middle Market Banking Corporate Banking, Regional Chief Banking Officer

Synovus

Mr. George R Jurch, III

General Counsel

The Americas, Continental Automotive, Inc.

Mr. Thomas Komaromi

General Counsel

Samsung

Mr. Tracy Kundey

Executive General Manager

Oceana Resorts by Wyndham Vacation Rentals

Mr. Richard Lackey

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Cox Industries

Mr. Aaron Lawrence

VP, Corporate Strategic Planning & Business Analytics

Zeus Industrial Products

Mr. John T. Lay

Shareholder

Gallivan, White & Boyd

Ms. Lindsay Leonard

Senior Director of State & Local Government Operations

The Boeing Company

Mr. Sidney Locke

Director of Strategic Marketing and Communication

SAGE Automotive Interiors, Inc.

Dr. Forest E. Mahan

President

Aiken Technical College

Mr. Matt Manelli

Division Controller

Nucor Steel South Carolina

Ms. Sharon Marra

Senior VP & Savannah River National Laboratory Deputy Director

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Mr. Jarrett Martin

President

MAR-MAC Industries, Inc.

Mr. Chad McAllister

CFO- Specialty Fabrics Division

Milliken & Company

President's Circle

Mr. Chris McCorkendale

VP of Operations, Engineering and Strategic Sales

Hargray Communications Group, Inc.

Mr. Virgil Miller

President, Aflac Group Insurance, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Aflac U.S.

Mr. Paul Mitchell

Managing Partner

South Coast Paper & SC Community Bank Chairman of the Board

Mr. Steve Mitchell

Regional Managing Partner

Fisher Phillips

Mr. Ben Mustian

Shareholder

Willoughby & Hoefer, PA

Mr. Tim Norwood

President

Bistro Holdings, Inc.

Ms. Leesa Owens

Director of Community Relations

Michelin, North America

President's Circle

Mr. Paul Patrick

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

College of Charleston

Ms. Fatima Perez

Regional Manager, State Government Affairs

Koch Industries

Mr. Matt Puckett

Senior Vice President

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

Mr. Darrell Scott

Senior Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

NextEra Energy Resources

President's Circle

Mr. Richard Shaffer

Senior Vice President, Growth Markets & Enrollment Center

Colonial Life

Mr. Dave Solano

Vice President/General Manager

Enterprise Holdings

Ms. Jane Sosebee

State President, South Carolina

AT&T

President's Circle

Mr. Paul Sparks

President & Managing Principal

RealOp Investments

Mr. Chris Stormer

Shareholder

Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer, P.A.

Mr. Jonathan Taber

Managing Member

TaberPatrick, LLC

Mr. Greg Taylor

Managing Partner

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

Dr. Henry Tisdale

President

Claflin University

Mr. Dan Weekley

Vice President

Dominion Energy, Southern Operations