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jan baxter
Jan Baxter - Chairman
Jan R. Baxter, certified economic developer and current Chair of the Lowcountry Economic Network, has been employed by Palmetto Electric Cooperative for 26 years and currently holds the position of Manager of Community/Economic Development. Jan is from Claxton, GA...
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dean moss
Dean Moss - Immediate Past Chairman
Dean Moss graduated from the University of Denver with a bachelor’s degree in geography and obtained a master’s degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Moss has served as General Manager of the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority since 1986.
hank johnston
Henry “Hank” Johnston – Vice Chairman
Hank Johnston is a native of Mississippi and received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mississippi State University. He was the school’s commencement speaker in 1993. The commencement speaker the year before was the noted author John Grisham, and the year before that, President George Bush.
charles schaller
Charles Schaller - Secretary
Charles Schaller has spent almost 50 years in a variety of management and development positions in the chemical industry. After graduating from Yale University in 1957 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, he joined the Chemical Division of Celanese Corporation...
leary bell
Dr. Leary Bell - Treasurer
Dr. Leary Bell is the Associate Chancellor of the Office of Community Outreach for the University of South Carolina, Beaufort campus. His office is responsible for Strategic Initiatives, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Professional and Continuing Education, the Sea Pines Partnership, Community Partnerships, and Workforce and Economic Development.
jerry stewart
Jerry Stewart
Jerry Stewart has a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Idaho, with post-doctoral studies at Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has directed scientific programs at both public and private research facilities as well as co-founded and served for 18 years as chief executive of a technology-oriented, international publicly-traded corporation.
don ryan
Don Ryan, CareCore National
Mr. Ryan is one of the founders of CareCore National and has been primarily responsible for its growth and development. Mr. Ryan received an undergraduate degree from Providence College and a Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration from St. Louis University. Mr. Ryan has more than thirty years of health industry experience working...
jim robinson
Jim Robinson, Okatie Village
James Y. Robinson is responsible for Planning, Architectural Design and Entitlement for projects identified and undertaken by Emerson Properties, Inc. He has over thirty five years experience in the field and over the years assembled successful residential developments in the two Carolinas.
scott dadson
Scott Dadson
Scott F. Dadson has served as the City Manager for the City of Beaufort, SC since March of 2006. For the past 19 years and prior to serving in this capacity, he served in similar positions in Buena Vista, VA; Pinehurst, NC; Fairmont, NC; and Blowing Rock, NC.
larry holman
Larry Holman
Larry Holman is President of the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce.Larry Nathaniel Holman is a 1974 graduate of North Carolina Central University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from the school of business majoring in Business Administration...
gary kubic
Gary Kubic
Beaufort County Administrator Gary Kubic has more than 29 years of experience in government administration and government finance.
Kubic was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Akron School of Law in Akron, Ohio...
dr thomas c. leitzel
Tom Leitzel assumed his position as president of the Technical College of the Lowcountry on September 1, 2008. He formerly served as Vice President at Pfeiffer University in Charlotte, N.C. In this role, he was responsible for providing senior-level administrative support to the Charlotte Campus for service to students and staff in the Schools of Graduate and Adult Studies.
bill miles
Bill Miles
Bill Miles, President and CEO of the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, has been employed by the chamber for 19 years. He is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 and was awarded the Certified Chamber Executive status by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives in 2004.
brad samuel
Brad Samuel
Brad Samuel is the Regional Community and Economic Development Representative for SCANA Corporation. His responsibilities include retaining, expanding and recruiting new commercial (including retirement and resort development) and industrial customers...
richard stewart
Richard Stewart
After graduating from Beaufort High School in 1967, Richard Stewart earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Georgia Southern University and a master’s degree in business administration with honors from Mercer University. Stewart worked as a schoolteacher before beginning a career of more than 25 years in wireless telecommunications, including nearly ten years with Motorola.
carlotta ungaro
Carlotta Ungaro
Carlotta Ungaro is the President and CEO of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. Carlotta started with the Beaufort Chamber in January of 2006. In her first year, the Beaufort Regional Chamber has added an economic development committee focused on business retention, started a customer service training program for ninth graders...
tom zinn
Tom Zinn
Tom Zinn graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971, with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Rochester in 1973, and with a Juris Doctor degree in real estate law from Duquesne University in 1981. Zinn was appointed President of the Stearns Company...
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