Columbia Standard

Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on September 16.

Leadership Columbia, a Columbia Chamber program, presented by BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina, for emerging and existing leaders in the Midlands, is pleased to announce the Leadership Columbia Class of 2022. The 65 individuals will be the 49th graduating class since the program was founded in 1972.

“This year marks our largest Leadership Columbia class to date,” says Columbia Chamber President and CEO, Carl Blackstone. “Champions of their communities, this class is comprised of some of the brightest talent in the Midlands,” continued Blackstone.

This group will engage in a 10-month curriculum including monthly class day sessions, a retreat, a class project, and a variety of enrichment activities around the area. Since its inception, Leadership Columbia has celebrated more than 2,000 graduates.

Leadership Columbia Class of 2021-2022 Class Roster:

Dana	Austin	South Carolina Department of Education
Briana	Bateman	Office of United States Senator Tim Scott
Dee	Bell-Williams	Dr. Dee Unlimited, LLC
Fran	Boyd	Renaissance Collegiate Academy
Daniel	Branham	W.O. Blackstone & Co., Inc.
Paige	Bryant	Foundry Commercial
Pamela	Bynoe-Reed	The COMET – Central Midlands Transit
Shawn	Caraballo	City Year Columbia
Nic	Collins	Wolseley Industrial Group
Ken	Corning	The Camp Cole Foundation
Coleman	Davis	Cypress Commercial & Investment Real Estate
Helen	Dennis	Experience Columbia SC
Lauren	Eckstrom	Oliver Gospel Mission
Mary Cothonneau	Eldridge	Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
Angela	Emerson	Courtyard By Marriott – Cayce
Karlin	Ferguson	MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center
Donnie	Fetner	Hood Construction Co., Inc.
Kim	Fuller	Central Carolina REALTORS® Association
Benjamin	Gaston	Midlands Technical College
Maureen	Grewe	UofSC – Office of the Dean of Students
Quantina	Haggwood	Richland County School District One
Chad	Hardaway	UofSC – Office of Economic Engagement
Jona’	Hodges	The Law Firm of Carl B. Grant, P.A.
April	Jackson	Palmetto GBA
Caroline	Jackson	McGriff Insurance
Jimmy	Jarvis	Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Alex	Johnson	Commercial Metals Company
Chandler	Jordan	South Carolina Council on Economic Education
Ebony	Kelly	City of Columbia
Casey	Kemmerer	Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Allen	Kendrick	Vivid Church
Sarah	Landholt	Truist
Casey	Link	Colonial Life
Sherryl	Linkous	South Carolina Air National Guard
Adriane	McGillis	SSOE|Stevens & Wilkinson
Travis	McNeal	Oliver Gospel Mission
Kristina	Palmer	Columbia Museum of Art
David	Porth	Colonial Life
Kirsten	Pratt	South Carolina Technical College System
Crawford	Prezioso	Colliers International
Allison	Rapp	First Citizens Bank
Shayla	Riley	Coldwell Banker Realty – Midtown Office
Bradford “Jack”	Robinson	Thompson Turner Construction
Eric	Schelble	United Community Bank
Lindsey	Shealy	Cure Sanfilippo Foundation
Kelly	Simmons	Empowered To Win Consulting
Rhonda	Sims	KELLER WILLIAMS
Lincoln	Skalla	Diesel Laptops
Walker	Sojourner	Columbia Development Group, LLC
Richard “Blake”	Stancil	Thompson Turner Construction
Isabel	Steen	United Way of the Midlands
La’Jessica	Stringfellow	Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Meg Southern	Syms	Garvin Design Group
Eric	Tatum	Dominion Energy
Jonathon “David”	Thompson	South Carolina Air National Guard
Adam	Vance	Sound & Images, Inc.
Aubrey	Wall	St. Peter’s Catholic School
Courtney	Watson	FoodShare SC
Lee Ann	Watson	South Carolina Human Affairs Commission
Cliff	Weatherman	Owen Steel Co.
Sarah	West	Find Great People
James	Williams	Sullivan Management
Ebony	Young	Shifting Solutions Consulting LLC
Lester	Young	Path2Redemption
Matthew	Zackon	Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

“We are extremely excited to introduce the Leadership Columbia Class of 2022,” said Shayla Merritt, Senior Marketing Coordinator at SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson and Leadership Columbia Advisory Board (LCAB) chair. “This year’s class represents a diverse mix of professionals from across the Midlands who are some of the fiercest advocates of our community. We look forward to seeing how each and every member of the class will continue to contribute to the overall growth of the region.”

The class was chosen from combined application and interview scores, each marked by separate groups of Leadership Columbia Alumni. The selection criteria included civic involvement, leadership potential, diversity of perspective and commitment to the leadership program and the community.

About Leadership Columbia

Leadership Columbia is an educational program offered through the Columbia Chamber. The 10-month program provides emerging and existing leaders in the Midlands area with an opportunity to enhance their civic knowledge and network. For over 45 years, Leadership Columbia has helped participants better understand the local community, while building relationships with the region’s current and future leaders.

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