2023-2024 Board Chairs
Board Chair
Mark Lewis TechCXO
Community Impact Chair
Courtney Howard, PhD College of Charleston
Immediate Past Chair & Advancement Chair
Wendy Kopp FineMark National Bank and Trust
Audit Chair
Chris Glenn Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Chair-Elect
Barbara Melvin South Carolina Ports Authority
Campaign Cabinet Chair
Michael Samuel MikeSam Fitness
Finance Chair
Bob Lowe ExecHQ
Investment Committee Chair
Brenda Szymanowski AstenJohnson
Marketing Advisory Council Chair
Peter LaMotte Chernoff Newman
2023-2024 Board Members
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Catharine Almquist, Trident Technical College
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Dusti Annan, Medical University of South Carolina
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Rita Berry, Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce
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Jennifer Brown, Palmetto Community Action Partnership
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P.J. Browning, Evening Post News
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Natasha Chatman, Fetter Health Care Network
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Eric Craine, First Citizens Bank
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Dan Curia, City of Charleston
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Brad Davis, Community Volunteer
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Rebecca Engelman, Select Health of South Carolina
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Bob Fei, Life Cycle Engineering
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Travis Frank, South Carolina Ports Authority
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B. Shawan Gillians, J.D., Santee Cooper
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Mollie Gore, Santee Cooper
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Greg Habib, City of Goose Creek
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Fleetwood Hassell, Bank of South Carolina
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Scott Howell, Ground Swell Capital
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Deon Jackson, Community Volunteer
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Fran Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Insurance, Inc
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Julie Kornahrens, Community Volunteer
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Todd Lant, Blackbaud
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Mark Lattanzio, Truist Bank
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Katie McCravy Optus Bank
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Lauren Nilan, Elliott Davis LLC
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Christina Oh, Trident Medical Center
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Rev. Marion Platt, Star Gospel
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Casandra Price, AstenJohnson
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Michael Scarafile, Carolina One Real Estate
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Geona Shaw Johnson, City of Charleston
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Melanie Stith, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
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Richard Waring, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
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Fran Welch, Ph.D., College of Charleston
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Jeremy Willits, Avison Young
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Ed Woodcock, Ingevity
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David Zaas, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
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Bill Zobel, Banks Construction
Trident United Way Life Directors
Trident United Way Life Directors are pillars in our community who demonstrate a deep commitment to the Tri-County region and embody the core values upheld by Trident United Way —Integrity, Respect, Equity, Collaboration and Innovation. Each honoree has been duly nominated and unanimously conferred the title of Life Director by the Trident United Way Board of Directors.