Board Of Directors

2023-2024 Board Chairs

Board Chair

Mark Lewis TechCXO

Community Impact Chair

Courtney Howard, PhD

Courtney Howard, PhD College of Charleston

Immediate Past Chair & Advancement Chair

Wendy Kopp

Wendy Kopp FineMark National Bank and Trust

Audit Chair

Chris Glenn

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

Bob Lowe ExecHQ

Investment Committee Chair

Brenda Szymanowski AstenJohnson

Marketing Advisory Council Chair

Peter LaMotte Chernoff Newman

2023-2024 Board Members

Catharine Almquist, Trident Technical College
Dusti Annan, Medical University of South Carolina
Rita Berry, Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Brown, Palmetto Community Action Partnership
P.J. Browning, Evening Post News
Natasha Chatman, Fetter Health Care Network
Eric Craine, First Citizens Bank
Dan Curia, City of Charleston
Brad Davis, Community Volunteer
Rebecca Engelman, Select Health of South Carolina
Bob Fei, Life Cycle Engineering
Travis Frank, South Carolina Ports Authority
B. Shawan Gillians, J.D., Santee Cooper
Mollie Gore, Santee Cooper
Greg Habib, City of Goose Creek
Fleetwood Hassell, Bank of South Carolina
Scott Howell, Ground Swell Capital
Deon Jackson, Community Volunteer

Fran Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Insurance, Inc
Julie Kornahrens, Community Volunteer
Todd Lant, Blackbaud
Mark Lattanzio, Truist Bank
Katie McCravy Optus Bank
Lauren Nilan, Elliott Davis LLC
Christina Oh, Trident Medical Center
Rev. Marion Platt, Star Gospel
Casandra Price, AstenJohnson
Michael Scarafile, Carolina One Real Estate
Geona Shaw Johnson, City of Charleston
Melanie Stith, Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Richard Waring, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Fran Welch, Ph.D., College of Charleston
Jeremy Willits, Avison Young
Ed Woodcock, Ingevity
David Zaas, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
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.