CEO Roundtable Symposium

The ED/CEO Peer Network's signature event - The 2026 CEO Roundtable!


Thursday, February 26, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (EST)
Category: Executive Directors and CEO Peer Network

The CEO Peer Network is launching our signature event, our CEO Roundtable! Join us for a midday session with other CEOs who are looking to develop themselves as leaders in South Carolina's nonprofit sector. The day will consist of workshopping solutions, a panel discussion to challenge us, and an intentional session led by presenter Shannon Bates.

Registration Options

Credits Price
Together SC Member
The CEO Peer Network is launching our signature event, our CEO Roundtable! Join us for a midday session with other CEOs who are looking to develop themselves as leaders in South Carolina's nonprofit sector. The day will consist of workshopping solutions, a panel discussion to challenge us, and an intentional session led by presenter Shannon Bates. 

Lunch included
$30.00
ED/CEO Peer Network Member
Lunch included
$25.00
Non-Member
Lunch included
$40.00

Agenda

February 26
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Welcome & Ice Breakers
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Leading Through Change-Together: How Collaborative Leadership Builds Resilient, Mission-Driven Organizations
Shannon Bates 
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Lunch & Break
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Google Gemini AI Presentation
Dr. Chelsea Richard and Erin Johnson , Central Carolina Community Foundation

In this interactive session, participants will learn the basics of generative AI, explore practical nonprofit use cases across programs and operations, and identify the leadership conditions that make adoption successful, including clear policies, safe tools, staff training, and psychological safety. 

1:20 PM - 1:30 PM Closing
Karen Riordan, Together SC

Attendees (29)

Angelica Barrett

Executive Director

The Children's Council

Laura Boles

President & CEO

Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County, inc

Kristi Brock

Executive Director

Anderson Interfaith Ministries

Djuanna Brockington

Interim Executive Director

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission

Todd Buehrig

Executive Director

National Safety Council Southeastern Chapter (SCNSC)

Tracy Butler

Founder & Chairperson

Carolina Literacy Project

Catriona Carlisle

Executive Director

Meals on Wheels Greenville

Amie Cooper

Executive Director

Flourishing Families of South Carolina

Susan Crooks

President

Walt's Waltz

David Dameron

Executive Director

WorkAbility

Aaron Davis

Executive Director

TreesUpstate

Barbara Derrick

Executive Director

Smokefree SC

Dale Douthat

President & CEO

United Way of the Lowcountry

Dawn Dowden

President

Homes of Hope

Shawn Edwards

CEO

Solutions by Shawn Edwards

Susan Everitt

CEO - American Red Cross of South Carolina

American Red Cross - South Carolina Region

Ray Funnye

Executive Director

The Village Group

Laura Ganci

Executive Director

Pattison's Academy

Jody Jernigan

Executive Director

Leadership South Carolina

Terri Jowers

Executive Director

South Carolina Community Health Worker Association

Alysha McConnell

Executive Director

Family Promise of the Midlands

Rodly Millet

Chief Executive Officer

Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities

Daniel Prohaska

President & CEO

Lions Vision Services

Tanya Rodriguez-Hodges

Founder/Director

Limitless Community Development

Catherine Schumacher

President/CEO

Public Education Partners

Paige Stephenson

President & CEO

United Way of the Piedmont

Megan Temple

Executive Director

The CARE House of the Pee Dee

Jon Weiss Jr.

CEO

House of Hope of the Pee Dee

Dawn Wilkinson

Executive Director

Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - South Carolina

Thank You Visionary Sponsors

Thank You CEO Peer Network Sponsors

For More Information:

Heather Singleton

Heather Singleton

Project Management Certificate

Principal Consultant, Strategic Public Relations Consulting