2026 Together SC Annual Meeting
Connect with fellow members and hear key updates from Together SC
This virtual gathering is an opportunity to connect, reflect, and look ahead, together.
During the meeting, you’ll hear key updates from Together SC’s Board of Directors, staff, and Peer Network leaders, all aligned with our shared work to convene, advocate, and partner in support of a stronger nonprofit sector across our state.
We are also pleased to welcome Sam Cooper, PhD, of the George Dean Johnson, Jr. School of Business at the University of South Carolina Upstate, who will present the 2026 South Carolina Nonprofit State of the Sector Report.
This keynote presentation will offer the latest data on the size, scope, and economic impact of South Carolina’s nonprofit sector, including nonprofit employment, wages, revenue, assets, workforce share, and the sector’s continued role as one of the state’s largest industry sectors.
Together, we’ll:
- Reflect on the progress we’ve made over the past year
- Share updates on our strategic priorities and member-focused initiatives
- Hear the latest findings on the state of South Carolina’s nonprofit sector
- Highlight how we are advancing support across roles, regions, and organizations
- Look ahead to what’s next for our network, and how you can be part of it
This year’s Annual Meeting is made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors: Dominion Energy, Grayson Law Firm, and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.
At Together SC, we know that strong connections lead to greater impact. The Annual Meeting is more than an update. It’s a moment to stay engaged, informed, and inspired as part of a network working toward a thriving South Carolina.
Whether you’ve been a member for years or are newly connected, we encourage you to join us and bring your voice to the conversation.
Thank you for the role you play in strengthening our network. We are better, together.
Attendees (233)
Stephanie Abdon
Volunteer Coordinator
Palmetto Goodwill
Jamie Alt
Advocacy & Communications Specialist
Feeding the Carolinas
Jordan Amaker
Director of Advocacy & Communications
Lowcountry Local First
Rev. Dr. Minnie Anderson
Executive Director
Paths To Wholeness
Carli Anselmi
Director of Development
Bluffton Self Help
Kahlia Aposhian
Director of Patient Services
Welvista, Inc.
Melissa Arant
SVP / Community Development
South State Bank
Elise Ashby
Executive Director
RobinHood Group
Kim Atchley
Communications Officer
Spartanburg County Foundation
Lisa Bailey
Director of Philanthropy
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area
Cayci Banks
Vice President of Strategy & Communications
1000 Feathers
Philica Baugh
Director of Partnerships
Trident Literacy Association
Angela Beldin-Middleton
Executive Director
Edifying Hope
Sally Bissada-Lassiter
Associate Director
Clubhouse South Carolina
Maggie Blair
Executive Director
Greer Farmers Market
Heidi Blossom
Events & Program Manager
The Kindness Accelerator
Meredith Blount
Director of Strategic Partnerships
United Way of the Midlands
ERIC Boettner
VP Operations and Advancement
Lily Pad- A Soft Place to Land, Inc.
Juliette Bogus
President & Chief Inspirer
Inspire Agency
Ann Boland
CEO
The Boland Group
Katie Booth
Founder & Principal Consultant
Kind Capacity
Rebecca Bova
Director of Programs
Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina
LaKisha Bowman
Director of Strategic Partnerships
SC Thrive
Sky Brilliandt
Triple P Coordinator
Children's Trust of SC
Bob Brimmer
Senior Director of Programs
HALOS - Helping And Lending Outreach and Support
Djuanna Brockington
Executive Director
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
Claudia Brooks
Founding Partner
REDD Partners
Kate Brown
Community Engagement and Social Media Coordinator
Hope Center for Children
Katherine Brown
Executive Director
The Boon Project
Jessica Browning
Principal, Executive Vice President
Winkler Group
Lori Buckheister
Executive Director
Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County
Tabatha Burch
SC Program Licensing and Operations Manager
Lutheran Services Carolinas
Tara L. Burgess
Executive Director
Children's Attention Home
Jessica Burgoyne
Executive Director
Edisto Habitat for Humanity
Jim Bush
CEO
Winkler Group
Susan Friedlander Calzone
Consulting Partner
ERA Group
Trimease Carter
Director of Community Investment
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Carolyn Champion
Manager - Corporate Philanthropy
Dominion Energy
Becky Clement (Upstate Grant Services)
Founder/CEO
Upstate Grant Services, LLC
Andrea Clements
HR Consultant
Harper Human Resources Consulting
Melissa Clements
Program Specialist for Underage Drinking Prevention Program Statewide
Mothers Against Drunk Driving SC
Jessica Cloud
Founder and Consultant
Real Deal Fundraising
Gaia Colafrancesco
DSS Programs Manager
Beginnings SC
Amanda Colbert
Executive Director
Hartsville Interfaith Ministries
Amy Colin
Executive Director
Second Helpings, Inc.
Brent Cooler
CFO
CommunityWorks Carolina
Debbie Cooper
Director of Community Impact
Greenville Health Authority c/o Community Foundation of Greenville
Amanda Coté
Director of Finance & Operations
Preservation Society of Charleston
Olivia Countess
Community Outreach Coordinator
Serve & Connect
Kim Crowley
Chief Executive Officer
Palmetto Association for Children and Families
Stephanie Cureton
Executive Director
Dance Collaborative
Craig Currey
Chief Executive Officer
Midlands Housing Alliance
Joyce Davis
Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of SC
Dori DeJong
Executive Director, CCME Foundation
Constellation Quality Health - CCME Foundation
Susan DeVenny
President & CEO
Arras Foundation
Jed Dews
Executive Director
HALOS
Susan Dolphin
Executive Director
HOPE in Lancaster, Inc.
Tamara Dourney
Executive Director
Pickens County Habitat for Humanity
Ellen Downey
Finance and Operations Manager
The Sustainability Institute
Tiffany Downs
Chief Operations Officer
Ron Howell Foundation
Leah Doyon
Development Coordinator
Mission Lexington
Nicole Echols (CEO)
Chief Executive Officer
South Carolina Cancer Alliance
Rebecca Elingburg
Housing Stability Director
Origin SC
Toni Etheridge
Founder
Collaborative Leadership Mindset
Susan Everitt
CEO - American Red Cross of South Carolina
American Red Cross - South Carolina Region
Kim Fabian
Chief Experience Officer
Elevatr
Emily Fernald
VP of Programs
Henderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity
Jenny Fertig
Community Recovery Manager
American Red Cross - South Carolina Region
Denise Flippen-Stewart
CAVE - Community Action Volunteer Experience
Amy Flora
Community Engagement Coordinator
Horry County Council on Aging
Roxanne Forsythe
Executive Director
Driving Change
Kimberly Fox
Executive Director
Teach My People
Beverley Francis-Gibson
CEO
Together Women Rise
Niccole Franklin
Executive Director
Helping Hands of Goose Creek
Sandy Furnell
Grant Development Manager
Miracle Hill Ministries
Jessica Gaines
Community Outreach Advocate Manager
Welvista, Inc.
Betty Gardiner
Director of Local Partnership Grant Development
South Carolina First Steps
Anita Garrett
Chief Strategy Officer
The Weathers Group
Melanie Gearhart
Executive Director
Center for Developmental Services
Shannon Geary
Chief Operations Officer
SC Victim Assistance Network
Deon Generette
Founder
Dapper & Distinguished Gentlemen
Sandy Gillis
Executive Director
Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project
Mary Ann Gilmer
Chief Mission Engagement Officer
Palmetto Goodwill
Luz Giraldo
CEO
NextGen Bilingual Academy
Annette Girman
Operation Associate for North & South Carolina
Team Rubicon
Keela Glover
Senior Communications Specialist
Dominion Energy
Stefanie Goebeler
Marketing Communications
South Carolina Afterschool Alliance
Megan Goodbar
Director of Programs
Beginnings SC
Eric Grace
Executive Director
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Neil Grayson
Board Commitee Chair
Institute for Child Success
Jennifer Gregg
Executive Director
USTA South Carolina
Donna Groomes
Board Development Director
EmmanuWheel
Dylan Gunnels
Founder & Director
The Agape Table
Monique Hamler
Fundraising Coordinator
Richland County Recreation Foundation
Meredith Burke Hammons
Founding Partner
Congruent Grant Partners
Midas Hampton
Founding Executive Director
Strategic Spartanburg
Jannie Harriot
Executive Director
Darlington African American Museum
Kelly Harvey
Western Region Community Development Loan Officer
CLIMB Fund
Serena Hawtin
Program Director
The Greater Sum Foundation
Melissa Hayden
Director of Grants & Administration
The Self Family Foundation
Charmian Hedrick
Director of Operations
Child Abuse Prevention Association
Jenny Helms
Volunteer Coordinator
Child Abuse Prevention Association
Tamara Herring
Board Advisor
The Legacy Foundation of SC
Lori Heslewood
Director of Operations
South Carolina Afterschool Alliance
Katy Hilbert
Executive Director
YouthBASE
Scottie Hill
Founder & Executive Director
Trent Hill Center for Children and Families
Hannah Hogue
Program Manager
Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina
Lyndsi Holst
Mediation Facilitator
Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston
Elizabeth Houck Zozaya
211 Development Specialist
United Way Association of SC
Stacy Hyde
Executive Director
Pendleton Place
Ashley Hyman
Chief Operating Officer
Welvista, Inc.
Yolanda Ifill
Volunteer Coordinator
NAMI Greenville
Beth Jackson
Executive Director
Tomorrow's Rainbow Upstate
France Jackson
Founder
Dapper & Distinguished Gentlemen
Tony Jackson
CEO
House Provisions Family Shelter and Transition Center Inc.
wanda jackson
Executive Director/CEO
House of Provision Family Shelter and Transition Center Inc.
Techina Jacques
Principal & Chief Strategist
Biz BuildHers
Patrick Jinks
President
The Leader's Perspective
Mariah Johnson
Program Manager
Greenville Housing Fund
Aisha Jones
Senior Partnership and Engagement Associate
Women's Rights and Empowerment Network
April Joplin
Director of Community Development
Lancaster Children's Home, Inc
Kerjuan Joyner
Founder/CEO
Perfectly Kreated Outreach
Nina Kahn
Executive Director
Summerville Orchestra
Regina Keene
Finance & Operations Manager
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
Tiffany Knight
Founder/Director
In the Meantime
Emma Krogstad
Project Manager
Benefactor Group
Amanda Lawrence
AVP, Community Engagement
HCA Healthcare
Maurice Lawyer
Executive Director
The Legacy Foundation of SC
Nancy Lee
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity South Carolina
Rebecca Lorick
Executive Director
Pathways to Healing
Sheryl D Love
Executive Director
Florence-Darlington Technical College Educational Foundation
Lauren Luneckas
CEO
Children's Museum of the Upstate
Maria Martin
Executive Director
PASOs Programs
Connie Mason
chairman
Connie's Workforce Connections
Jeff McCormack
Executive Director
SC Physicians Care Charity
Yolanda McCray
President & CEO
Black River United Way
Belinda McEachern
Program Instructor, Reading Lab @ Transitions
Literacy SC
Ashlee McGandy
Grants Manager
Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
Chamlee McGuire
Founder & Principal Consultant
Heightened Development
Cecilia Meggs
Executive Director
Lighthouse Ministries
Rodly Millet
Chief Executive Officer
Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities
Judy Mobley
Executive Director
Carolina Immigrant Alliance
Jennifer Moore
VP of Community Impact
United Way of the Midlands
Rosemary Morgan-Lee
President
Neuro Navigators Support and Advocacy Group
Rachel Morrison
Director of Marketing
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston
Karen Nichols
Vice President of Philanthropic Services
Spartanburg County Foundation
Mamie Nicholson
President
The Self Family Foundation
Amy Norville
Human Resources Manager
Hope Center for Children
Victoria Novak
Executive Director
Greenville Literacy Association, Inc.
Cheryl O'Donnell
Executive Director
Young Moms Together
Le'Brooke Oliver
Outreach Paralegal
SC Legal Services
Wilfred Pace
Co-Director/Consultant
Bull Swamp Colored School and Community Center
Nicole Page
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Potter House Recovery
Valisa Palmer
Founding Board Member
Anchor Family and Community Services
Emily Parrish
Coordinator of Provider and Community Engagement
Palmetto Association for Children and Families
Casey Pash
Chief Executive Officer
SC Thrive
Wanda Pearson
Regional Philanthropy Officer
American Red Cross - South Carolina Region
Linda Perkins
Interim Executive Director/Office Manager
Midlands Mediation Center
Toy Raquel Pilot
Executive Director
South Carolina Respite Coalition
Melissa Poggio
Harvest Family Ministries Program Coordinator
Upstate Family Resource Center
Mary Lovett Pye
Advancement Associate
Coastal Conservation League
Omme-Salma Rahemtullah
Interim Executive Director
FoodShare South Carolina
Katy Renfroe
Marketing Coordinator
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
Jami Repp
Director of Contracts & Performance Management
Pendleton Place
Deborah Reynolds
Director, Outreach & Communications
Respite Care Charleston
Tricia Richardson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Uz and Buz Partners, LLC
Madelyn Rivest
Director of Resource Development & Engagement
United Way of Anderson County
Caroline T. Robertson
Executive Director
Greer Relief and Resources Agency, Inc.
Monty Robertson
Executive Director
Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina
Tanya Rodriguez-Hodges
Founder/Director
Limitless Community Development
Mary Roe
Executive Director
Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Blakely Roof
President & CEO
United Way of Horry County
Cindi Rourk
CEO
SC Community Loan Fund
Beth Ruffin
Chief Engagement Officer
Richland Library
Julia Rugg
CEO
WINGS for Kids
Allison Safford
Community Investments Officer
Hollingsworth Funds
Sarah Schroeder
Director of Library Development
SC State Library
Catherine Schumacher
President & CEO
Public Education Partners
Spencer Scott
Executive Director
Florence County First Steps
Kimberly Setliff
COO
SOS Care
Kayla Sewell
Director of Development
Lowcountry Local First
Sonja Sharpe
Board Secretary
EmmanuWheel
Joshua Shumak
Native American Affairs Program Coordinator
State Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement
Beth Singletary
Administrative Assistant
Brain Injury Association of SC
David Slade
Vice President - Employee Health & Benefits
MarshMcLennan Agency
Tiffany Slaughter
Executive Director
St. Christopher's Children Inc
Jensen Smith
Community Impact & Events Manager
AFFA
Michelle Snipes
Program Manager
SCCHWA
Erik Speakman
Consultant
Speakman Management Consulting
Isabel Steen
Grants Development Coordinator
Children's Trust of SC
Paige Stephenson
President & CEO
United Way of the Piedmont
JOHN STOKES
CEO / Principal Consultant
JDS
Tiffany Straus
AVP, Constituent Engagement
HopeHealth Inc
Norma Jean Suarez
Executive Director
Unity Health on Main
Manly Summerfield
Workforce Coordinator
Mental Health America of Greenville County
David Summers
CEO
Northside Development Group
Mia Thomas
Director of Development & Marketing
Trent Hill Center for Children and Families
Maddie Thompson
Grants Manager
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Elizabeth Tisdale
Executive Director
Children's Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union Counties
John Trinh
Executive Director
Family Promise of Beaufort County
Andrea Tucker
VP, Finance & Administration
United Way of the Midlands
Lasima Turmon
Sr. Program Officer
Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area
Mike Ungar
Business Coach and Executive Coach
FocalPoint Business Coaching
Timothy VanDenBerg
Attorney
VanDenBerg Law Firm LLC
Ginny Vicini
Executive Director
Keys to Change
Donna Waites
President & CEO
Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
Erin Walters
Chief Executive Officer
Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina
Stephanie Ward
Director of Development
South Carolina Architectural Foundation
Stephanie Warren
Executive Director
Grand Strand Miracle Leagues
Najeema Washington
Community Research Director
Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB)
Henry Well
President & CEO
United Way Association of SC
Alex Weller
Assistant Director
Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown
Rhema White
Lead Outreach Coordinator
NAMI Greenville
Dawn Wilkinson
Executive Director
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - South Carolina
Beth Williams
CEO
Epworth Children's Home
Tycely Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Liberty Fellowship
Kristen Williams
Former Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement
Christina Wilson
Executive Director
Child Abuse Prevention Association
Cinthia Wolfe
Director of Administration and Leadership Development
Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation
Sylvia Wright
Educator
Wright 2026
Kelly Wuest
Owner
Kelly Wuest Consulting
Vicki Young
CEO
South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
Helen Zimmerman
Director of Resource Development
United Way of York County, SC
Judith Myers
Co-President
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