Together SC Annual Membership Meeting


Wednesday, May 14, 2025
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)
Join Us Virtually
Category: Member Gatherings

Connect with fellow members and hear key updates from the Together SC Board of Directors, staff, and Peer Network leaders.

We’ll cover:
  • Growing Together Recap Video
  • Introduction of FY26 Board Officers & Proposed Slate (with voting info)
  • FY25 Finance Report from the Treasurer
  • Advocacy / Policy Update
  • Peer Network Leadership Highlights
  • Exciting New Member Benefits
  • 2026 SC Nonprofit Summit Preview
  • Membership Month Announcements
  • President’s Update from Karen Riordan

Featured Guest Speaker

We’re excited to welcome a special guest from the National Council of Nonprofits, Tiffany Gourley Carter, who serves as Public Policy Director and Counsel.

Tiffany will share urgent national updates on the policy issues that are impacting nonprofits almost daily—from tax and budget changes to advocacy rights, government grants, and contracting regulations. It’s the kind of insider perspective that can help all of us plan smarter and act faster in the year ahead.

Don’t miss this chance to celebrate our collective impact and look ahead together!

Agenda

May 14
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Virtual Coffee Networking
Join your Peer Network in breakout rooms

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Annual Meeting
Hear key updates from the Together SC Board of Directors, staff, and Peer Network leaders.

Attendees (244)

Stephanie Abdon

Volunteer Coordinator

Palmetto Goodwill

Tom Aley

Director of Operations

CLIMB Fund

Amber Allen

Principal

Rosalynne Consulting LLC

Justine Allen

Program & Event Coordinator

Ten at the Top

Jamie Alt

Policy and Advocacy Specialist

Feeding the Carolinas

Jordan Amaker

Director of Advocacy & Communications

Lowcountry Local First

Carli Anselmi

Director of Development

Bluffton Self Help

Pamela Askew

Executive Director

The Period Project

Tammy Asplund

Governance Manager/Exec Asst to CEO

Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands

Brittany Baber

Executive Director

Lowcountry Center for Veterans Research

Amanda Bagdonas

Operations Director

Charleston Literary Festival

Stephen Baggett

President

Greenwood County Community Foundation

Mahayla Bainter

Developer/CEO

Self to Shelf

Sara Ballard

Executive Director

SC Women in Leadership

Dora Jane Barwick

Chief Operating Officer

Hook PR & Marketing

Mark Bayer

President

PFLAG Pawleys Island

Myoshinda Bell

Administrative Coordinator

Senior Resources

Nulani Bennett

Development Director

Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

Robin Berlinsky

Chief Executive Officer

Engaging Creative Minds

Kendall Biga

Operations Director

Charleston Hope

Shanice Bligen

VP of Programs

Midlands Housing Alliance

Michael Blum

Founder and Consultant

HLM Consulting and Implementation

Jabari Bodrick

Senior Director of Education and Resiliency

United Way of the Midlands

Nicole Bonilla

Director of Operations

Neighborhood Cancer Connection

Michelle Bornfleth

Chief of Staff

Communities In Schools of South Carolina

Rebecca Bova

Director of Programs

Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina

LaKisha Bowman

Director of Strategic Partnerships

SC Thrive

Hunter Brazell

Donor Relations Specialist

SC State Museum Foundation

Nichola Bricco

Director of Client & Nutrition Services

Meals on Wheels of Greenville

Sky Brilliandt

Program Officer

United Way Association of SC

Djuanna Brockington

Interim Executive Director

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission

Jocelyn Broughton

Executive Assistant

United Way Association of SC

LaVanda Brown

Executive Director

YWCA Greater Charleston

Sylvia Brown

Office Administrator & HR Manager

Increasing H.O.P.E Financial Training Center

Jessica Browning

Principal, Executive Vice President

Winkler Group

Steven Burritt

Regional Executive Director

Mothers Against Drunk Driving SC

Jim Bush

CEO

Winkler Group

Nicolette Bush

Program Coordinator

The Early Learning Partnership of York County

Charlie Calhoun

Grants Development Coordinator

Children's Trust of SC

Landon Campbell

Program Manager

Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina

Kevin Capell

President & CEO

United Way of Anderson County

Catriona Carlisle

Executive Director

Meals on Wheels of Greenville

Louise Carson

Executive Director

Children's Recovery Center

George Chastain

Executive Director

Belle W. Baruch Foundation

Jessica Chiles

Regional Coordinator

SC Thrive

Dyrell Clark

Executive Director

Reading Partners

Sam Clements

Executive Director

Doors To Dream

Claudia Cohen

Director

Pee Dee Community Project

Amanda Colbert

Executive Director

Hartsville Interfaith Ministries

Jennifer Coleman

F.I.T. Director

The Legacy Foundation of SC

syndey cook

Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel

Lowcountry Land Trust

Brent Cooler

CFO

CommunityWorks Carolina

Samantha Cooper

Executive Project Manager

Meals on Wheels of Greenville

Amanda Coté

Director of Finance & Operations

Preservation Society of Charleston

Olivia Countess

Community Outreach Coordinator

Serve & Connect

Alice Curry Gallego

Development & Community Relations Director

The CARE House of the Pee Dee

Donna D'Amato

Director of Finance and Administration

Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach

Wallace "Dan" Daniel

Director of Advancement

Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas

Mike Darrow

Executive Director

Feeding the Carolinas

Crystal Denise Davis

Parenting Program Director

Charleston County First Steps

Ellisha Davis

Owner

A Beautiful You Alopecia Clinic, Inc

Joyce Davis

Executive Director

Brain Injury Association of SC

Simone Davis

Program Engagement Support Manager

Charleston Promise Neighborhood

Linda Davis Daniel

Executive Director

Emma's Diaper Boutique

Susan DeVenny

CEO

Arras Foundation

Dani DiMuzio

CEO

Better Way Consulting

Nita Donald

Executive Director

Upstate Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Dawn Dowden

Chief Operating Officer

Homes of Hope

Rieta Drinkwine

PEPS & STEM Initiatives Coordinator

Clemson University

Nicole Echols

Chief Executive Officer

South Carolina Cancer Alliance

Ryan Elswick

Outreach Coordinator

SC Thrive

Hailey Evans

Storytelling Expert & Nonprofit Growth Strategist

Strategies That Stick

Laura Finlay

Director of Operations

Children's Recovery Center

Jeffrey Fleming

Executive Vice President

Palmetto Project, Inc.

Joseph Frank

Welder

Community Builder Worldwide

Loren Freed

Grant Consultant

The Grant Muse

Rachael Fulmer

Chief Operations Officer

Homeless No More

Melissa Furr

Social Responsibility Manager

Blackbaud

Jessica Gaines

Community Outreach Advocate Manager

Welvista, Inc.

Patsy Gardner

Executive Director

A Second Chance Resource Center Network United, Inc.

Kristin Garner

Senior Vice President of External Affairs

Communities In Schools of South Carolina

Anita Garrett

Chief Strategy Officer

The Weathers Group

Latorrie Geer

Chief Executive Officer

CommunityWorks Carolina

Sandy Gillis

Executive Director

Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project

Giovanni Glover

Executive Director

Bluffton Gullah Cultural Heritage Center

Keela Glover

Senior Communications Specialist

Dominion Energy

Chelsea Gold

Office Manager

Engaging Creative Minds

Abby Good

Director of Communications

United Way of the Piedmont

Megan Goodbar

Director of Programs

Beginnings SC

Jeff Gordon

Executive Director

James Island Outreach

Laura Gould

Community Engagement Manager

United Way of the Midlands

Joyce Grafton

Founder & Minister

The Enlightened Living Ministries - The ELM

Meridith Graham

CEO

MindPeace, Inc.

M. Green

Board Chair

Transgender Awareness Alliance

Jeffrey Gregory

Executive Director

Mercy Medical Free Clinics

Jerry Grimes

VP Client Services

The Timothy Group

Donna Groomes

Board Development Director

EmmanuWheel

Robert Groomes

EmmanuWheel Board Chair

EmmanuWheel

Sheryl Guarniero

Executive Director

Sustain Cities (local chapter Make GVL Greener)

Meredith Hammons

Founder and Principal Grant Strategist

Burke Hammons Consulting, LLC

Midas Hampton

Founding Executive Director

Strategic Spartanburg

Kat Hanold

Marketing & Digital Fundraising Officer

ETV Endowment of South Carolina

Kelley Harvey

Western Region Community Development Loan Officer

CLIMB Fund

Melissa Hayden

Director of Grants & Administration

The Self Family Foundation

Charmian Hedrick

Director of Operations

Child Abuse Prevention Association

Amanda Herlihy

Executive Director

Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation

Katy Hilbert

Executive Director

YouthBASE

Adair Hill

Founder, Lead Strategist

Let It Shine Communications

Keith Hill

Grants Project Manager

Spartanburg Regional Foundation

Mary Hipp

Board Chair

Feed & Seed

Rebecca Hoffman

Manager of Advancement and Planned Giving

Preservation Society of Charleston

Beth Ellen Holimon

Strategic Operations Partner

The Hive Collective

Ingrid Maria Hollis

Executive Director

Piedmont Emergency Relief Center

Brenda Horn

Operation Sight

Virginia Howat

Account Execuitive

TealHaus

Teresa Hunt

Adminastrive Manager

First Impression of South Carolina

Jermaine Husser

Executive Director

Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach

Courtney Johnson

Treasurer

YWCA Greater Charleston

Amanda Jones

Director of Quality Improvement

HALOS - Helping And Lending Outreach and Support

Lexi Jones

Evaluation Coordinator

South Carolina First Steps

Tamara Joseph

Executive Director

Transgender Awareness Alliance

Elizabeth Kabalka

Executive Director

Richland County First Steps

KJ Kearney

Community Engagement Program Manager

Charleston Promise Neighborhood

Lelia King

Executive Director

Build Carolina

Alecia Klauk

Executive Director

Chapin We Care Center

Kathryn Lane

Founder and Consultant

K. Lane Strategies

Angela Larson Inmon

Director of Finance & Operations

United Way of the Lowcountry

Amanda Lawrence

AVP, Community Engagement

HCA Healthcare

Maurice Lawyer

Executive Director

The Legacy Foundation of SC

Morris Lawyer

Founder & Board Chair

The Legacy Foundation of SC

Todd Leahy

President and CEO

Chapman Cultural Center

Jameelah Lincoln

School Engagement Program Manager

Charleston Promise Neighborhood

Michele Lineberger

Executive Director

The Springs Close Foundation

Heather Love

Senior Vice President, Programs & Administration

SC Thrive

Brian Lowe

Community Investment Officer

Eastern Carolina Community Foundation

Sarah Lyles

Executive Director

PalmettoPride

Lucille Mackey

Consultant

The Springs Close Foundation

Jared Martin

Director of Development

Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation

Katie Martin

CFO

Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County, inc

Sue Martin

Executive Director

Bleeding Disorders Association of South Carolina

Kevin Mason

Executive Director

Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina

Mike McCauley

Principal & Founding Partner

Watershed Consulting Group

Lakesha McCutchen

Community Engagement Officer

Spartanburg County Foundation

Hope McFaddin

Assistant Director

Kaminski House

Chamlee McGuire

Founder & Principal Consultant

Heightened Development

Cecilia Meggs

Executive Director

Lighthouse Ministries

Karla Mendiola

Annual Giving Manager

Meals on Wheels of Greenville

Christina Metze

Executive Assistant

American Civil Liberties Union of SC Foundation

Adrienne Montare

Executive Director

South Carolina Architectural Foundation

Alexandra Moore

Owner

Alex Moore Marketing LLC

Becky Morrison

Director of Development

Senior Resources

Bill Nash

President, Newberry College Foundation

Newberry College Foundation

Karen Nichols

Vice President of Philanthropic Services

Spartanburg County Foundation

Mamie Nicholson

President

The Self Family Foundation

Whitney Nicholson

Director of Programs & Community Development

Food Bank of Greenwood County

Liz Norris

Senior Consultant

Watershed Consulting Group

Mark O'Rourke

Vice-Chair and Treasurer/CFO

MICAH Program, Inc.

Nick Osborne

President & CEO

Lowcountry Food Bank

Casey Pash

President

Junior Achievement of Greater SC

Kristina Pisano

Director of Strategic Philanthropy

Spartanburg Academic Movement

Uvette Pope-Rogers

CEO

UR Consulting Services, LLC

Ashlyn Preaux

Executive Director

Palmetto State Abortion Fund

Kady Preston

Director of Programs

Charleston Promise Neighborhood

Emily Prillaman

Development VISTA

South Carolina First Steps

Daniel Prohaska

President & CEO

Lions Vision Services

Omme-Salma Rahemtullah

Interim Executive Director

FoodShare South Carolina

Angela Rainwater

Chairman

The Good Fruit Foundation, Inc.

Merissa Ramantanin

Director of Grants

United Way of the Piedmont

Rajee Rao

CEO

AID Upstate

Joan Reeves

Outreach Coordinator

SC Thrive

Seth Reimer

Cultural Manager

Sumter Opera House

Katy Renfroe

Marketing Coordinator

South Carolina United Methodist Advocate

Ariadne Roberts

Outreach Coordinator

The CARE House of the Pee Dee

Monty Robertson

Executive Director

Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina

Tanya Rodriguez-Hodges

Executive Director

Latino Community Development

Rachael Rosenstein

Southern Basin Watershed Manager

Catawba Riverkeeper

Cindi Rourk

CEO

CLIMB Fund

Dominico Ruggerio

Executive Director

We Are Family

Allison Safford

Community Investments Officer

Hollingsworth Funds

Elizabeth Schlueter

Director of Philanthropy

Black River United Way

Michelle Shain

Interim Executive Director

Pendleton Place

Tina Shaw

Grant writer / treasurer

Columbus Parker Track Club

Travis Shaw

Operations and Advocacy Specailist

Greenville Connects

Langley Shealy

Administrator

SC Grantmakers Network

Toki Simmons

Founder / President

Do Money Better

Benjamin Simons

Sales Executive -Association Health Plans

BlueCross BlueShield of SC

Shamieka Sims

Director

The Grieving Needs Foundation

Heather Singleton

Principal Consultant

Strategic Public Relations Consulting

David Slade

Vice President - Employee Health & Benefits

MarshMcLennan Agency

Gretchen Smith

Executive Director

St. Luke's Free Medical Clinic

Katy Smith

Executive Director

Greater Good Greenville

Erik Speakman

Consultant

Speakman Management Consulting

Casey Stradcutter

Director of Development

Pattison's Academy

Michael Strong

Chief Executive Officer

LynnMark Solutions Inc

Kimberly Stuber

COO

SOS Care

Norma Jean Suarez

Executive Director

Unity Health on Main

Donald Supplee

President

United Way of Kershaw County

Jewel Sweeney

Executive Director

EASE, Inc.

Meredith Talford

Dir. of Strategy, Innovation, and Communication

Fact Forward

John Tjaarda

Director of Development

Big Red Barn Retreat

Monica Torre Curti Vidal

Life Skills and Grief Support Group Facilitator

The Happiness Health Connection

Terri Towle

Director of Resource Development

Indian Waters Council, Scouting America

Mike Ungar

Business Coach and Executive Coach

FocalPoint Business Coaching

Katrina Valliere

Volunteer Coordinator

The Parenting Place

Tim Veeck

CEO

Habitat for Humanity of York County

Kate Voigts

Interim Executive Director

Big Red Barn Retreat

Brett Wadford

Chief Partnerships Officer

Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

Genevieve Waller

Principal Adviser

Waller Consulting, LLC

Erin Walters

Chief Executive Officer

Neighbor to Neighbor

Stephanie Ward

Director of Development

South Carolina Architectural Foundation

Stephanie Warren

Executive Director

Grand Strand Miracle Leagues

Kaitlin Watts

Director of Innovative Finance

Institute for Child Success

Henry Well

President / CEO

United Way Association of SC

Alex Weller

Volunteer Coordinator

Belle W. Baruch Foundation

Amber Westbrook

Program Officer

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Andrea White

Executive Director

Food Bank of Greenwood County

Ashley Whitt

Vice President of Grants and Community Impact

Spartanburg County Foundation

Dawn Wilkinson

Executive Director

Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Mark Williams

Sales Director

LAMB Insurance Services

Zinnia Willits

Executive Director

Southeastern Museums Conference

Adrienne Woods

Executive Director

Safe Passage, Inc.

Tammy Woods

Consultant

The Springs Close Foundation

Jonathan Wright

Executive Director

Bridges of Hope

Bryson Young

Chief Advancement Officer

Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC

Ponchitta Young

Executive Director

Agape Family Life Center

Belle Zeigler

Executive Director

Eastern Carolina Community Foundation

18 Other Registered Attendees

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Karen Riordan

Karen Riordan

President and CEO, Together SC

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