Our Board
Board members represent corporations and businesses of all sizes, across multiple industries. Each member is running, or serves an integral part in, a successful business and their involvement in community matters makes their expertise so highly sought after.
The Executive Committee and Chamber Board are led by 2025 Chair, Elizabeth Burwell, SVP at Southern First Bank, and Charleston Metro Chamber President and CEO, Kevin Sheilley.
2025 Officers
Elizabeth Burwell, Chair
SVP, Southern First Bank
Matt Brewer, Immediate Past Chair
President and CEO, Choate Construction
Josh Sorkin, Chair-Elect
SVP of Engineering Innovation Factory, SAIC
Kevin T. Sheilley
President and CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber
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2025 Executive Committee
Thomas Anderson
Market Executive, Wells Fargo
David Botzis
Partner, Forvis Mazars
Eric Craine
SVP & Manager of Retail Banking, First Citizens Bank
Joseph DeLeon
President & CEO, Roper St. Francis
Herbert Drayton III
Managing Partner, HI Mark Capital
Michael Eckard
Managing Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
Cordes Ford
Managing Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
Rachael Georgas
Director of HR & Workforce Analytics, Sonepar
Vanessa Gongora
Territory Director, Norsan Media / Spanglish Consulting
Mike Harris
VP of Sales & Marketing, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Elizabeth Hill
Corporate Affairs Manager, Charleston Branch Pilots Association
Peter LaMotte
President, Chernoff Newman
Anthony LaVecchia
Director of Corporate Finance, The InterTech Group
Natasha Lee
CEO & Co-Founder, Floyd Lee Locums
Jaymes McCloud
CEO, J.H.W. Enterprises
David Stasiukaitis, PAC Chair
CEO, Low Country Case and Millwork
Pat Tang
CYP Immediate Past Chair, Western & Southern
2025 Board of Directors
2025 Board Liaisons
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Reggie Burgess | Mayor, City of North Charleston |
| Jay Byars | Councilmember, Dorchester County |
| Howard Chapman | Councilmember, Town of Mt. Pleasant |
| Jenny Costa Honeycutt | Councilmember, Charleston County |
| Gregory Habib | Mayor, City of Goose Creek |
| Capt. Eric Jones | United States Coast Guard |
| Logan McVey | City of Charleston |
| Capt. Matthew O'Neil | NIWC Atlantic |
| Col. Jason Parker | Joint Base Charleston |
| Angela Pinson | CAO, Berkeley County |
| Christie Rainwater | Mayor, City of Hanahan |