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Alumni Association Executive Board 2009-2010
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Mr. David M. Hay, '81PresidentEmail Bachelor of Science - Business AdministrationExecutive Committee (Chair), Member of all committeesMr. Hay is the president of Hay Tire Company, Inc. in Charleston, South Carolina. David also serves on the College of Charleston Foundation Board. David’s wife, Mariana Ramsay Hay, '81, owns Croghan’s Jewel Box on historic King Street in Charleston. They have three children.
Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Kappa Alpha, College of Charleston Foundation Board member, 1770 Society, Rotary, Cougar Club.Mrs. Elizabeth (Beth) Middleton Burke, '94President-ElectEmail Bachelor of Arts - English Juris Doctor-USC, 1997Executive CommitteeMrs. Burke is an attorney and partner with Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook and Brickman, LLC. Beth’s practice areas are medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. She is married to Richard Burke and has one child. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Alpha Delta Pi, former Student Alumni Associates, former Student Government Association, Honor College, 1770 Society.
Mr. H. Chapman (Chappy) McKay, '86Past PresidentEmail Bachelor of Science - Business AdministrationExecutive Committee, Past Presidents (Chair), Nominating and Board Development (Chair)Mr. McKay is the director of business development for Trident Construction Company in Charleston. Chappy and his wife, Sarah, have two children and live in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Pi Kappa Phi, 1770 Society, former Student Government Association, Friends of the Library board member.Mrs. Margaret Collins Frierson, '85Vice PresidentEmail Bachelor of Science - Business AdministrationExecutive CommitteeMrs. Frierson is executive director of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, South Carolina Branch. She and her husband, Gregg, live in Orangeburg with their two children. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Chi Omega, former Young Alumna of the Year, 1770 Society, Cougar Club.
Mr. Darryl J. Fyall, '01Vice PresidentEmailBachelor of Science - EconomicsExecutive CommitteeMr. Fyall is a financial services representative for MetLife Financial Services. He has been an active member of the Alumni Association since he graduated in 2001. Darryl lives in Charleston.Professional and community involvement: Youth empire Saint Andrews Playground, Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Beth Pierce Meredith, '97Vice PresidentEmailBachelor of Arts - CommunicationExecutive CommitteeMrs. Meredith is a project manager with New Carolina and facilitates the growth and development of key industry clusters in the tri-county Charleston region. The clusters include the biosciences, aerospace, automotive, creative industries and advanced security. . She and her husband, Rob, live in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni; 1770 Society; Cougar Club; past president, Palmetto BIO; Junior League, product development and fundraising ad hoc committee chair.
Mr. C. Gary Rackley, '65Vice PresidentEmailBachelor of Science - HistoryExecutive Committee, Finance Committee (chair)Mr. Rackley is the Corporate Affairs Manager of Coburg Dairy. He and his wife, Kathy Kennerty Rackley, ’69, have three children and live in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, 1770 Society, Cougar Club, former men's basketball player.
Ms. Karen Burroughs Jones, '74Executive SecretaryEmailBachelor of Science - PsychologyEx Officio Member of All CommitteesMs. Jones is the director of alumni communications for the College of Charleston. She has been an active member of the Alumni Association since she graduated in 1974. Karen has worked for the College for 19 years, building lifelong relationships with the alumni community. Karen has two children. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Cougar Club, Chi Omega, Chi Omega House Corporation.
Mrs. Sherlonda Peake Adkins, '99Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Communication Master of Public Administration, 2003Mrs. Adkins is a real estate consultant with Keller Williams Realty. She also received her Masters in Public Administration from the College in 2003. She and her husband, Randy, '98, have three children and live in Goose Creek. Professional and community involvement: Phi Kappa Phi, former Honor Board.
Mr. Charles (Chuck) J. Baker III, '80Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Biology Juris Doctor-USC, 1984Mr. Baker is an attorney with the law firm Buist Moore Smythe McGee, PA. He is also a Past President of the Cougar Club Board. He and his wife, Betsy Bramlett Baker,’ 81, have three children and live in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: 1770 Society, Cougar Club, Past Cougar Club Board member, former tennis player.
Mr. Michael M. Beal, '81Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Business Administration Juris Doctor-USC, 1984Mr. Beal is an attorney/shareholder with the McNair Law Firm. He and his wife, Elizabeth live in Columbia. Professional and community involvement: Kappa Alpha; Salvation Army, Columbia Advisory Board chairman; The Palmetto Club, president; Board of Governors, South Carolina Super Lawyer.
Miss Kristen M. Beres, ‘11Board Member
EmailMajor: Urban Studies
Miss Beres is the president of the Student Alumni Associates. Kristen is from Wisconsin. Professional and community involvement: President of Alternative Break, program coordinator in the Center for Civic Engagement, Charleston 40.Mr. Carl W. Blackstone, '93Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Business AdministrationMr. Blackstone is employed by Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. in governmental relations. Carl and his wife, Mary Heckard Blackstone, '96, live in Columbia with their four daughters. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Kappa Sigma, Board member of Palmetto Family Council, SC Economic Development Association, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, former president of Student Alumni Associates, former president of Student Government Association.Mr. Brett A. Bluestein, '97Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Communication Juris Doctor-USC, 2001Mr. Bluestein is a Senior Vice President and Wealth Strategist for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. He covers the state of South Carolina and northern Georgia. Brett lives in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Cougar Club, 1770 Society, Past treasurer, College of Charleston Cougar Club Board; Development Committee, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Past President, Charleston Tax Council, Member, Charleston Estate Planning Council.Mrs. Frances Weston Bramlett, 77Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - EnglishMrs. Bramlett recently joined The Citadel Foundation as the director of donor relations. She and her family live in Mount Pleasant.Professional and community involvement: Delta Delta Delta, member of Association of Fundraising Professionals and CASE, former mentor for YWCA working with other women, volunteer for Trident Literacy Association.Mrs. Susanne Buck Cantey, '99Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - CommunicationMrs. Cantey is the vice president of Jupiter Holdings, the parent company of Buck Lumber and Buck Management. In 2007, she and her husband, Willis Cantey, formed Cantey Technology, providing networking and computer support to businesses in Charleston. Susanne is also a licensed realtor. She has a public relations/marketing and business background. Susanne and Willis have one daughter.Professional and community involvement: Delta Delta Delta, Charleston Regional Business Journal's Forty Under 40.
Mrs. Georgia Homer Darby, '85Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Elementary EducationMrs. Darby is a volunteer for Life ManagementCenter. She and her husband, John live in Mount Pleasant and have two children. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni; Alpha Delta Pi; former volleyball player; past president, Life Management Center.
Mr. C. Devin Eakes, Jr., '05Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - International BusinessMr. Eakes is a special investigator with the SC Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He is the alumni chapters' at-large representative to the Alumni Association Board. Devin lives in Columbia where he also serves as President of the Columbia Alumni Chapter. Professional and community involvement: Pi Kappa Alpha, former Student Alumni Associate, former Charleston 40, Columbia Alumni Chapter President, Cougar Club
Mrs. Stephanie Leonard Eames, '95Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Political ScienceJuris Doctor-Southern Methodist University, 2001Mrs. Eames is a special counsel for Nexsen Pruet, LLC. Stephanie, her husband, Steven, and two children live in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Delta Delta Delta; Venture Capital Authority Board of Directors; former President, Student Government Association; Greek Alumni Council.Mr. Nicholas C. Glover, '05Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Political ScienceMr. Glover is a senior associate in the Business Development Group of The Reputation Institute. Nick resides in New York City. Professional and community involvement: Alpha Phi Alpha; former president, Student Government Association; former Charleston 40; 2008 Young Alumnus of the Year.Ms. Whitney A. Hinds, '08Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - EnglishMs. Hinds is a program coordinator with the YWCA and lives in Lafayette, Indiana. Professional and community involvement: Former pPresident, Student Government Association; Board of Center Stage; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Charleston Student Advocates for Arts; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Tau Delta; Golden Key.Mr. Henry C. Leventis, '97Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Political ScienceJuris Doctor- Washington and Lee University, 2003Mr. Leventis is the assistant solicitor of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office in Charleston, South Carolina. He and his wife, Kelly, have one daughter and live in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Sigma Alpha EpsilonMr. Robert (Robby) F. Marion, '87Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Business AdministrationMr. Marion is director of human resources for William M. Bird & Company. He and his wife, Swain Banks Marion, '86, have three children and live in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Kappa Alpha, St. Michael's Church Vestry, past Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center Board of Directors.
Mr. Robert (Bobby) W. Marlowe, '71Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - History Master of Education-USC, 1974Mr. Marlowe is the legislative affairs liaison for the College of Charleston. Since Bobby's graduation, he has remained involved in various capacities with the College of Charleston. He and his wife, Susan, '76, reside in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni; Pi Kappa Phi; former chairman, College's Board of Trustees; past team leader, College of Charleston Foundation Fund Drive; past treasurer, Cougar Club; past member, Accommodations and Facilities Committee of Spoleto USA; past president and co-founder South Carolina Housing Officers Association and past chairman, Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission; 1770 Society; Friends of the Library.Mr. Michael (Mike) W. Massey, Jr., '87Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Business Administration Master in Business Administration - The Citadel, 1989Mr. Massey is vice president of development of Hospital Corporation of America in Columbia. Mike lives in Columbia. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni; Cougar Club; 1770 Society; Past Captain, basketball team; Board of Governors for the Federation of American Hospitals.Ms. Margaret B. Mays, '88Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - BiologyMs. Mays works in Charleston as an account manager/Corporate and Government Customers Group for Pfizer. She resides in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, 1770 Society, Delta Delta Delta, former board member for Welvista.Mrs. Susan (Suzy) Burnett Mikell, '81Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - SociologyMrs. Mikell is co-owner of CUC, Inc of Florence. Susan's husband, Steven G. Mikell, '78, is a former Alumni Association Board member and the Mikells live in Florence.Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Delta Delta Delta, Florence Symphony Guild officer, Christ Episcopal Church Altar Guild Chair, Florence Society.
Mr. Joseph (Joe) L. Nicholson, '87Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Business AdministrationMasters in Business Administration - University of South CarolinaMr. Nicholson works with Puckhaber Nicholson Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities in Charleston. Prior to his association with Wachovia Securities, Joe was an Asset Specialist with Grant Thornton in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Public Finance Officer with NationsBank Capital Markets Group, in Atlanta. Originally from Greenville, Joe and his wife Curry Nicholson, '87, live on John's Island with their daughter and son and are members of St. Michael's Church in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Kappa Alpha, former member of the Cougar Club Board
Mr. Jermel L. President, '03Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Elementary EducationMr. President is the program director for the DAE Foundation, a non-profit for youth focusing on basketball and athletic training. He lives in Charleston and is the Alumni Board representative on the Cougar Club Board. Professional and community involvement: Cougar Club Board, former College of Charleston men's basketball player.
Mr. C. Andrew (Andy) Rankin, '93Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Business Administration Masters - Business Administration-The Citadel, 1998Mr. Rankin is director of investor relations for the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Andy is a former member of the College of Charleston Philanthropy Council. He resides in Charleston. Professional and community involvement: Certified Tourism Marketing Professional; treasurer, Charleston Hoteliers Exchange Club; International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureau: American Marketing Association; The Citadel Graduate College Alumni Steering Committee; South Carolina World Trade Center.
Mr. Daniel Ravenel, '72Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - HistoryMr. Ravenel is owner of Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty in Charleston. He is a former president of the College of Charleston Foundation Board and has also served on the Cougar Club Board. Dan and his wife, Linda have three children. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Cougar Club, 1770 Society, College of Charleston Board of Trustees, Former Foundation Board Member, Pi Kappa Phi, Advisory Board-School of Business and Economics Alumni, Advisory Board-School of Humanities and Social Sciences Alumni.
Ms. Jane G. Riley, '72Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Elementary EducationMs. Riley is the executive director of Communities in Schools and lives in Charleston.Professional and community involvement: Chi OmegaMrs. Renee Buyck Romberger, '81Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Fine ArtsMrs. Romberger has been employed with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in Spartanburg for the past fifteen years in various capacities. She has been their Vice President of Professional Services since 2002. Renee is the Foundation Board's representative to the Alumni Association Board. Renee and husband, Randy, live in Greenville.Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, former cheerleader, 1770 Society, College of Charleston Foundation Board, Delta Delta Delta, former board president, American College of Healthcare Executives-Upstate Chapter; Athletic Center Initiative Executive. Mrs. Lee Hartnett Sparwasser, '94Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - History Masters - Education Specialist in Teaching-USCMrs. Sparwasser ia an adjunct professor of Family Counseling with Webster University. She lives with her husband, Max, and two children in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Alpha Delta Pi, Licensed Professional Counselor.Ms. Ann Treanor Ward, '04Board MemberEmailBachelor of Arts - Philosophy Master of Public Administration, 2009Ms. Ward is the director of development for East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) in Mt. Pleasant. Ann lives in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni, Cougar Club, Greek Alumni Council, Kappa Alpha Theta.Ms. Cheryll Novak Woods-Flowers, '81Board MemberEmailBachelor of Science - Business AdministrationMasters - Accountacy, 1999Mrs. Woods-Flowers is a team leader for Keller Williams Charleston-West Ashley. Cheryll will be serving as a representative for the Cougar Club on the Alumni Association Board. She and her husband, Harold, live in Mount Pleasant. Professional and community involvement: Society of Alumni; Cougar Club president, former mayor of Mount Pleasant; past Board of Governors-School of Business and Economics; former Alumna of the Year; Mount Pleasant Planning Commission; past president, East Cooper Kiwanis Club.Mr. Anthony (Tony) Meyer, '49Executive Secretary EmeritusBachelor of Science - EnglishMasters - Appalachian StateA living icon of The College, Tony is Executive Director Emeritus of the Alumni Association, and has remained very much involved on campus. From providing complete coverage of College athletics to helping record the history of The College, Tony is a delightful source of knowledge for all things College of Charleston! His office is in the Blacklock House at 18 Bull Street, and he loves hearing from Alumni – past, present and future! The Alumni Association awards the Tony Meyer Scholarship to children of alumni.
