President 
Emory Langston 
Community Development Manager  
Lower Savannah Council of Governments 
PO Box 850 
Aiken, SC 29802 
803.649.7981 

Vice President 
Doug Polen 
Assistant Town Administrator 
Town of Irmo 
7300 Woodrow St 
Irmo, SC 29063-2829 
803.781.7050 

Secretary 
Angela Kirkpatrick 
Community Development Planner 
Catawba Regional Council of Governments 
PO Box 450 
Rock Hill, SC 29731-6450 
803.327.9041 

Members at Large (Term expires 2024) 
Jessi Shuler  
Director of Planning  
Town of Summerville  
200 South Main Street  
Summerville, SC 29483-6010  
843.871-6000 

Mr. Joe Smith, II 
Operations Director 
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority 
301 University Rdg Ste 2500 
Greenville, SC 29601-3670 
864.242.9801 

Ms. Kimberly Mullinax 
Community & Economic Development Specialist 
Lowcountry Council of Governments 
PO BOX 98 
Yemassee, SC 29945-0098 
843.473.3964 

Ms. Arlene Young 
Grants Services Director 
Appalachian Council of Governments 
30 Century Cir 
Greenville, SC 29607-1556 
864.241.4644 

Members at Large (Term expires 2025) 
Stefanie Derwort 
Grants Manager  
SC Department of Commerce  
1201 Main Street, Suite 1600  
Columbia, SC 29201-3261  
803.737.1993 

Mayor Frank McClary  
Town of Andrews   
PO Box 378  
Andrews, SC 29510-0378  
843.264.8666  

Kim Ethridge 
Community Development Director 
Pee Dee Regional Council of Government 
PO Box 5719 
Florence, SC 29502-5719 
843.702.3139 

Past President 
Shawn Bell  
City Administrator 
City of Fountain Inn 
200 North Main St. 
Fountain Inn, SC 29644-1908 
864.862.4421