President 
Jessi Shuler  
Director of Planning  
Town of Summerville  
200 South Main Street  
Summerville, SC 29483-6010  
843.871-6000  

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

Secretary 
Kimberly Varn
Community and Economic Development Specialist
Lowcountry Council of Governments
PO BOX 98
Yemassee, SC 29945-0098
843.473.3964  

Members at Large (Term expires 2027) 
Nate Foutch
Program Manager
South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority
1201 Main St Ste 1600 
Columbia, SC 29201-3261
803.391.6821 

Sydney Kinard
Community Development Manager
Lower Savannah Council of Governments
PO Box 850 
Aiken, SC 29802-0850
803.508.7048 

Charlene Carter
Project Manager 
City of Simpsonville 
425 E Curtis St 
Simpsonville, SC 29681
864.967.5406  

Members at Large (Term Expires 2028)
Kirk Wilson
Building/Zoning Analyst 
Town of Blythewood 
PO BOX 1004 
Blythewood, SC 29016-1004
803.754.0501  

Brenda Kelley
Planning & Zoning Administrator 
City of Hartsville 
PO BOX 2497 
Hartsville, SC 29551-2497
843.383.3009 

Jill Francisco
Grants Services Director
Appalachian Council of Governments
30 Century Cir 
Greenville, SC 29607-1556
864.241.4625  

Jack Suber 
Programs Division CD - SC Housing Trust Fund 
SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority 
300 Outlet Pointe Blvd Ste C 
Columbia, SC 29210-5652 

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