Staff Report
Published Dec. 21, 2009

The S.C. Maritime Foundation has named Will Haynie as its new chief executive officer.

Haynie has been the executive director of the Lowcountry Open Land Trust for the past seven years. He has nearly 20 years’ experience as a nonprofit executive.

The S.C. Maritime Foundation promotes educational opportunities for students of South Carolina, focusing on the history, math, science and literature of the state’s water resources. The foundation owns and operates the tall ship Spirit of South Carolina. 

Haynie began work with the S.C. Maritime Foundation on Dec. 15.

The foundation’s interim executive director, Sarah Piwinski, has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer/chief financial officer. Piwinski has been with the foundation since 2006, when she began as the director of education.
Six new members joined the foundation’s board of directors in December:

• Dr. Joab M. Lesesne Jr., president emeritus of Wofford College.
• Jim Rozier, president of The Rozier Group and former Berkeley County supervisor.
• Milo Ryan, managing partner for California’s OneCompass.
• Rich Leadem, managing partner of Peninsula Capital Partners.
• Marlon E. Kimpson, member attorney of Motley Rice.
• D. Jay Davis Jr., partner of Young Clement Rivers.