The Charleston chapter of the American Marketing Association named 10 new board members: Martine Friedman, president; Marla Loftus, secretary; Holly McLeod, treasurer; Jonna Palmer, vice president for communications; Lee Deas, vice president for online communications; Elizabeth McDowell, vice president for public relations; Burt Potter, vice president for membership; Ginny Carson, vice president for promotions; Melissa Whetzel, vice president for events; and Carey Haynes, membership committee.

Michael Leibowitz, owner of Professional Answering Service, was named president-elect of the Canadian Association of Messaging Exchanges. Leibowitz is the first non-Canadian to be elected to the board of CAM-X. He will also serve as conference chair for the upcoming CAM-X annual meeting and is on the board of directors of the American Teleservices International, a trade association representing telephone answering services throughout the United States.

The following committee chairs have been announced for the 2006-07 South Carolina Bar: Joseph T. Belton, Wills & Massalon LLC, International Law committee; and Carolyn H. Blue, Tecklenburg Law Firm LLC, Continuing Legal Education Seminars committee.

The board of the International African American Museum in Charleston named Gretta Middleton part-time director. Middleton is a management consultant and former Charleston Southern University professor who has worked with the United States Agency for International Development in Africa.

Argolyn Bioscience Inc. appointed Dr. Seth Finklestein as interim chief medical officer and Eyal Ron as interim director of drug development to its advisory team.

Sherry Edgin of Charleston Collection Services Inc. was one of four members of the South Carolina Collectors Association appointed to positions of leadership in the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals International for 2006-07.

Crisis Ministries named its board of directors for the new fiscal year: Jenks Bailey, Wachovia Insurance; Erik Glaser, Pratt-Thomas & Gumb CPAs; Wilbur Johnson, Young Clement Rivers LLC; and Sheri Pilley. Current board members were appointed to the following executive positions: Jack Hoey, Coastal Glass Distributors, returning chairman; Andy Gowder, Pratt Thomas Epting & Walker, chairman-elect; and Alex Opoulos, Merrill Lynch, finance vice chairman.

The board of the Charleston Defense Contractors Association elected the following officers for 2006-07: Jim Hoffman, Eagan McAllister Associates, president; Mike Resler, Scientific Research Corp., vice president; Carl Lundquist, Unitech, treasurer; and Brian Alderson, Command Decisions Systems and Solutions, secretary.

The John Andrum SPCA appointed two new board members: Joe Norton and Basil Lempesis.

Professional Answering Service was awarded the Association of TeleServices International Award of Excellence for the second consecutive year at the association’s annual conference in Portland, Maine. Organizations are judged on courtesy, response time, accuracy and overall service to their clients.

Anthony Carmola of Coast Architects Inc. passed his architectural examinations and is now a registered architect with the state of South Carolina. His position as a registered architect enhances his role as a project manager and designer in the firm.

Gulf Stream’s Kevin Williamson earned the Superintendent of the Year for 2006 award from the American Subcontractors Association’s Charleston chapter.

Mount Pleasant Waterworks was awarded the 2006 certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The honor is given annually to governmental agencies after careful review of the agency’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The CAFR is judged by an impartial panel against the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report. Pictured: Mayor Harry Hallman, Town of Mount Pleasant; Laurie Herrington and Francis Orsimarsi, Gamble Givens and Moody; Bill Golightly, chairman of Mount Pleasant Waterworks; Greg McLain, department manager for MPW Accounting; and Ed Pierce, chief financial officer for MPW Accounting.

Trident Technical College area commissioner Carolyn Law Price received the trustee leadership award for the southern region from the Association of Community College Trustees. The ACCT is a nonprofit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern more than 1,200 community, technical and junior colleges in the United States, Canada and England.

The work of DPS Development Co. LLC’s Deep Water Cay Club brochure was selected to be part of Print magazine’s 2006 “Regional Design Annual.” The brochure was produced by: Sharon Bruner, vice president of advertising and marketing; Wade Harris, creative director; Keith Johnson, design; and Jenny Badman, copy.

Dale Carnegie and Associates Inc. recognized Debbie Cooler, Rick Rickenbaker and Jim Geffert as being in the top 50 Dale Carnegie trainers in the world. The rankings were determined by the degree to which the trainers exceeded expectations of their clients.

Edward McKelvey, vice president of Community Reinvestment Act and community development at First Federal, was named the South Carolina Bankers Association outstanding young banker for 2006.

Mary L. “Molly” Hughes, a partner in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, was chosen for the 2007 class of Leadership South Carolina. Leadership South Carolina is a statewide endeavor that develops the state’s emerging leaders to help increase South Carolina’s capacity to address issues related to quality of life. It is affiliated with Clemson University’s Institute for Economic and Community Development.

The following section council members have been announced for the 2006-07 South Carolina Bar: William L. Howard, Young Clement Rivers LLP, council member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution section; Dunn D. Hollingsworth, Robertson & Hollingsworth, chairman-elect of the Construction Law Section; Michael J. Cone, Law Office of Michael J. Cone, chairman of the Consumer Law section; Mark S. Sharpe, Warren & Sinkler LLP, council member of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law section; David P. Schwacke, The Schwacke Law Firm LLC, chairman of the Criminal Law section; Jennifer Kneece Shealy, Charleston County Public Defender’s Office, council member of the Criminal Law section; Amy Yager Jenkins, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, chairwoman-elect of the Employment and Labor Law section; Allan R. Holmes, Gibbs & Holmes, chairman of the Labor Managment Relations committee; L. Gregory Horton, Buist Moore Smythe McGee PA, immediate past chairman; Terry Ann Rickson, Terry Ann Rickson Inc., Specialization Committee chairwoman; Wendy Wilkie, Hagood & Kerr PA, secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources section; John “Blanton” O’Neal IV, Hood Law Firm LLC, council member; Elizabeth “Babs” Warner, Santee Cooper, council member; Van Whitehead, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, council member; Elizabeth Myrick, chairwoman; Melissa F. Brown, Melissa F. Brown LLC, council member of the Family Law section; W. Kurt Taylor, Charleston County Attorney’s Office, section delegate; Richard W. Lingenfelter Jr. , City Attorney’s Office of North Charleston, council member, Government Law section; Andrea H. Brisbin, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, secretary; Linda C. Garrett, Laddaga & Garrett PA, section delegate and immediate past chairwoman of the Health Care Law section; David A. Bornhorst, David A. Bornhorst, Attorney at Law, council member of the Military Law section; Andrew W. Chandler, Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett PA, secretary of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust section; M. Jean Lee, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA, council member; Lester S. Schwartz, Lester S. Schwartz, Attorney at Law, council member; M. Jeffrey Vinzani, Nexsen Pruet LLC, vice-chairman of the Real Estate Practices section; Paul M. Lynch, Moore & Van Allen LLC, immediate past chairman of the Tax Law section; Steven E. Craig, Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, council member; Virginia “Ginny” M. Shuman, Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, council member; James Ledlie, Motley Rice LLC, council member, Torts and Insurance Practices section; Justin Lucey, Lucey Law Firm, chairman-elect, Trial and Appellate Advocacy section; David S. Cobb, Turner Padgett Graham & Laney PA, council member; Gregory S. Forman, Gregory S. Forman, Attorney at Law, section delegate and immediate past chairman; E. Vernon Glenn, Law Offices of E. Vernon Glenn, secretary; Richard A. Hricik, Richard A. Hricik PA, council member; Johnnie W. Baxley III, Wilson Jones Carter & Baxley LLC, council members of the Workers’ Compensation section; and Malcom M. Crosland Jr. , Steinberg Law Firm LLP, council member of the Workers’ Compensation section.

Andy Barber has been elected to the board of directors of the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association as associate vice president.

Ida Becker has been named to the advisory panel of the Giving Circles Network, a nonprofit organization that seeks to better enable donors to increase the impact of their contributions.

The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce announced its board of directors and executive committee for the 2006-07 fiscal year. The executive committee members include: A. Thomas Hood, chairman of the board, First Federal; Thompson E. Penney, chairman-elect and quarters task force chairman, LS3P Associates; W. Brian Moody, immediate past chairman, Gamble Givens & Moody; Stacey L. Lindbergh, BACPAC chairman; Daniel F. Kassis, business development vice chairman, SCANA; Robert O. Collins, communications and marketing vice chairman, Wachovia Insurance Services; Chris Fraser, education foundation chairman, Grubb & Ellis | Barkley Fraser; Bill Goodwin, finance vice chairman, The Goodwin Group; Steve Hilton, hospitality development vice chairman, Embassy Suites Hotel; Ted Creech, Innovation/ThinkTec, BellSouth; Suzanne Teagle, member programs vice chairman, WCIV-TV; David Maybank III, membership development vice chairman, Maybank Properties; Mike N. McGinty, public policy vice chairman, BlueCross BlueShield; David Hay, regional advancement vice chairman, Hay Tires; Charles H. Van Rysselberge, president and CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the executive committee, new board members include: Jennet Alterman, Center for Women; Thomas P. Anderson, Health Sciences Foundation, Medical University of South Carolina; Fred Anthony, Broadband Wireless Services; Al Baciocco, Defense Issues; Rob Black, Chastain Construction; Bryan Blalock, Universal Maritime Service, APM Terminal; J. Mitchell Bohannon, Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co.; Charles S. Carmody, CB Richard Ellis Carmody; Robert C. Clement III, Clement Crawford & Thornhill Inc.; Jack Daniel, International Forwarders; Brad Davis, Rick Hendrick Imports; David Dunlap, Roper St. Francis Healthcare; Richard D. Elliott, Maverick Southern Kitchens; Karen Elsey, Laura Alberts, Tasteful Options; Scott Fennell, Carolina Waste; Manny Gonzales, Tiger Lily Florist; Vince Graham, Civitas; Brandon Guest, Horne Guest Insurance Agency; Terry Gunn, Trident Health System; Tripp Hays, Mills House Hotel; Hank Holliday, Doubletree Guest Suites, Historic District; Len L. Hutchison III, Wachovia; Wilbur E. Johnson, Young Clement Rivers LLP; Brent Jonas, Arthur Ravenel Jr. Co.; Gordon Jones, Horne Guest Insurance Agency; J. Ronald Jones, Clawson & Staubes; Robert A. Kerr, Hagood & Kerr PA; Jeremiah Knight, Verizon Wireless Customer Contact Center; Bonnie Lester, ICF Consulting; Vince Marino, Container Maintenance Corp.; Montez C. Martin Jr., Charleston County Housing Authority; Walt Martin, Associated Developers; Susan McWatters, Belk Department Stores; Bruce Murdy, Rawle Murdy; Robert New, Charleston Port Services; Jim K. O’Connor, Collins Engineers Inc.; Albert E. Parish, Charleston Southern University; Robert W. Pearce, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough; Darryl Reyna, The Beach Co.; Ed Riggs, North Charleston Coliseum; Y. W. Scarborough III, Atlantic Coast Life Insurance; Rita L. Scott, WCSC-TV; Matt Sloan, Daniel Island Co.; Whit Smith, Charleston Harbor Pilots; Ric Tapp, Nexsen Pruet; Larry Tarleton, The Post and Courier; Mary D. Thornley, Trident Technical College; Thomas D. Tichenor, Bank of America; Laura Varn, Santee Cooper; Ben Ward, MeadWestvaco; J. Emory Ware, Regions Bank; Keith Waring, Charlestowne Associates; Peter Wertimer, ASA; Stuart Whiteside, Seamon Whiteside & Associates; Dannette Williams, Renaissance Hotel; Scott Woods, S.C. Federal Credit Union; Andrea Wozniak, East Cooper Regional Medical Center; and Jerry Zucker, The InterTech Group.

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