Guest Speakers

Below are some of the guest speakers that have joined us for our biweekly lunch meetings. They are a diverse group with a shared focus of making the Lowcountry a better place to live.

Tosha Conors- CEO- My Sister’s House

https://www.mysistershouse.org/

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William Cogswell- Mayor of Charleston

https://www.charleston-sc.gov/

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Layla Luna, Founder and CEO- Just Bee

https://www.justbeethechange.com/

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Jackie Berger- Executive Director- Lowcountry Local First

https://www.lowcountrylocalfirst.org/

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Bobby Jo O’Neal- Coroner– Charleston Coroner’s Office

https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/coroner/index.php

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Gene Sapakoff- South Carolina Sports Journalist

https://x.com/sapakoff

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Jennifer Richard-Director of Philanthropy- HALOS

https://www.charlestonhalos.org/

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Captain Mike Michels (not pictured Captain Cathy Michels)- Corps Officer Of Charleston, SC Corps

The Salvation Army

https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/charleston/

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Bill Ryan- Diocesan School Advisory Council- South Carolina Catholic schools

https://charlestondiocese.org/

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Gretchen McIntosh-Executive Director- SEALKIDS

https://www.sealkids.org/

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William Tinkler- District Nine Councilmember

https://www.charleston-sc.gov/479/District-Nine-Councilmember

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Peter Shahid- Mayoral Candidate- Shahid Law Office

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Tiara Salaam-Development and Communications Coordinator

Joanathan Wright- Executive Director

Bridges of Hope

https://www.bridgessc.org/

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Rob Luisana-Benefit Consultant- Luisana Financial Services

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-luisana-a3795728/

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Maddie Duplantis-Community Engagement Manager- Ronald McDonald House Charities https://www.rmhcharleston.org/

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Emily Thrift- Wellness Practitioner- Hampton Park Healing Collective https://www.hamptonparkhealingcollective.com/

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Leah Donaldson- Executive Director- Charleston FRIENDS of the Library https://www.charlestonlibraryfriends.org/

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Josh Eboch- Cofounder- Barrier Island Oyster Company

https://www.barrierislandoysters.com/

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Captain Rick Keys-North Charleston Police Department

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Decardio Glisson- Shop Foreman-Turn 90

https://turnninety.com/

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Trevor Shelor – Friends of Scouting
https://palmettocouncil.org/palmettocouncil

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Eva Rutiri & Lauren Silver- Engaging Creative Minds

https://engagingcreativeminds.org

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Carl Borick – Director of the Charleston Museum

https://www.charlestonmuseum.org

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Meg O’Halloran- Lowcountry Land Trust

https://lowcountrylandtrust.org

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Spoke on her mission trip to Israel following October 7th attack

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Kevin Kolmos – Life History Biologist South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

https://www.dnr.sc.gov