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/


Kenneth Joyner- CEO, Founder and Director- Boys With A Purpose https://www.facebook.com/boyswithapurpose/?checkpoint_src=any


William Cogswell- Mayor of Charleston

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


Layla Luna, Founder and CEO- Just Bee

https://www.justbeethechange.com/


Jackie Berger- Executive Director- Lowcountry Local First

https://www.lowcountrylocalfirst.org/


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

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


Gene Sapakoff- South Carolina Sports Journalist

https://x.com/sapakoff


Jennifer Richard-Director of Philanthropy- HALOS

https://www.charlestonhalos.org/


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

The Salvation Army

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


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

https://charlestondiocese.org/


Gretchen McIntosh-Executive Director- SEALKIDS

https://www.sealkids.org/


William Tinkler- District Nine Councilmember

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


Peter Shahid- Mayoral Candidate- Shahid Law Office


Tiara Salaam-Development and Communications Coordinator

Joanathan Wright- Executive Director

Bridges of Hope

https://www.bridgessc.org/


Rob Luisana-Benefit Consultant- Luisana Financial Services

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


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


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


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


Josh Eboch- Cofounder- Barrier Island Oyster Company

https://www.barrierislandoysters.com/


Captain Rick Keys-North Charleston Police Department


Decardio Glisson- Shop Foreman-Turn 90

https://turnninety.com/


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


Eva Rutiri & Lauren Silver- Engaging Creative Minds

https://engagingcreativeminds.org


Carl Borick – Director of the Charleston Museum

https://www.charlestonmuseum.org


Meg O’Halloran- Lowcountry Land Trust

https://lowcountrylandtrust.org


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


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

https://www.dnr.sc.gov


Captain Joshua Davis – Salvation Army of Charleston

https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/charleston


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