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Current leadership

5 leaders

Top leader

Helen Hill

President & CEO

Executive

Laurie Lynn Smith

Chief of Staff

Vice president

Andy Rankin

Vice President of Investor Relations

Vice president

Chris Campbell

Vice President of Strategy & External Affairs

Vice president

Chris Hendrix

Vice President of Sales

Team

9 people

Team by function

  • Other3
  • Finance & administration2
  • Marketing & communications1
  • Visitor experience1
  • Partnerships & community1
  • Sales & convention services1

Other

3 people

  • Annie McEwen

    Director of Membership Development

  • Kourtney Jones

    Director of Media Relations

  • William Howle

    Director of Executive Programs

Finance & administration

2 people

  • Amy Hutto

    Director of Human Resources & Education

  • Kreig Brugler

    Director of Finance

Marketing & communications

1 person

  • Chisholm Greene

    Creative Director

Visitor experience

1 person

  • Walter McCants

    Director of Visitor Services

Partnerships & community

1 person

  • Marc Gibson

    Director of Inclusion & Engagement

Sales & convention services

1 person

  • Kathleen Cartland

    Executive Director, Charleston Area Sports Commission

5 in leadership and 9 grouped by function. Captured Sep 4, 2026 from the official team page.

From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue $22,856,190

Contractors (5)

  • PEOPLE INC — ADVERTISING — $4,562,369
  • SINCLAIR BROADCAST — ADVERTISING — $1,511,815
  • CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC — ADVERTISING — $1,205,000
  • BLUECHOICE HEALTHPLAN OF SC INC — HEALTH INSURANCE — $934,041
  • META PLATFORMS — ADVERTISING — $810,573

Officers and directors (40)

  • HELEN HILL — CEO/BOARD SECRETARY — $305,778
  • ANDY RANKIN — VP-INVESTOR RELATIONS — $250,979
  • LAURIE SMITH — CHIEF OF STAFF — $217,710
  • CATHERINE DORITY — VP-MARKETING — $167,318
  • CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL — VP-STRATEGY & EXTERNAL AFF — $161,972
  • ANNE MCEWEN — DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP DEV — $153,695
34 others listed without compensation
  • DOUG WARNER — EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
  • CARL BORICK — ASSOCIATION REP
  • TERRY SEDALIK — ASSOCIATION REP
  • OLIVER ROOSKENS — AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • MICHELLE WOODHULL — EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  • PATRICK ROGERS — AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • MATT BARBA — AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • FEMI OYEDIRAN — AT-LARGE ALLIED
  • FRANK LAPSLEY — CHAIRMAN'S APPOINTEE
  • JIM WESTERHOLD — AT-LARGE ALLIED
  • CASEY LAVIN — AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • JONATHAN KISH — AT-LARGE ALLIED
  • RHETT OUTTEN — AT-LARGE ALLIED
  • DAN BATTISTA — VICE CHAIRMAN
  • MICHAEL TALL — CHAIRMAN'S APPOINTEE
  • DAN BLUMENSTOCK — BOARD CHAIRMAN
  • DAVID TART — EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  • ED RIGGS — COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
  • JOHN LAVERNE — PAST BOARD CHAIRMAN
  • DAVID JENNINGS — TREASURER
  • TIMOTHY GOODWIN — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • RUSTY STREETMAN — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • JOHNNY CRIBB — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • BRADLEY BELT — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • JACK BENNETT — AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • JAIMIE DEWBERRY — AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • MIMI STRIPLIN — AT-LARGE ALLIED
  • DR ANDREW HSU — AT-LARGE ALLIED
  • REGGIE BURGESS — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • BRUCE KLEINMAN — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • KEITH BENJAMIN — ASSOCIATION REP
  • MICHAEL SEEKINGS — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • REV KYLON JEROME MIDDLETON — MUNICIPALITY REP
  • GUANG MING WHITLEY — MUNICIPALITY REP

As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202506. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.

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