Destination Pulse

Experience Columbia Sc Columbia Metropolitan Convention Visitors Bureau

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Current leadership

5 leaders

Top leader

Bill Ellen

President & CEO

Executive

Scott Powers

Executive Director of Sports, STS

Vice president

Cheryl Swanson

Vice President/General Manager, CVE

Vice president

Kelly Barbrey

VP of Marketing & Communications

Vice president

Rick Lackland

VP of Convention and Visitors Bureau

Team

33 people

Team by function

  • Sales & convention services16
  • Marketing & communications5
  • Finance & administration5
  • Other3
  • Visitor experience2
  • Partnerships & community1
  • Operations & technology1

Sales & convention services

16 people

  • Annie Clark

    Event Manager

  • Ariana Khandkar

    Administrative Assistant - Meetings and Sports

  • Candace Peguero

    Event Manager

  • Crystal Morris

    Executive Sales Manager

  • Della Carmichael

    Convention Services Manager

  • Grayson Hopp

    Sports Development Manager

  • Kiki Foster

    Special Event Manager

  • Koby Ruff

    Sales Manager

  • Meredith Merritt

    Director of Events, CMP

  • Nadia J. Muhammad

    Sales Manager

  • Natalie Peterman

    Special Event Manager

  • Tara Teate

    Sales Manager

  • Thomas Davidson

    CMCC Administration - Events & Sales Associate

  • Tia Schafer

    Director of Sales

  • Tinia Lazenby

    Event Manager

  • Twila Jones

    Senior Sales Manager, CFMP

Marketing & communications

5 people

  • Charlene Slaughter

    Director of Communications, APR

  • Dayna Cantelmi

    Communications Manager

  • Helen Harrison

    Director of Marketing

  • Kathleen Burbage

    Marketing Associate

  • Lauren Lee

    Digital Marketing Associate

Finance & administration

5 people

  • Amanda Cusaac

    Finance Director, MSA

  • Felicia Nesbitt

    Finance and Accounting Manager

  • Joan Heintz

    Staff Accountant, Accounts Payable Contact

  • Lemuel Brown

    Human Resources Manager

  • Tamara Addison

    Direct of Human Resources

Other

3 people

  • Linda Cannup

    Executive Assistant to the President

  • Scott Carpenter

    Security Manager

  • William Farmer

    Engineering Director

Visitor experience

2 people

  • Larkin Newberry

    Visitor Services Manager

  • Patty Wesley

    Guest Services Coordinator

Partnerships & community

1 person

  • Judie VanPatten

    Partnership Services Manager

Operations & technology

1 person

  • Sam Franklin

    Director of Operations

5 in leadership and 33 grouped by function. Captured Oct 21, 2026 from the official team page.

From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue $7,618,257

Contractors (5)

  • POST NO BILLS INC — ADVERTISING — $592,008
  • UNITED EVENT SERVICES INC — TEMP LABOR — $301,069
  • GAMECOCK SPORTS PROPERTIES — ADVERTISING — $267,615
  • THE POST AND COURIER INC — ADERTISING — $259,232
  • SIMPLEVIEW LLC — ADVERTISING — $255,697

Officers and directors (18)

  • DANNA LILLY — HIGHEST COMP — $136,705
  • SHANNON SCOTT POWERS — EXECUTIVE DI — $108,590
  • KELLY BARBREY — HIGHEST COMP — $69,682
15 others listed without compensation
  • SAM JOHNSON — BOARD MEMBER
  • DAVID ERBACHER — BOARD MEMBER
  • AMBER MARTIN — TREASURER
  • RICH HARRELL — BOARD MEMBER
  • ANDREW LUCAS — VICE CHAIR
  • KIM CRAFTON — BOARD MEMBER
  • JANA MEDLIN — CHAIR
  • JANICE MARSHALL — SECRETARY
  • SAMMY HENDRIX — BOARD MEMBER
  • WILLIAM ELLEN — PRESIDENT/CE
  • TERESA WILSON — EX-OFFICIO
  • LYNN STURKIE — EX-OFFICIO
  • LEONARDO BROWN — EX-OFFICIO
  • CHERYL SWANSON — HIGHEST COMP
  • AMANDA CUSAAC — HIGHEST COMP

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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