Volunteer Appreciation Week
This National Volunteer Week we recognize and thank our volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice and support to the vision and mission of the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Their engagement serves to inspire others to take action, to realize their power to make a difference, and be a force that transforms the world. We are better because of you. THANK YOU!
Executive Board
Becky Dearden, Chair, SME CPAs
Tom Denlinger, Vice-Chair, Augusta GreenJackets Baseball
Angela Brown, Treasurer, Savannah River Mission Completion
Andrea Bowles, At-Large, Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate Co.
Greg Greenawalt, At-Large, Crowne Plaza North Augusta
Don White, Immediate Past Chair, Donald H. White, P.C.
Board of Directors
Dr. Sean Alford, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Wesley Brown, University of South Carolina Aiken
Nyles Ellefson, Ellefson Transportation Group
JR Hancock, Budget Blinds of North Augusta
Dr. Patricia Lee, Battelle Savannah River Alliance
Yvonne Meeks, SRP Federal Credit Union
Patti Monczewski, Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Julie Orzechowski, Bailey’s Comfort Services
Dr. Crystal Ratliff, Aiken Technical College
Brian Wendzik, Argus Visuals LLC
Ex-Officio
Dr. Tom Clark, CSRA Alliance for Fort Eisenhower
James Clifford, City of North Augusta
Cynthia Rhodes, SCORE International Mentors
Tray Traxler, Aiken County Public School District
Will Williams, Western SC Economic Development Partnership
Ambassador Council
Abby Bryant, Root Deep. Grow High - Chair
Tom F. Allgood, III, Allgood Hospitality LLC
Scotty Boyd, Comfort Keepers
Lee Byrd, Riverfront Marine Detachment #1132
Reuben Cooper, Second Step for Warriors
T.C. Dorries, Hixon’s Roofing
Erin Harrison, Office of Congressman Joe Wilson
Stevie Huff, Retired UPS
Austin Lowndes, Augusta GreenJackets Baseball
Delores Martin, Independent Beauty Consultant
Delany Tavenner, G.L. Williams & Daughter Trucking, Inc.
Sheri Wright, Tru by Hilton
Business Development Council
Ralph Rhodes, Rhodes-Porter, Chair
Robert Corley, The Augusta Chronicle
J.D. McCauley, City of North Augusta
Jason Payne, Savannah River National Lab
Crystal Ratliff, Aiken Technical College
Rachel Ray, Enoch Tarver
Programs Council
Alicia Fitts, Peach State Federal Credit Union, Chair
Keyatta Priester, Aiken Electric Cooperative, Vice Chair
Ana Bedon, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Sheena Hudson, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
501c3 – Foundation Board
Isaac Kelly, Aiken Staffing Associates, Chair
Mary Driscoll, University of South Carolina Aiken
Kenneth Lott, Aiken County Career & Technology Center
Julie Orzechowski, Bailey’s Comfort Services
Ed Presnell, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Dan Szatkowski, MAU Workforce Solutions
Don White, Donald H. White, P.C.
Education & Workforce Development Council
Joni McDaniel, SC Department of Employment & Workforce, Chair
Edie Corley-Stone, retired, SRS
Naomi Harris, Augusta Coca-Cola
Kevin Hyman, Halocarbon Products
Leslie Jeffery, Aiken County Career & Technology Center
Isaac Kelly, Aiken Staffing Associates
Kenneth Lott, Aiken County Career & Technology Center
Yvonne Meeks, SRP Federal Credit Union
Kim Mitchell, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Shalanda Morris, Universal Plumbing, Inc.
Kim Saxon, SRS Community Reuse Organization
LaShaunda Tucker, Bridgestone Aiken Plant
Date and Time
Sunday Apr 21, 2024 Saturday Apr 27, 2024