Meet our Board of Directors

Alan Perry
Mayor, Town of Hilton Head Island

Andrea Sisino
Associate Vice Chancellor, University of South Carolina Beaufort

Anna Maria Tabernik
Beaufort County Council Liaison
Councilwoman, District 6

Ashley Feaster
Past Chair, BCEDC Board
Community Affairs & Economic Development, Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Blakely Williams
Interim Treasurer, BCEDC Board
Economic Development and Local Government, Dominion Energy

Brian Jackson
Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Regions Bank

Chris Forster
Assistant Town Manager, Town of Bluffton

Ethan Cox
VP, Business Banker, First Citizens Bank

Joel Braun
Chair of BCEDC Board
Chief Customer Experience Officer, Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Karen Gilbert
Career & Technical Education Director, Beaufort County School District

Lisa Sulka
Realtor, William Raveis

Mary Lee Carns
Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Workforce Development

Melissa Azallion Kenny
Vice-Chair of BCEDC Board
Partner, Burr Forman

Phil Cromer
Mayor, Town of Beaufort

Van Willis
Town Manager, Town of Port Royal