About Us

Meet our Board of Directors

Alan Perry

Alan Perry

Mayor, Town of Hilton Head Island

Andrea Sisino

Andrea Sisino

Associate Vice Chancellor, University of South Carolina Beaufort

Board of Directors - Anna Maria Tabernik

Anna Maria Tabernik

Beaufort County Council Liaison
Councilwoman, District 6

Ashley Feaster

Ashley Feaster

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

Blakely Williams

Blakely Williams

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

BOD_Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson

Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Regions Bank

Christ Forster - BCEDC Board Member

Chris Forster

Assistant Town Manager, Town of Bluffton

BOD_Ethan Cox

Ethan Cox

VP, Business Banker, First Citizens Bank

Joel Braun

Joel Braun

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

BCEDC BOD

Karen Gilbert

Career & Technical Education Director, Beaufort County School District

BOD_Lisa Sulka

Lisa Sulka

Realtor, William Raveis

BCEDC BOD

Mary Lee Carns

Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Workforce Development

Melissa Azallion Kenny

Melissa Azallion Kenny

Vice-Chair of BCEDC Board
Partner, Burr Forman

Mayor Cromer

Phil Cromer

Mayor, Town of Beaufort

Verna Arnette

Van Willis

Town Manager, Town of Port Royal