The 2022 – 2023 Board of Directors

A 19-member board of directors, composed of both elected and appointed officials, sets policy for the Association. 

The officers, or members of the executive committee, are elected to one-year terms at the Association’s Annual Meeting. The officers’ terms will expire in July 2023.

President: Mayor Rick Osbon, Aiken 

First Vice President: Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy, Conway

Second Vice President: Mayor Greg Habib, Goose Creek

Third Vice President: Mayor Brandy Amidon, Travelers Rest 

Immediate Past President: Councilmember Kathy Pender, Rock Hill 

Councilmember Judy Bridge, Walterboro 

Representing: Lowcountry Council of Governments area

Mayor Jason Evans, Pageland 

Representing: Pee Dee Council of Governments area

City Administrator Desiree Fragoso, Isle of Palms

Representing: At-large

Mayor Kenneth Gist, Woodruff

Representing: Appalachian Council of Governments area 

Councilmember Jeffrey Graham, Camden 

Representing: Santee Lynches Council of Governments area

Councilmember Guang Ming Whitley, Mount Pleasant

Representing: Berkeley-Charleston- Dorchester Council of Governments area

Mayor Brenda Bethune, Myrtle Beach

Representing: Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments area

Mayor Michael Butler, Orangeburg 

Representing: At-large 

Councilmember Robert Garner, Union

Representing: Catawba Regional Council of Governments area

Mayor Stellartean Jones, Gray Court

Representing: At-large 

City Manager Deron McCormick, Sumter 

Representing: At-large 

Councilmember David McGhee, North Augusta 

Representing: Lower Savannah 

Council of Governments area 

Mayor Lancer Shull, Batesburg-Leesville 

Representing: Central Midlands Council of Governments area 

Mayor Brandon Smith, Greenwood

Representing: Upper Savannah Council of Governments area