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President 
Doug Polen 
Assistant Town Administrator 
Town of Irmo 
7300 Woodrow St 
Irmo, SC 29063-2829 
803.781.7050 

Vice President 
Angela Kirkpatrick 
Community Development Planner 
Catawba Regional Council of Governments 
PO Box 450 
Rock Hill, SC 29731-6450 
803.327.9041 

Secretary 
Jessi Shuler  
Director of Planning  
Town of Summerville  
200 South Main Street  
Summerville, SC 29483-6010  
843.871-6000 

Members at Large (Term expires 2025) 
Stefanie Derwort 
Grants Manager  
SC Department of Commerce  
1201 Main Street, Suite 1600  
Columbia, SC 29201-3261  
803.737.1993 

Mayor Frank McClary  
Town of Andrews   
PO Box 378  
Andrews, SC 29510-0378  
843.264.8666  

Kim Ethridge 
Community Development Director 
Pee Dee Regional Council of Government 
PO Box 5719 
Florence, SC 29502-5719 
843.702.3139 

Members at Large (Term expires 2026) 
Mr. Joe Smith, II 
Operations Director 
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority 
301 University Rdg Ste 2500 
Greenville, SC 29601-3670 
864.242.9801 

Ms. Kimberly Varn
Community & Economic Development Specialist 
Lowcountry Council of Governments 
PO BOX 98 
Yemassee, SC 29945-0098 
843.473.3964 

Ms. Arlene Young 
Grants Services Director 
Appalachian Council of Governments 
30 Century Cir 
Greenville, SC 29607-1556 
864.241.4644 

Ms. Nicholle Burroughs 
Town Administrator 
Town of Chapin 
PO Box 183 
Chapin, SC 29036-0183 

Past President 
Emory Langston 
Community Development Manager  
Lower Savannah Council of Governments 
PO Box 850 
Aiken, SC 29802 
803.649.7981