South Carolina Recreation & Parks Magazine - Fall 2022

SOUTH CAROLINA

FALL 2022

RECREATION & PARKS ASSOCIATION

Wide Open Spaces Three new South Carolina parks welcome residents in Fort Mill, Greenville, and Dorchester County

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Creating Spaces Where Families Thrive • Then & Now / REC Mentees • City of Greer Named a National Community Wildlife Habitat

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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Association Report..................................................................................................4 Upcoming Events............................................................................................................4 Here’s What’s Happening..............................................................................................5 Innovation Corner...........................................................................................................5 2023 SCRPA Annual Conference...................................................................................6 City of Greer a National Community Wildlife Habitat...............................................8 Then & Now......................................................................................................................9 REC Mentees..................................................................................................................10

CREATING PLACES WHERE FAMILIES THRIVE Town of Mount Pleasant.................................................................................... 12-14 City of Aiken.............................................................................................................15 WIDE OPEN SPACES Greenville........................................................................................................... 16-20 Dorchester County............................................................................................ 22-27 Fort Mill............................................................................................................... 28-30

President Dustin Jordan City of Myrtle Beach

Secretary Megan Young City of Greenville

Eastern VP Beth Goodale Georgetown County

President Elect Jessica Campbell City of Aiken

Treasurer Brian Rogers Spartanburg County

Southern VP Cole Thomas Charleston County

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Vice President Katherine Jones York County

Past President Randy Woodard Charleston County

Western VP Daniel Halliman City of Spartanburg

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Central VP Brian Jones City of Rock Hill

BRANCHES ELM Branch Kim Moultrie City of Spartanburg

Programming Shelli Davis Boesner Town of Mt. Pleasant

PRM Branch Josh Blackstone Charleston County

SCAP Branch Matt Watts Beaufort County Student Branch Kevin Lynch City of Rock Hill

SC PRT Representative Matt Elswick South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

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SCRPA EXECUTIVE STAFF Executive Director James E. Headley jim@scrpa.org

Membership Services Coordinator Melissa Williams melissa@scrpa.org

MAGAZINE/MARKETING COMMITTEE Kristen Guilfoos Chair Spartanburg County

Bruce Wilkinson Eastern Rep Georgetown County

Gina Ellis-Strother Southern Rep Charleston County

Vacant Vice Chair

Nick Krueger Southern Rep Charleston County

Bobby Brandt Western Rep Greenville County

Alison Cribb Central Rep City of Aiken

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THE ASSOCIATION REPORT

by Dustin Jordan, SCRPA President & Jim Headley, SCRPA Executive Director Dustin Jordan

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We hope your summer programs are going and/or have gone well!

The Association continues to put the plans it made back in January into place: • Our branches continue to deliver some outstanding professional development.

• The ELM branch has hosted its annual lunch and learn and are providing an awesome front line staff training “Leadership is an Action, not a Position Connecting, not just Communicating and Courageous Conversations.”

• Our Sports Management Institute will be held this December 8-9 at the Sports and Event Center in Rock Hill.

• The Parks Maintenance Branch is looking to serve more members by splitting up the two day institute into 2 one day institutes.

Our hope is to provide more training to more professionals on a variety of subjects.

Inside the pages of this issue are some great highlights of how our members are “Creating Spaces where Families Thrive “and “Wide Open Spaces.” Our profession continues to be place makers. Places for everyone in their communities to be creative, have fun, exercise and add value to every one of our communities. This is one area that our profession does not take enough credit for that everyone in the community, including our policy makers, understands PARKS! Our spaces, trails and open spaces add value to every community and every community wants and needs more! We are reminded of a statement the Dr. Larry Allen from Clemson University said many years ago. “There is nothing inherently

good about recreation.” Let that sink in for a bit. Think about the numerous negative stories about youth sports and some other issues that have gone on in our recreation programs. It takes intentional energy, time and effort to ensure that our citizen’s experiences are good. Recreation experiences can be good or bad. It all depends upon our professionals to ensure every experience is positive.

If you flip that and look at the word parks, the general public and policy makers like them and want more. Even our parks that need some additional love people walk away and say this park needs more attention. But we still love our parks, trails and open spaces. Parks has a universal love that we do not hang our hat on enough. It is by far an easier “sell” than recreation. This has been our professions issue when trying to justify our profession. We hang our hat on the word recreation too much. We are not saying do away with that word or not have any recreation programs but in how we communicate we need to emphasize our parks and then our programs. We (our profession and some within the general public/policy makers) know that it’s what happens inside our parks and facilities that really makes a difference in our communities. It is just a tougher sell. One we do not need to abandon by any means.

But we just do not need to continue to beat our heads against the wall for support when it’s already there by promoting the word parks more.

SCRPA continues to form partnerships many organizations, state agencies and groups in order to help promote each of you and our profession. Our partnership with

The Healthy Palmetto Leadership Council has over 20 members representing state agencies, academic institutions, non-profit and private organizations, and funders. The purpose of Healthy Palmetto is to unify and mobilize healthy eating and active living efforts that create equitable opportunities for all South Carolinians to achieve a healthy weight. Through its partners the Healthy Palmetto Leadership Council serves as the state coalition that collectively addresses healthy eating, active living, and healthy weight for the Live Healthy SC State Health Improvement Plan. We envision a South Carolina where health is a priority and ALL community members have access to healthy, delicious food and safe, inviting places to be physically active.

We are starting to gain some good traction that hopefully will be tangible for our profession. The Council has settled on six areas: Improve Outdoor Environments in Early Care and Education, Prioritize Physical Activity in Schools, Promote Trail Connectivity, Expand Awareness of WIC, Increase Senior Enrollment in SNAP, and Increase Access to Healthy Food. SCRPA has help to take the lead on the Trails Coalition.

Please continue to be on the outlook as we help move the needle on our state obesity epidemic.

And finally, please check out our 77th Annual Conference on Hilton Head Island! We have some really exciting things planned for you and some great sessions that will take place.

Visit our website for more details.

We continue to be thankful for everyone’s contributions to the Association and look forward to keeping 2022 going strong!

Upcoming 2022 Events Creative Ways to Bring Sports Tourism to Your Community | Tuesday, August 2 | Rock Hill Frontline Staff Workshop | Tuesday, August 9 | Columbia 2022 NRPA Annual Conference | September 20-22 | Phoenix, AZ Park Maintenance Institute | Tuesday, October 4 | Columbia Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course & Exam | October 12-14 | Columbia 2022 SCRPA Annual Conference | November 14-16 | Hilton Head Island Sports Management Institute | December 8-9 | Rock Hill Park Maintenance Institute | Wednesday, January 18 | Columbia To view and register for upcoming events, visit www.scrpa.org/events.

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Snapshots of SCRPA amember agencies Georgetown County Parks and Recreation Receives Sports Honor

Playground Playdates in North Myrtle Beach

Georgetown County Parks and Recreation has been designated a Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider by the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS).

This honor, like the Good Housekeeping Seal given to household products that meet high standards, recognizes organizations that have met an equally high standard when it comes to administering youth sports programming. Read more at gtcounty.org.

Playground Playdates allow families to Come Out and Play with North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation by participating in a themed educational activity and engaging with one another at the playground afterward. Our May theme was “April Showers Bring May Flowers” and featured a sunflower planting craft. Everyone decorated their own flowerpot, learned about photosynthesis and plants, and then planted a sunflower to take home.

Innovation

Corner: Cardio drumming The Mount Pleasant Recreation Department offered Cardio Drumming as a new program to get the town’s Senior Center members drumming to the rhythm of familiar music to improve brain, cardiovascular and respiratory health, as well as improve strength, coordination and reduce stress. An incredibly popular new offering, the class quickly filled, creating a significant wait list. The sought after class developed into a well-attended weekly program. It also spurred the creation of another regular program, Drums Alive.

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Participants feel the beat, feel the burn, and feel the stress release the moment the hit the ball!

Sherrie Pompeii, our Senior Center Coordinator, saw this program being offered at another facility she visited out of state, and knew this would be a new, successful program for her members.

Sherrie is always searching for innovative programs to bring to her members, as her motto is “We change lives by enriching lifestyles.” Any questions, please reach out to Sherrie at spompeii@tompsc.com or 843-856-2166.

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1:00 – 2:05 p.m................... Education Session Block I 2:15 – 3:20 p.m.................. Education Session Block II 3:30 – 4:15 p.m..............................New Member and First Timer Orientation 3:30 – 4:00 p.m...................................Hotel Check-In 4:15 – 5:25 p.m...............................Opening Keynote & Awards Presentation 5:30 – 8:45 p.m..................................Dinner & Social with Celebration Park Tour

Tuesday – November 15 8:15 – 8:40 a.m.................... SCRPA Business Meeting 8:45 – 9:50 a.m................. Education Session Block III 10:00 – 11:05 a.m............. Education Session Block IV 11:15 – 11:45 a.m............................. Branch Meetings 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.................. Lunch on Your Own 1:45 – 2:50 p.m.................. Education Session Block V 3:00 – 4:05 p.m................. Education Session Block VI

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City of Greer Recognized as a National Community Wildlife Habitat

By Lindsay Shaffer, Tourism Specialist, City of Greer

The City of Greer was recognized as a National Community Wildlife Habitat on May 24, 2022 at the Edward R. Driggers City of Greer Center for the Arts. The certification was two years in the making with 300 individual properties certified as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. The City of Greer partnered with the Camellia Garden Club to encourage residents and business owners to provide a habitat for wildlife to live within the community for many generations.

and Deborah Rainwater for the butterfly houses, and Lichtenfelt Nurseries for their contribution of the plant materials.”

size. Additional required points are earned by providing educational and outreach opportunities.

In 2018, Mayor Danner planted a butterfly garden at his residence in memory of his mother who loved butterflies. The project led Greer to become the first city in South Carolina to be named a Monarch City USA. Additional butterfly gardens are now located at Benson Automotive Kids Planet and Greer City Park (Nancy Welch Memorial Butterfly Garden).

“It’s been very rewarding to host educational events in the gardens and to learn alongside our community about the Monarch Butterflies and I feel certain our community is making a difference in the Monarch Butterfly numbers who are attempting to avoid extinction,” Miller said.

The ceremony also included a butterfly garden dedication by Mayor Rick Danner with more than a dozen Monarch Butterflies released into the garden.

The National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat™ program partners with cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods, and communities of all kinds to become healthier, greener, and more wildlife-friendly. Communities can earn their certification by first certifying residential and commercial properties. The minimum amount of Habitat Certification points needed is based on the population

“The butterfly gardens have been a welcome addition to our parks and landscape,” Recreation Supervisor Justin Miller said. “I would like to thank Kelly Long (Camellia Garden Club and The Southern Monarch) for helping us design these gardens, John

As the city continues to build more parks, Mayor Danner expressed, “we want to be conscientious about the environment and the impact we have on the environment and whether we have an opportunity to mitigate those kinds of issues that cut down on wildlife.”

The City of Greer and Camellia Garden Club hope to encourage more communities to do the same, and can start by planting milkweed in gardens to support butterfly habitats.

“We want to be conscientious about the environment and the impact we have on the environment and whether we have an opportunity to mitigate those kinds of issues that cut down on wildlife.”

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Park and recreation staff who started out as youth program participants

Then & Now Hailey Harkins | Spartanburg County Parks I started coming to the Woodruff Leisure Center ACE program at the beginning of third grade. I may not have attended for as long as other children, but my time in the program has shaped who I am today.

I was a shy and timid child who did not want to talk to anyone, so it meant a lot to me when the counselors wanted to talk to me and be my friend. Though it was slow I began to open up to a few of the counselors, which became very helpful later on.

When I was in fourth grade my parents got divorced and I was having a hard time dealing with it. I specifically remember a counselor sitting down with me and talking to me about how his parents got divorced when he was younger and how he got through it. One small conversation made a huge difference in my attitude and how I handled the situation in the years

following. The staff also supported my growing interest in art and gave me ideas to practice.

Although it did not happen immediately, the relationships I made while at the ACE program made an amazing difference in my personality and outlook on life. I wanted to come to work at the Woodruff Leisure Center because I remember how helpful it was. Things as simple as support and a willingness to listen helped me and many other people my age. My goal with working at ACE is to pass along the positive impact.

After working for only a short period of time, I have realized how much of a positive impact we are able to have, and in turn, how much the kids impact us. Even on the bad days it is impossible to not admit how much we care about them.

Brandon Ladson | City of Charleston Recreation My Name is Branden Ladson and I am the Middle School, Football and Wrestling Coordinator for the City of Charleston Recreation Department.

I grew up on James Island and started taking part in organized sports around age 9-10. Playing basketball and football for the City of Charleston growing up was a great experience.

Still to this day, I have friends and coaches from those childhood rec teams that I’m still in touch with. I played with the recreation program until middle school. At that age, I was good enough to play for my middle school and high school, but the James Island Rec and City Gym in downtown Charleston was always a place to go play and hang out.

As life went on, I always was around sports so I majored in sports management in college.

I received the opportunity to do an internship with my hometown Recreation Department, back in the City of Charleston. Before my internship was over, I was hired on with City of Charleston Recreation Department.

I worked for 3 years and then I went on to other opportunities. As years passed, I found myself right back with the city as the Middle School/Tackle Football/Wrestling Coordinator.

Ask me why? I really don’t know, but I love what I do, and I love helping and serving my community.

My goal is to try to give kids and parents a great experience playing sports, a safe place to play, and overall have fun!

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REC Mentees Grow Your Own Talent By: Kim Moultrie, City of Spartanburg

Modeled after a program in Mecklenburg County, the City of Spartanburg’s the REC Mentee program exposes youth to career opportunities in the parks and recreation field and is designed to empower youth to make positive life choices. Youth who participate are between the ages of 13-18 and have expressed interest in learning more about the career we love. The program is designed to empower youth to make positive life choices and maximize their personal potential. Our REC Mentee program gives kids a “behind-the-scenes” look at the world of parks and recreation.

We met Chris Bouknight is the spring of 2013 when we began our partnership

with YouthStop, an educational services center and program designed to assist Spartanburg county students in earning a high school diploma and in making a successful transition to college, to occupational training or to the workplace.

As a rising junior in high school, Chris was officially our first REC Mentee and joined us primarily for job shadowing opportunities and was paid through YouthStop.

Chris has grown from an At Promise youth to an At Promise adult, who now leads many of the programs he participated in as a teenager. He began his career with us as a Summer Camp counselor in 2015 and then transitioned to an Event/Program

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June 2015 - Chris’ first position helping with girls all sports camp

attendant. Most of his experience has been as a part time Recreation Leader, with programming experience in all of our facilities and many of our parks. In May of the year, Chris was promoted to full time Recreation Leader II. We value his passion to see others progress as he has. His assignment program this Summer is as co facilitator of our Adventure/Explorers camp, a program that prepares youth to become REC Mentees, molding our youth into well rounded, productive adults and hopefully recreation professionals. His ability to meet young men has led to this new program being at capacity, with a waiting list.

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May 2022 - Chris Bougknight, second from left, with Adventure/Explorers

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Mount Pleasant Nutures Strong Families

By Jon Whitbeck, Town of Mount Pleasant Strong family support is an essential element in any strong community. The Mount Pleasant Recreation Department (MPRD) keeps this fundamental principle at top of mind as we create the wide variety of programs provided to our families. What better way to build connections within the community than to create lasting memories through family fun? Facilities are utilized throughout town to celebrate with relatives and strengthen relationships. MPRD plans programs throughout the year to allow many to participate in events, including the Spring Carnival, Easter Egg Hunts, Father/Daughter Dances, and Family Fun Nights at its pools.

For 20+ years, the Spring Carnival has taken place in the historic Old Village at Alhambra Hall Park, beautifully situated on the Charleston Harbor shore. The twohour family-friendly event is free to all ages and attracts hundreds of participants who enjoy carnival booths, various games, fun crafts, temporary tattoos, face painting, snow cones, bouncy houses and pony rides.

Local businesses and the public library also participate.

Easter Egg Hunts are another special program running for more than two decades serving younger families and engaging them

early in community programs. As the town grew, a second event was added to the original Alhambra Hall hunt to conveniently serve residents on the ever-expanding northern side of town around the Park West Recreation Complex. Each site has 2,500 eggs hidden for children ages 6 and under.

A small toy awaits discovery upon the prying open of each colorful egg. The events bring hundreds of happy parents with excited kids eager to collect eggs while creating lifelong memories. The Easter Bunny poses for family photos and each child gets a small gift.

Photos: Town of Mount Pleanant

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The Father/Daughter Dance is a more recent programming addition that quickly became so popular, it was expanded to include spring and fall events.

Limiting registration to fifty participants creates a comfortable, cozy crowd. A DJ plays songs enjoyable to both generations and refreshments are provided along with a photo booth stocked with fun props, coloring station, fairy hair, and jewelry making. Sure, girls just want to have fun, but dads enjoy a great time giggling with their delighted daughters and showing off dance moves that inevitably create some lighthearted moments of embarrassment for their little princesses.

Pool events hosted by MPRD Aquatics provide family fun during splash-worthy winter and spring events in the indoor facilities located at both ends of town. At the Jones Center Pool, free Dive-In Movie Nights offer evenings of fun, relaxation and entertainment. Popular family films are shown on an inflatable screen, and folks are invited to bring their own floats and water toys. The Park West Pool Family Fun Nights, sans film, are filled with similar laughter, water games and enjoyment.

Families are the heart of communities, and MPRD strives to provide recreational opportunities for all ages. The Programs Division puts on several significant family-focused events that celebrate community and build connections. It’s great to foster the development of lasting memories within Mount Pleasant families.

Story Time Brings Families Together in Aiken

By Rakesha Gaines, City of Aiken The City of Aiken’s Story Time program has become a family tradition in the community.

Now in its 30th year, we see parents with their children who attended this program as a child. Grandparents with grandchildren in tow, when just a few decades ago it was their children they brought. Often, entire families can be found on the lawn at Rye Patch on Tuesday afternoons enjoying reading adventures, and each family always receives a book of their own to take home!

The program is geared towards children 8 and under and is offered free of charge.

The readers are volunteers who donate their time. Each one brings their unique style to the characters in the books; some even dress up or bring props. Many of the recurring readers are local, retired educators who understand the importance of instilling the love of reading in children, and you can tell that Story Time is as much fun for them as it is for kids! Generous sponsors from the community cover the expense of the give-away books. The program runs in the spring and fall, with an average attendance of about 80 people each week!

The Story Time program was originally the idea of Recreation Supervisor who herself loved reading and knew the benefits that such a program would have for children and families in the community. Over the years, minor changes have occurred as the program evolves and new coordinators bring new ideas to the table, including a special Story Time at the Train Museum for Train Day and Thanksgiving Story Time.

However, the program’s primary goal remains to bring families together and instill a love of reading in a child that will last a lifetime!

“A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.”- C.S. Lewis

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Wide Open Spaces Three new South Carolina parks welcome residents in Fort Mill, Greenville, and Dorchester County

Greenville - Unity Park

By Leslie Fletcher and Tara Eaker, City of Greenville On May 19, hundreds of people gathered on an unseasonably hot morning to celebrate the opening of Unity Park, the latest jewel on an emerald necklace of signature parks along the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina. A century in the making, the 60-acre park pays homage to the legacies of the two historic neighborhoods surrounding it – Southernside and West Greenville – where residents describe a painful history of segregation as the land once served as a buffer between the predominantly white downtown and the Black communities.

In 1924, after voters approved a $110,000 bond referendum to build a 120-acre park across town, the City of Greenville paid $15,000 for 15 acres of marshy meadowland in the Southernside neighborhood to build a park for Black children, who were not allowed to play in the segregated parks elsewhere in the city. Mayberry Park opened in 1925 and a few years later, the City committed additional funds for an athletic field with bleachers and playground equipment.

In 1938, Mayberry Park’s footprint shrank when the City leased half of the land inside the park to a Baltimore businessman at no cost to build Meadowbrook Park for an all-White minor league team. Not long after, more land was taken for stadium parking and to extend leftfield.

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In 1939, Reverend Elias Holloway, the first African American postman in Greenville and an outspoken community leader and civil rights activist, wrote a letter to the Greenville Piedmont newspaper saying in part, “The Negroes of this city have been seeking for some time for an outlet for the surplus energy of their boys and girls, also for people in general. We want the park because our social and recreational life is at stake. Please give us a park.” Holloway’s request wouldn’t be granted for 83 years.

In 2004, at the urging of the late Tom Keith, the landscape architect for Greenville’s Falls Park, Mayor Knox White began the process of creating a park that was originally recommended in 1907 by renowned Boston architect, Harlan Kelsey.

In October 2012, after many years of planning, the City hired Jeff Waters, a landscape architect, to oversee the development of what would be the first iteration of Unity Park. At the time, the City owned approximately 25 flood-prone acres in the area, which included its sprawling Public Works campus.

Photos this spread: City of Greenville

“Our initial focus was only on the land that the City already owned, and the challenges were significant,” recalls Waters. “The site was a historical brownfield, was partially located in the floodplain and was bisected by a river that had been straightened in the 1930s to allow for rail lines on both sides.”

Working with a consulting firm, the City hosted a series of community workshops where residents of the nearby

Greenville Mayor Knox White speaks at the grand opening of Unity Park.

neighborhoods could share their ideas and suggestions for the new park. According to Waters, the residents’ vision for the new park always included keeping the existing ballfield, the last remnant of Mayberry Park.

Lillian Flemming, Greenville’s longestserving City Council member, who grew up in Southernside and whose mother, Lila Mae Brock, is memorialized with a bronze sculpture near the park, remembers those first meetings and how important it was to residents that the area’s history be incorporated into the park.

“We grew up playing in this area – skating down Nassau hill, catching fireflies and making our own toys out of whatever was around,” remembers Flemming. “So, we felt

very strongly that the emphasis of the new park should be on children and play.”

As the public engagement activities continued, the City began acquiring property in the area and in 2014, the relocation of the City’s Public Works operations removed one of the final obstacles standing in the way of the park’s development.

Meanwhile, according to Mayor White, the City wasn’t the only one buying property.

“Even before there was an approved park plan, people began buying property along the edge of the park site,” said Mayor White.

In 2016, in response to increasing development interest and concerns about

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gentrification, the City established the Reedy River Redevelopment Area, which included the park site, as well as surrounding areas and hired consulting firm MKSK to design a signature park, complemented by an affordable housing strategy and formbased code to guide future development.

The City also established a citizen advisory committee to help guide the project.

The City again engaged the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods, who worked closely with the project team over the next three years to develop the master plan for the park. Mary Duckett, another longtime resident and president of the Southernside neighborhood association, smiles when she describes students from AJ Whittenberg Elementary and St. Anthony Catholic School drawing what they wanted to see in the new park.

“They were so smart and kept building on each other’s ideas for what they wanted to see in the park,” said Duckett. “That’s one of the reasons why my favorite part of the park is the playground area.”

During this time, local entrepreneurs purchased and began renovating a row of dilapidated warehouses that sat in the middle of the park site. The 90,000-squarefoot development called The Commons, which features a food hall, brewery, shops and offices, opened shortly before park construction began in 2020.

The $66 million park budget included planning, design, property acquisition,

construction and utility undergrounding. It was funded through hospitality taxes, utility undergrounding funds and stormwater funds. The City also hired a local public relations firm to oversee corporate and private fundraising efforts, which resulted in over $12 million in private donations.

the large parking area also help capture runoff. “It’s what you don’t see that brings the biggest sense of accomplishment,” said Waters. “We created a state-of-theart drainage system to reduce excess runoff, remove pollutants and help mitigate flooding.”

“When a promising vision is put forward, we are fortunate to have local leaders that will unite behind goals that serve the common good,” said White. “There is a certain pride in the fact that a community of this size has been able to accomplish so much in Greenville.”

Along with environmental protection, connectivity was a critical component of the park’s design. Since the park straddles the Reedy River, there were opportunities to provide connectivity through an extension of the Swamp Rabbit Trail on the north side of the river and the addition of three unique pedestrian bridges. A network of five looped walking trails totaling 2.5 miles was also added.

The first phase of the project involved restoration of the half-mile section of the Reedy River that bisects the park. New, gently-sloping riverbanks were created to enhance water quality, reduce erosion and mitigate the potential for flooding – a persistent issue for decades in this area.

Additionally, native understory plants and trees were added to help stabilize the banks, filter sediment and pollutants and provide wildlife habitat.

Though some strategic tree removal was necessary; it was offset by the addition of nearly 750 trees planted throughout the park to reestablish the tree canopy and provide habitat, shade and visual interest.

According to Jeff Waters, to complement this strategic work, tons of dirt were removed from the park site and replaced with soil containing a higher percentage of sand to encourage drainage. Bioswales installed in

A trail named for Elias Holloway connects the Southernside neighborhood to the park, creating a safe entry for pedestrians and cyclists. The trail features a structure with wind chimes and interpretive panels, providing park visitors the opportunity to learn about the history of the park and the people who envisioned it.

The Prisma Health Welcome Center, a 10,000-square-foot facility, sits adjacent to The Commons at the very center of Unity Park. The center includes restrooms, gallery space, a first-aid station and flexible event space, which can be reserved for private and community gatherings. Visitors can relax outside on the wraparound porch and enjoy views of the Reedy River and the Swamp Rabbit Trail that run alongside.

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SMART DESIGN EQUALS SMART PLAY

The park’s most anticipated feature, the Greenville Water Splash Pad, is a 5,000-square-foot deck featuring 39 jet heads and two spray zones, one for small children with smaller spray patterns, and a big kid zone with a spray pattern up to six feet in height. The splash deck is surrounded by a flagstone perimeter and a row of boulders, as well as curved wooden benches where parents can watch the fun.

The splash pad is just one of Unity Park’s four state-of-theart playgrounds, which were designed for children of all ages and abilities. The 30,400-square-foot TD SYNNEX Playground for children ages 5-12 is about the size of three and a half tennis courts and features several slides, rope climbing structures, boulder scrambles, balance logs and beams and two lookout towers modeled after the old Southern Railway Train Station.

The 13,200-square-foot Donovan Playground features equipment from Landscape Structures designed for children ages 2-5 with musical components, natural wood play elements and four swings – two bucket swings and two bucket swings with harnesses. The surface of the toddler play zone is artificial turf with a ribbon of poured-in-place rubber pathway circulating through the area. The artificial turf meets both fall safety ratings and ADA accessibility standards. The 9,400-square-foot Ann Watson Trotter Memorial Garden equals the size of two basketball courts and includes swings, several natural play elements, a climbing wall and a storytelling circle. Natural wooden benches are placed strategically throughout.

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mounds was created using drainage matting underneath the artificial turf play surface. The mounds offer lookout towers at the tops and six slides, along with climbing ropes and a log “forest” on one mound – allowing children to push and pull themselves to the tops. With the artificial turf on all sides, the mounds themselves provide imaginative play opportunities, including group slides and rolls.

Michelin Green, an expansive five-acre greenspace and part of the park’s green infrastructure, serves as the welcome center’s “front lawn.” Meadowbrook Green, named for the historic Meadowbrook Park, provides seven additional acres of greenspace and picnic tables and small groves of trees located along the river provide peaceful, shady gathering spots away from the activity at the playgrounds.

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Photo: City of Greenville

While the first phase of construction is complete, Unity Park is still a work in progress.

panoramic view of the downtown skyline to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west.

As part of a lead donation from BMW Manufacturing, four acres of urban wetlands located on the park site will be restored and maintained. The project will include the Duke Energy Outdoor Classroom, which will serve as an opportunity to educate the public about the important environmental contribution of wetlands and the need to preserve them.

One of the many things that set Unity Park apart is the fact that the project also includes the creation of affordable housing on almost nine acres of land donated by the City. Located on the outskirts of the park in the Southernside neighborhood, the property will eventually feature 500 new units of affordable housing, making it the largest concentration of affordable housing in the city.

Additional planned future phases of Unity Park include basketball courts and the historic baseball field located on the site of the former Mayberry Park. An observation tower will be constructed in one of the few locations of high ground, south of the Reedy River. The tower will pay homage to first responders, including police officers, firefighters and military personnel. It will become an accessible, unique vantage point for Unity Park, offering visitors an elevated,

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Mary Duckett has a photo of a rainbow spanning the river in the park that was taken the day before the park opened. “I think this is what heaven looks like,” she says, pointing to the photo. “This park is about embracing one another and learning from each other, and it’s about a community coming together to create a place where everyone is welcome.”

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Dorchester County’s new Ashley River Park in Summerville officially opened in March of 2022. Construction of the $13M park began in April 2020 after the approval of a $68M bond referendum.

The unique 85-acre riverfront property offers something for all ages and abilities including: trails, a fishing pond, a pavilion, picnic shelters, a playground, a splash pad, two dog parks (one for small and one for large dogs), a climbing wall, an event lawn, and a kayak launch. An adventure course and rock climbing wall are also in the works and are expected to open in early 2023.

The county will also offer numerous classes this summer including: Geocaching, Karate, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Fit 4 Mom Summerville, as well as movies in the park. They are also in the planning stages of a fall music/concert series, a fishing derby, food truck festivals, corn hole events, a wine down Wednesday type class, sip, and paint. They’re also looking to partner with Coastal Coffee and Oak Rd Brewery to do a beer/coffee event similar to a wine down Wednesday.

Dorchester County is working with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to stock the fishing pond.

The parks’ pavilion can be rented for wedding and other events. The pavilion even includes a bridal suite.

Initially planned as a housing development that fell through, the land was purchased by the county with a 2010 voterapproved referendum for $1.45M. In the 2019 bond referendum, voters approved $38M to be earmarked for parks, which provided funding to develop Ashley River Park.

Photos: Seamon Whiteside

Dorchester County’s new Ashley River Park in Summerville officially opened in March of 2022. Construction of the $13M park began in April 2020 after the approval of a $68M bond referendum.

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The park was originally slated to open in 2021, but construction was slightly delayed due to supply-chain issues and having to replace some soil on the property.

Photo: Dorchester County

The new park was truly a community-wide effort.

County Councilman Jay Byars, who chairs the county’s Park and Recreation Commission, said many of the ideas for the park came from community members who talked to council members or attended public meetings.

“I hope everybody is awfully excited about what they’re going to participate in because we fell like this is just the start, said Byars. “This is the cornerstone from which we’re going to build a great countywide park system.”

Ashley River Park is one phase of a broader effort by the county to provide additional recreational opportunities to residents. Another Dorchester County park, David-Bailey Park, opened in summer of 2021.

County officials hope to eventually expand Ashley River Park to 300 acres across both sides of the river, complete with a tunnel under Bacons Bridge Rd and a bridge connecting the two sides.

For more information on Ashley River Park, visit dorchestercountysc.gov.

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Dorchester County’s Ashley River Park Timeline In September of 2014, Dorchester County hired its first Parks and Recreation Department staff member to oversee this project and to develop a countywide parks and recreation system.

In September of 2016, the county signs a contract to begin master planning services for the park.

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As part of the 2015 County Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update, staff solicit public feedback on the project and other county park and recreation initiatives. The major themes of feedback regarding the park were related to the need for event spaces, multi-use green space, trails, fishing, and waterway access.

Public feedback gathered in 2015 was incorporated into the updated Ashley River Park Master Plan. County Council approved this plan in January of 2017.

In June of 2015, preliminary work commences related to wetland delineation and verification, flood zones, utility easements, and associated surveying. It quickly became clear that all these factors would create significant challenges to park design and development.

Schematic design proceeded at a steady pace considering site challenges and the county submitted for the project wetland permit in December of 2017.

In February of 2017, the county signed a contract to complete the remaining project consulting services: permitting, design, bidding and construction administration.

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Fort Mill - Walter Y. Elisha Park Amphitheater The Town of Fort Mill celebrated the grand opening of its new Walter Y. Elisha Park Amphitheater with an End of Summer Beach Bash on Sept. 18, 2021.

Construction for the amphitheater, along with plans for new restroom facilities and an upgrade in parking, began in June of 2020.

The new 2,400-square-foot amphitheater is located in the southern end of Walter Y. Elisha Park and features a covered stage. With this new venue, the Town of Fort Mill offers a variety of activities for the community, from concerts and plays to movies and symphonies.

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As part of the construction project, crews improved and increased parking at the site and created two new restroom facilities – one next to the amphitheater and another at Calhoun Street Park.

The amphitheater Grand Opening Ceremony was filled with music, dancing and fun. It also included remarks from town officials and a special guest appearance from the SC Strawberry Queens.

The Beach Bash included Beach Music DJ Eric Bowman from 99.1 FM, followed by live music from Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot.

Photo: Town of Fort Mill

The Town hosted a Shag Dance competition at 6:30 p.m.. The top three winners received a trophy and gift cards to local businesses.

At 7:30 p.m., beach music countdown mainstay Cat 5 Band took the stage to perform, followed by an amazing fireworks display at 9 p.m.

The grand opening featured plenty of children’s activities, including midway games, face painting and balloon artists.

Attendees could also take a photo with the Strawberry Queens at the Town of Fort Mill tent and photo backdrop. There was also a selection of food trucks available during the evening.

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Walter Y. Elisha Park Amphitheater Fast Facts • 2,400-square-foot amphitheater located at southern end of park • Amphitheater has covered stage and can host movies, concerts, symphonies, other events • 3 nearby parking lots enhanced: Ardrey St., Calhoun St., Looms Way • 2 restroom facilities created: near the Amphitheater inside Walter Y. Elisha Park and Calhoun St. • Adult swings located along the walking path around the park • Grand opening of the Amphitheater was Sept. 18, 2021 • Events hosted at the Amphitheater since its opening include: Beach Bash, SC Strawberry Festival, Dino Encounters (children event), Fort Mill School District Music Showcase, Jazz Night in the Park, Tribute Fest (rock tribute bands)

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS Members by Agency.................................... 16-25 Individual Members.......................................... 25 University Members..................................... 25-26 Retired Members............................................... 26

Dear SCRPA Member:

MEMBERS BY AGENCY ABBEVILLE YOUTH ATHLETICS Nick VanHorn nvanhorn@abbevillecitysc.com 404 N. Main St. Abbeville, SC 29620 864-366-5007

AIKEN PARKS AND RECREATION Amy Swarthout aswarthout@cityofaikensc.gov P.O. Box 1177 Aiken, SC 29802 803-643-4779

jmccullough@cityofaikensc.gov Jeff Metz Parks Superintendent jmetz@cityofaikensc.gov Samantha Radford Recreation Manager sradford@cityofaikensc.gov

Mark Calvert Tennis Supervisor mcalvert@cityofaikensc.gov

Mary Rosbach Tourism Supervisor mrosbach@cityofaikensc.gov

Jessica Campbell Director jcampbell@cityofaikensc.gov

Lucas West Recreation Supervisor lwest@cityofaikensc.gov

Sheri Clemons Tourism Coordinator sclemons@cityofaikensc.gov

ANDERSON PARKS & REC

Tandra Cooks Facility Director/Manager tcooks@aikencountysc.gov

Amber Coffey Recreation Program Coordinator Rye Patch/Hopelands acoffey@cityofaikensc.gov

Vincent Dipietro Operations Manager vdipietro@aikencountysc.gov

Stan Courtnay Parks Supervisor scourtnay@cityofaikensc.gov

Derrik Driver DDriver@cityofandersonsc.com 401 South Main St. Anderson, SC 29624 864-231-2232

Brad Holdren Park Supervisor bholdren@aikencountysc.gov

Alison Cribb Recreation Supervisor ACribb@CityofAikenSC.gov

Jeff Mayberry Recreation Supervisor jmayberry@aikencountysc.gov

Drew Epps Athletic Program Coordinator depps@cityofaikensc.gov

Jacob Nelson Park Specialist jnelson@aikencountysc.gov

Rasheka Gaines Recreation Program Supervisor rgaines@cityofaikensc.gov

South Carolina Recreation & Parks Association

Carolyn Rushton Recreation Supervisor crushton@aikencountysc.gov

Sidney Gray Athletic Program Supervisor sgray@cityofaikensc.gov

P.O. Box 1046 Lexington, SC 29071-1046 (p) 803-808-7753

Brian Sanders Deputy County Administrator bsanders@aikencountysc.gov

Jeremy Grimes Recreation Coordinator jgrimes@cityofaikensc.gov

www.scrpa.org info@scrpa.org

Willie Stroman Park Supervisor wstroman@aikencountysc.gov

Seth Holley Athletics/Tourism Manager dholley@cityofaikensc.gov

David Timmerman Park Specialist dtimmerman@aikencountysc.gov

Bret Howell Athletic Program Coordinator bhowell@cityofaikensc.gov

Tyrone Dantzler tdantzler@calhouncounty.sc.gov 304 Agnes St Suite 101 St. Matthews, SC 29135 803-655-7514

Mark van der Linden Director mvanderlinden@aikencountysc.gov

Brian Loging bloging@cityofaikensc.gov

Odessa Huffman Ohuffmanccrecreation@gmail.com

Cheyenne Lumpkin Secretary clumpkin@cityofaikensc.gov

Kevin Williams Program Coordinator kwilliamsccrecreation@gmail.com

In our continued efforts to provide practical and convenient services to our membership, we are pleased to present this Membership Directory 2022. We trust that this directory will be of great benefit to you and your agency.

Members as of June 1, 2022 are listed alphabetically by agency with the Agency Membership Administrator listed first and in blue.

We extend our sincere appreciation to our Commercial Members and Advertisers.

It is through their generous support that this directory is made possible. Please consider them when making purchasing decisions.

If you should have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact our office at (803) 808-7753.

Sincerely, Jim Headley SCRPA Executive Director Randy Woodard SCRPA President

AIKEN COUNTY PRT Jennifer Meyer jmeyer@aikencountysc.gov 1930 University Parkway, Suite 2200 Aiken, SC 29801 803-642-7559

Bo McCullough Athletic Coordinator

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BEAUFORT COUNTY P&R Shannon Loper sloper@bcgov.net 900 Buckwalter Parkway Bluffton, SC 29910 843-255-6684 Matt Watts Deputy Director mwatts@bcgov.net

BELTON PARKS AND REC Joey Lance jlance@cityofbeltonsc.com P.O. Box 828 Belton, SC 29627 864-617-9345

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Nikki Bowie Safety Program Manager nbowie@ccprc.com

Jessica Corley Festival & Event Coordinator jlcorley@ccprc.com

Derek Flovin Operations Manager dflovin@ccprc.com

Beth Kempton Group Sales & Sponsorship Coordinator bkempton@ccprc.com

Jackie Boyd Revenue Manager jboyd@ccprc.com

Janet Coulter Division Director/Supervisor jcoulter@ccprc.com

Allison Foster Fittness & Wellness Program Manager afoster@ccprc.com

Lisa King lking@ccprc.com

Read Bradford Facility Director/Manager rbradford@ccprc.com

Joey Crawford Operations Manager jcrawford@ccprc.com

Sonya Gardner Recreation Leader/Specialist SGardner@ccprc.com

Michael Bradley Parks Manager mbradley@ccprc.com

Eduardo Curry Commissioner currylawfirm@bellsouth.net

Jeffrey Gates Maintenance Specialist II jgates@ccprc.com

Jade Bridges Aide JBridges@ccprc.com

Christin Darling Food & Beverage Manager cdarling@ccprc.com

Kevin Gillum Facility Director/Manager kgillum@ccprc.com

Kathryn Brinker Operations Manager kbrinker@ccprc.com

Stacey Day Maintenance Tech 1 sday@ccprc.com

Roger Greer Challenge Course Coordinator rgreer@ccprc.com

Tonya Brown Recreation Coordinator Tbrown@ccprc.com

Elaine DeBrosse-Smith Maintenance Specialist edsmith@ccprc.com

Jamie Henderson Operations Manager jhenderson@ccprc.com

Edmonds Brown Operations Manager ebrown@ccprc.com

Jason Deveaux Crew Chief-Grounds jdeveaux@ccprc.com

Bryson Hills Operations Manager Bhills@ccprc.com

Tonya Brown Recreation Coordinator Tbrown@ccprc.com

Renee Dickinson Director of Marketing rdickinson@ccprc.com

Danna Hollfelder Park & Program Services Representative dhollfelder@ccprc.com

Kristen Allen Park Manager kpallen@ccprc.com

Collin Bruner CCPRC Commissioner cbruner@me.com

Amanda Doughty Festival and Event Coordinator adoughty@CCPRC.com

Ashley Hoover Recreation Administrative Manager ahoover@ccprc.com

Laini Allen CSA lallen@ccprc.com

William Burgmeier MXIII WBurgmeier@CCPRC.COM

Raymond Dowty Crew Chief rdowty@ccprc.com

Jim Hoy Operations Manager jhoy@ccprc.com

Susan Anderson Food & Retail Coordinator sanderson@ccprc.com

Beth Burkett bburkett@ccprc.com

Michele Drawdy Customer Service Representative mdrawdy@ccprc.com

Steve Hutton Division Director/Supervisor shutton@ccprc.com

Laura Edwards Assistant Manager ledwards@ccprc.com

Love Ishie Community Recreation Athletics Coordinator lishie@ccprc.com

Kelly Driver kdriver@calhounfalls.gov 401 N. Washington Street Calhoun Falls, SC 29628 864-418-8512

CATAWBA RIVERKEEPER FOUNDATION Vanessa Covington vanessa.c@catawbariverkeeper.org 115 Willow Drive McAdenville, NC 28101 704-679-9494

CENTRAL (TOWN OF) Kevin Schmidt kschmidt@cityofcentral.org 1067 W Main Street Central, SC 29630 864-639-2177

CHARLESTON COUNTY PRC Shante Ellis sellis@ccprc.com 861 Riverland Drive Charleston, SC 29412 843-762-2172

Lauren Austin Digital Marketing Coordinator laustin@ccprc.com Neal Beckman D3 MX nbeckman@ccprc.com David Bennett Executive Director dbennett@ccprc.com Melissa Bernhardt Special Events mbernhardt@ccprc.com Josh Blackstone Safety Compliance Manager jblackstone@ccprc.com Kevin Bowie Division Director/Supervisor kbowie@ccprc.com

Erik Butzon ebutzon@ccprc.com David Campbell Community Recreation Manager dcampbell3@ccprc.com Kelly Campbell Park Administrative Services Manager kcampbell@ccprc.com Davilson Castro Mantainance dcastro@ccprc.com Heidi Champion Education Specialist hchampion@ccprc.com Jeff Coan Community Rec Manager jcoan@ccprc.com Samantha Colgate Operations Manager scolgate@ccprc.com

Phillip Eldred Operations Manager peldred@ccprc.com Gina Ellis-Strother Chief Administrative Officer gestrother@ccprc.com Raymond Ely Capital Project Manager rely@ccprc.com Barbara K Evans Marketing Admin. Assistant BEvans@ccprc.com James FitzGerald Park Manager jfitzgerald@ccprc.com

Emily Jackson Operations Manager Ejackson@ccprc.com Pamela Jackson Operations Manager pjackson@ccprc.com Lynn Jenness Assistant Director of Parks ljenness@ccprc.com Alice Jones Crew Chief ajones@ccprc.com Lauren Keane Operations Manager lkeane@ccprc.com

Dale Kirk Supervisor Dkirk@ccprc.com Lisa Knisley-White Marketing Manager lwhite@ccprc.com Sonja Kohser Food & Retail Coordinator skohser@ccprc.com Nick Krueger Social Media Coordinator nkrueger@ccprc.com Kevin Kuntz Maintenance III kkuntz@ccprc.com Natalie Lau Graphic Design Coordinator nlau@ccprc.com Robert Lavarnway Climbing Program Coordinator rlavarnway@ccprc.com Mattese Lecque mlecque@ccprc.com Dillion Leopold Fleet Maintenance Crew Chief dleopold@ccprc.com Philip Macchia Chief Operating Officer pmacchia@ccprc.com Mark Madden Asst. Director of Recreation mmadden@ccprc.com Babbie Mangum Park Administrative Specialist bmangum@ccprc.com John Massey Assistant Division Director/Supervisor jmassey@ccprc.com Talmadge McCaskill Maintenance Specialist III tmccaskill@ccprc.com Ryan Mcclure Maintenance III ryanmcclure@ccprc.com Keith McCullough Nature Interpretation Coordinator kmccullough@ccprc.com Christopher McDaniel MX cmcdaniel@ccprc.com

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY Joshua McDaniel Maintenance lll jmcdaniel@ccprc.com

Melissa Peacock Asst. Safety Program Manager Mpeacock@ccprc.com

Eric Stewart Assistant Director of Parks estewart@ccprc.com

Cynthia Wilson Facility Director/Manager cwilson@ccprc.com

Josh McFadden Park Manager Jmcfadden@ccprc.com

Donna Peagler Mtnce Spec I Djones@ccprc.com

Rodney Stone HVAC rstone@ccprc.com

Randy Woodard Facility Director/Manager rwoodard@ccprc.com

Charlie McManus CFO cmcmanus@ccprc.com

Mindy Perrault Park & Program Services Manager mperrault@ccprc.com

Michael Stringer Maintenance 3 mstringer@ccprc.com

Jason Woodrum Assistant Manager jwoodrum@ccprc.com

Freeman Milligan Project Design Manager fmilligan@ccprc.com

Bailey Pfeiffer Assistant Manager bpfeiffer@ccprc.com

Elizabeth Tamasa Operations Manager etamasa@ccprc.com

Bruce Wright Maintenance Crew bwright@ccprc.com

John Morgan Maintenance Specialist 1 Jmorgan@ccprc.com

Chris Pounder Facility Director/Manager cpounder@ccprc.com

Richard Tarleton IT Coordinator rtarleton@ccprc.com

Lanna Wright Procurement Cooridnator lwright@ccprc.com

Enrique Mundo IT Help Desk Coordinator emundo@ccprc.com

Lisa Quinn Operations Manager lquinn@ccprc.com

Bryant Tezza btezza@ccprc.com

Victoria Nagel Health and Wellness vnagel@ccprc.com

Dustin Reed Assistant Manager dreed@ccprc.com

Cara Young Park & Program Servies Assistant Manager cyoung@ccprc.com

Steve Nehls District 1 Area Manager snehls@ccprc.com

Sarah Reynolds Public Information Coordinator sreynolds@ccprc.com

Patricia Newshutz Senior Design Project Manager, Capital Projects pnewshutz@ccprc.com

Eric Richards IT Coordinator erichards@ccprc.com

Kristy Nixon Spec 1 knixon@ccprc.com Ande Oliver Outdoor Recreation Coordinator aoliver@ccprc.com

Matt Rosebrock Festival and Event Manager mrosebrock@ccprc.com Kevin Rowland Whirlin’ Waters Manager krowland@ccprc.com

Tim Olofson Maintenance Specialist tolofson@ccprc.com

Eric Russo District3 Undeveloped Properties and Boat Landings erusso@ccprc.com

Kaji Orr Benefits Coordinator korr@ccprc.com

Ashleigh Schmall Account Payable Specialist Aschmall@ccprc.com

Ashleigh Patrick Operations Administrative Services Asst Manag apatrick@ccprc.com

John Shelton Maintenance Specialist jshelton@ccprc.com

Mark Patrick Facility Director/Manager mpatrick@ccprc.com

Toby Smith Cultural History Interpretation Coordinator tsmith@ccprc.com

Lindsay Patterson Environmental Education Specialist lpatterson@ccprc.com

Scott Spencer Fleet Supervisor sspencer@ccprc.com

Rebecca Payne Assets Coordinator rpayne@ccprc.com

Clayton Stefan Maintenance Specialist 1 cstefan@ccprc.com

Cole Thomas Facility Director/Manager cthomas@ccprc.com Andrew Thompson Maintenance Specialist II athompson@ccprc.com Joel Thompson Area Manager, District 2 jthompson@ccprc.com Karen Thompson Employment Coordinator kthompson@ccprc.com Thomas Thornton Operations Manager tthornton@ccprc.com Brian Todd Community Recreation Coordinator btodd@ccprc.com Charlie Vance Facility Director/Manager cvance@ccprc.com Christine Volousky Assistant Division Director/Supervisor cvolousky@ccprc.com Leticia Ward Capital Project Manager Lward@CCPRC.com Joel Warren Community Recreation Manager jwarren@ccprc.com Penny Westerfelhaus Capital Grants Administrative Coor pwesterfelhaus@ccprc.com Kristina Wheeler Natural History Interpretation Specialist kwheeler@ccprc.com

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CHERAW REC & LEISURE P.O. Box 219 Cheraw, SC 29520 843-537-8420 Carlos Cue Athletic Coordinator ccue@cheraw.com

CHEROKEE RECREATION DISTRICT Marcus Bradley marcus.bradley@cherokeerecreation.com P.O. Box 1119 Gaffney, SC 29342 864-489-6036

CLARENDON COUNTY REC LeBon Joye baseballcoach390@yahoo.com 411 Sunset Drive Manning, SC 29102 803-473-3543

CLEMSON PARKS & REC Jay Bennett jbennett@cityofclemson.org 102 Nettles Park Rd. Clemson, SC 29631 864-624-1122 Shannon Knight Athletic Director sknight@cityofclemson.org

CLOVER PARKS & REC Joe Ross jross@cloversc.org P.O. Box 1060 Clover, SC 29710 www.cloversc.org 803-222-9493 John Brown Billy Edwards Samantha Green Special Event Coordinator sgreen@cloversc.org Dennis Holland Maintenance Josh McCarter jmccarter@cloversc.org Colby Parnell Program Coordinator cparnell@cloversc.org Mark Ramsey Assistant Park Superintendent

COLUMBIA PARKS & REC Randy Davis randy.davis@columbiasc.gov 1111 Parkside Drive Columbia, SC 29203 803-545-3085 Wanda Austin Community Resource Coordinator weaustin@columbiasc.net Angela Boyd Recreation Coordinator angela.boyd@columbiasc.gov Tracy Chatman Asst. Superintendent tracy.chatman@columbiasc.gov Doug Elliott Athletic Coordinator ddelliott@columbiasc.net Brian Etheridge Facility Manager brian.etheridge@columbiasc.gov Kim Mitchell Special Events Coordinator kcmitchell@columbiasc.net Brenda Oliver Recreation Specialist - Culture Arts bloliver@columbiasc.net Scot Riley Athletic Specialist sariley@columbiasc.net

Comilla Sampson Safety Coordinator ccsampson@columbiasc.net

David Strickland Associate Golf Supt. dstrickland44@bellsouth.net

CONWAY

Glen Wagner Agency/Executive Director gwdillon@bellsouth.net

Ashley Smith asmith@cityofconway.com P.O. Box 1075 1515 Mill Pond Road Conway, SC 29526 843-248-1740 Susan Becton Athletic Coordinator sbecton@cityofconway.com Morgan Carr Fitness Associate mcarr@cityofconway.com

DILLON COUNTY Vernon Grimsley vgtori@aol.com P.O. Box 449 Dillon, SC 29536 843-841-3733

EASLEY PARKS & REC

Russell Dozier Aquatics Coordinator rdozier@cityofconway.com

Traci Kjear tkjear@cityofeasley.com P.O. Box 466 Easley, SC 29641 864-855-7933

Karen Johnson Administrative Assistant kjohnson@cityofconway.com

Tim Mobley Maintenance Supervisor Tmobley@cityofeasley.com

Mykal Moody Recreation Assistant mmoody@cityofconway.com

Christman Short Director of Parks and Recreation cshort@cityofeasley.com

Marsha Ponder Membership Coordinator mponder@cityofconway.com

FAIR OAK YOUTH CENTER

Jessica Stalvey Fitness Coordinator jstalvey@cityofconway.com David Williams Assistant/Deputy Director dwilliams@cityofconway.com

DILLON Bridget Elvington belving@g.clemson.edu PO Drawer 431 Dillon, SC 29536 843-774-7218 Ext 3 Todd Hayes Golf Superintendant thayesdillon@bellsouth.net Ronya Jackson Customer Service Ronyajackson30@gmail.com Shawn Sawyer Program Coordinator styndalldillon@bellsouth.net Kevin Scott Complex Superintendant playindillon@yahoo.com

Terry Swain timterryswain@gmail.com P.O. Box 212 Fair Play, SC 29643 864-903-2006

FAIRFIELD COUNTY Barbara Mack barbara.mack@fairfield.sc.gov P.O. Box 73 Winnsboro, SC 29180 803-635-9114 Dunstan Padgett Athletic Specialist dunstan.padgettjr@fairfield.sc.gov Cindy Pauley Program Coordinator cindy.pauley@fairfield.sc.gov Cameron Roseberry Program Specialist cameron.roseberry@fairfield.sc.gov Lucas Vance Interim Director & Athletic Coordinator lucas.vance@fairfield.sc.gov

FLORENCE COUNTY P&R

Kenneth Nesmith Program Coordinator levypark@cityofflorence.com

Beth Goodale Director bgoodale@gtcounty.org

Dedra Robinson Program Specialist levypark@cityofflorence.com

Natrtona Simmons Office Manager nsimmons@cogsc.com

Brittany Aleo Senior Programs Assistant baleo@florenceco.org

Gracie Sturkie Special Events gsturkie@cityofflorence.com

Brad Stafford Aging Services Coordinator baddawg377@gmail.com

Abby Ansley Senior Center Programming Superintendent aansley@florenceco.org 600 Senior Way Florence, SC 29505 843-656-2450

FORT MILL PARKS & REC

Christopher Wallace Recreation Manager cwallace@gtcounty.org

Nathan Dawsey Director ndawsey@florenceco.org

Robert Frady Park Maintenance

Ronnie Pridgen rpridgen@florenceco.org 710 S Irby Street Florence, SC 29501 843-667-0920

Brown Simpson bsimpson@fortmillsc.gov P. O. Box 159 Fort Mill, SC 29716 803-547-2273

Travis Gilbert Athletic Coordinator tgilbert@fortmillsc.gov

Sarah Howard Environmental Discovery Center Supervisor showard@florenceco.org

Lee Glowney Athletic Field Maintenance Supervisor lglowney@fortmillsc.gov

Russ Jordan rjordan@florenceco.org

Heather Griffin Admin Asst. hgriffin@fortmillsc.gov

Jennifer Majors Park Superintendent jmajors@florenceco.org

Stan Griffin Athletic Maintenance

Isaac Smith Timmonsville Community Center Superintendent ismith@florenceco.org

Brittany Moore Athletic Coordinator bmoore@fortmillsc.gov

FLORENCE REC DEPT

Ryan Wilson Athletic Superintendent rwilson@fortmillsc.gov

Tim Wilson twilson@cityofflorence.com 500 Barnes Street Florence, SC 29501 843-665-3253

FOUNTAIN INN

Charvis Brown Athletic Specialist cbrown@cityofflorence.com Tomasina Brown Lifelong Recreation Activity Instructor levyparkseniors@sc.rr.com Colton Carnell Activity Instructor maplepark@cityofflorence.com Charles McClain Activity Instructor/Coordinator maplepark@cityofflorence.com Victoria Nash Community Center Coordinator vnash@cityofflorence.com

Russell Haltiwanger rhaltiwanger@fountaininn.org 200 N Main Street Fountain Inn, SC 29644 www.fountaininn.org 864-862-4675

GEORGETOWN COUNTY Rhonda Stone rstone@gtcounty.org 2030 Church St Georgetown, SC 29440 843-545-3323

Jason Walters Program Specialist jwalters@gtcounty.org Tyrone White Community Specialist twhite@gtcounty.org Robert Wilkinson Recreation Coordinator for League Management rwilkinson@gtcounty.org

GOOSE CREEK Nicole Murray NHerrera@cityofgoosecreek.com 519A North Goose Creek Blvd Goose Creek, SC 29445 843-614-9664 Christopher Bako Maintenance Supervisor CBako@cityofgoosecreek.com Angela Hiott Athletic Coordinator ahiott@cityofgoosecreek.com Hannah Miller Therapeutic Coordinator hmiller@cityofgoosecreek.com Patty Newman Center Coordinator pnewman@cityofgoosecreek.com Mindy Nicholson Recreation Specialist mnicholson@cityofgoosecreek.com Sylvia Reid Fitness Coordinator sreid@cityofgoosecreek.com Philip Sweat Assistant Parks Director Psweat@cityofgoosecreek.com

Robert Dennis Park Superintendent rdennis@gtcounty.org

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY GREENVILLE COUNTY

Rich Dixon Athletics Manager rdixon@greenvillecounty.org

Angela Johnson Center Director/Coordinator anjohnson@greenvillecounty.org

Abigail Pendergraft Administrative Assistant apendergraft@greenvillecounty.org

Clarissa Suttle Special Use Facility Coordinator csuttle@greenvillecounty.org

Tim Driscoll Tennis tdriscoll@greenvillecounty.org

Harold Johnson Maintenance hjohnson@greenvillecounty.org

Jeff Poole Sports Manager jpoole@greenvillecounty.org

Scott Templeton Building Maintenance stempleton@greenvillecounty.org

Charles Bates Maintenance cbates@greenvillecounty.org

Raymond Dunham Deputy Director RDunham@Greenvillecounty.org

Chrystel Jones Procurement Specialist chjones@greenvillecounty.org

John Pratt Maintenance jopratt@greenvillecounty.org

Lisa Thomas Administrative Division Director lthomas@greenvillecounty.org

Robert Brandt Customer Service Coordinator rbrandt@greenvillecounty.org

Michael Eudy SUF Revenue Manager II meudy@greenvillecounty.org

Susan Jones Admin. Assistant sujones@greenvillecounty.org

Lisa Pressley Operations Manager lpressley@greenvillecounty.org

Sylvia Vandross Program Coordinator svandross@greenvillecounty.org

Jill Brookey Special Use Facility Manager jbrookey@greenvillecounty.org

Mervyn Faassen de Heer Facility Director/Manager mfaassendeheer@greenvillecounty.org

Adam Kirwan Trail Steward adambomb1950@gmail.com

Justin Raney Southern Regional Manager jraney@greenvillecounty.org

Scott Wakefield Maintenance swakefield@greenvillecounty.org

Paulett Brooks Manager pbrooks@greenvillecounty.org

Carlesia Fenske Pavilion Assistant Manager cfenske@greenvillecounty.org

Darrell Knight Maintenance Tech II dknight@greenvillecounty.org

Gabriel Rice Tech 1 GRice@greenvillecounty.org

Josh Wall Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator jwall@greenvillecounty.org

Steven Brown Maint. Tech kebrown@greenvillecounty.org

Al Gandolfi Maint. Tech. agandolfi@greenvillecounty.org

Autumn Ledesma-Perry Customer Service Coordinator aperry@greenvillecounty.org

Tracy Rucker Operations Coordinator trucker@greenvillecounty.org

Ryan Wall Maintenance Tech III rwall@greenvillecounty.org

Aerin Brownlee Program Coordinator abrownlee@greenvillecounty.org

Jessie Garris Therapeutic Rec Op. & Dev. Coordinator jgarris@greenvillecounty.org

Andy Linkous Turf Manager I alinkous@greenvillecounty.org

Chris Saraf Maintenance Technician csaraf@greenvillecounty.org

Michael Walton Maintenance Technician I mwalton@greenvillecounty.org

Thomas Llewellyn Maintenance Coordinator tllewellyn@greenvillecounty.org

Beth Scheimann Aquatics Manager bescheimann@greenvillecountry.org

Jarret Winget Finance Manager jwinget@greenvillecounty.org

Carly Mellor Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator cmellor@greenvillecounty.org

Brian Sexton Maintenance Technician bsexton@greenvillecounty.org

Mattie Moon Marketing & Social Media Coordinator mmoon@greenvillecounty.org

Charles Shaver Maintenance Tech II sshaver@greenvillecounty.org

Colin Young Parks Maintenance & Development Manager cyoung@greenvillecounty.org

Brian Moore Facility Director/Manager bmoore@greenvillecounty.org

Don Shuman Parks Director dshuman@greenvillecounty.org

Randy Murr Therapeutic Recreation Manager rmurr@greenvillecounty.org

Latarsha Small Community Center Manager tsmall@greenvillecounty.org

Joey Nelson Maintenance Technician jonelson@greenvillecounty.org

Gennie Stewart Site Manager gestewart@greenvillecounty.org

Keedra Norris HR Coordinator kenorris@greenvillecounty.org

Michael Stockton Maintenance Tech III sstockton@greenvillecounty.org

Dave Parker Manager daparker@greenvillecounty.org

Justin Strieby Maintenance Crew jstrieby@greenvillecounty.org

Forest Parker Events Coordinator fparker@greenvillecounty.org

Todd Stroud Maintenance Technician I tostroud@greenvillecounty.org

Keith Parkinson Maintenance Tech II kparkinson@greenvillecounty.org

Joshua Sullivan Playground Safety Inspector josullivan@greenvillecounty.org

Ted Lambrecht TLambrecht@greenvillecounty.org 4806 Old Spartanburg Rd Taylors, SC 29687 864-288-6440

Nancy Callahan Recreation Division Director ncallahan@greenvillecounty.org Christopher Chisholm Maintenance Tech III cchisolm@greenvillecounty.org Lesley Corn Operations Manager lcorn@greenvillecounty.org Rodney Cox Operations Manager rocox@greenvillecounty.org Brooklyn Croft Center Manager bcroft@greenvillecounty.org Steve Cullpepper Maintenance Tech 2 scullpepper@greenvillecounty.org Lawanda Curry Community Center District Manager lcurry@greenvillecounty.org Marty Daigle Facility Director/Manager mdaigle@greenvillecounty.org Michael DeSantis Division Director/Supervisor mdesantis@greenvillecounty.org Zachary Deuerling Center Manager zdeuerling@greenvillecounty.org

Ed Gault Maintenance egault@greenvillecounty.org Jai Gilliland SUF Revenue Facilities Manager II jgilliland@greenvillecounty.org Sean Grady Tech I seangradytr@gmail.com Rhondi Hackett Assistant Manger RHackett@greenvillecounty.org Chase Harris Athletics Coordinator chharris@greenvillecounty.org Rebecca Harvey Food Service Coordinator rharvey@greenvillecounty.org Ty Houck Dir. of Greenways, Natural & Historic Resources thouck@greenvillecounty.org April Jackson Facility Director/Manager apjackson@greenvillecounty.org Jeff Jennewine Maintenance jjennewine@greenvillecounty.org

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GREENVILLE, CITY OF Parks & Recreation kwhitfield@greenvillesc.gov 206 S Main St Greenville, SC 29601 864-467-4350 Donna Carver Business Analyst II docarver@greenvillesc.gov Jan Cox Recreation Facilities Manager jbcox@greenvillesc.gov Brad Cuttino Division Director/Supervisor bcuttino@greenvillesc.gov Tara Eaker Deputy Director teaker@greenvillesc.gov Kayla Ellenwood Athletic Coordinator kellenwood@greenvillesc.gov

Dan Haddy Assistant Garden Manager dhaddy@greenvillesc.gov

GREER PARKS & REC

HANAHAN

Victoria Iriel Interim Community Center Manager vgiriel@greenvillesc.gov

Ann Cunningham acunningham@cityofgreer.org 301 East Poinsett St. Greer, SC 29650 864-848-2191

Danny Stewart dstewart@cityofhanahan.com 1255 Yeamans Hall Rd Hanahan, SC 29410 843-266-0723

Brandy Johnson Recreational Leader bmays@greenvillesc.gov

Meredith Anzur Recreation Coordinator manzur@cityofgreer.org

Octavia Jones Community Center Supervisor ojones@greenvillesc.gov

Robin Byouk Cultural Arts Supervisor artscouncil@cityofgreer.org

Angie Prosser PRT Director aprosser@greenvillesc.gov

Robbie Davis Events Supervisor rdavis@cityofgreer.org

Brad Smith Parks and Grounds Assistant Manager brsmith@greenvillesc.gov

Travis Durham Grounds Superintendent tdurham@cityofgreer.org

Talena Stewart Parks Manager tstewart@greenvillesc.gov

Diego Gomez Groundskeeper Dgomez@cityofgreer.org

Torian Ware Community Center Supervisor tware@greenvillesc.gov

Emma Hagg Events Coordinator ehagg@cityofgreer.org

Amanda Watson Special Events Manager awatson@greenvillesc.gov

Cory Holtzclaw Division Director/Supervisor choltzclaw@cityofgreer.org

Kelly Whitfield Administrative Assistant kwhitfield@greenvillesc.gov

David Holtzclaw Athletics Coordinator dholtzclaw@cityofgreer.org

Katrina Wofford kwofford@greenvillesc.gov

Timothy Knighton Grounds Keeper II tknighton@cityofgreer.org

Megan Young Assistant to the City Manager mayoung@greenvillesc.gov Will Young Tourism Administrator wyoung@greenvillesc.gov GREENWOOD COUNTY Brad Cuttill bcuttill@greenwoodsc.gov 1521 Hwy 221/72 E P.O. Box 3008 Greenwood, SC 29649 864-942-8515 Brad Dorn Senior Recreation Supervisor bdorn@greenwoodsc.gov Tee Timmerman Center Supervisor ttimmerman@greenwoodsc.gov

Robert Freeman Superintendent of Parks and Facilities freemanr@horrycounty.org

Lindsay Hudson Recreation Coordinator II lhudson@icrc.net

Betty Gause Recreation Leader/Specialist gauseb@horrycounty.org

Jessica Jackson TR Recreation Coordinator jjackson@icrc.net

Doug Rogers Program Director drogers@cityofhanahan.com

Toshiba Jennings District Facility Supervisor Jennings.javonka@horrycounty.org

Rachel Kennerly Park Ranger / Interpreter II rkennerly@icrc.net

HILTON HEAD ISLAND REC ASSN

Robinson Neal Operations Manager robinson.neal@horrycounty.org

Danielle Langley-Hairston Program Coordinator dlangley-hairston@icrc.net

Joe Razzano Assistant Division Director/Supervisor razzanoj@horrycounty.org

Zach Pensa Park Ranger / Interpreter II zpensa@icrc.net

Katrina Ward wardka@horrycounty.org

Brian Riddle Recreation Coordinator II – Athletics briddle@icrc.net

Frank Soule reccenter@hargray.com P.O. Box 22593 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925 843-681-7273 Taylor Ladd Project Manager taylorl@hiltonheadislandsc.gov Jennifer Ray Capital Program Manager jenniferr@hiltonheadislandsc.gov Bob Rozek Recreation Director bob.rozek@islandreccenter.org Leah Arnold Deputy Parks and Recreation Executive Director leah.arnold@islandreccenter.org Mike Treschitta Fitness Director michael.treschitta@gmail.com

Gary Melton Grounds Supervisor gmelton@cityofgreer.org

Fred Lowery Recreation & Operations Superintendent fred.lowery@islandreccenter.org

Justin Miller Assistant Division Director/Supervisor jmiller@cityofgreer.org

HORRY COUNTY

Sara Odom Cultural Arts Coordinator seodom@cityofgreer.org Lindsey Shaffer Events Coordinator lshaffer@cityofgreer.org Red Watson Assistant/Deputy Director rwatson@cityofgreer.org Lamar Whitman Groundskeeper 2 lwhitman@cityofgreer.org Brian Wilson Grounds Supervisor bwilson@cityofgreer.org

Paul McCulloch mcculloch.paul@horrycounty.org 2830 Oak St. Conway, SC 29526 843-915-7878 Jeff Bailey AFS/SYAC Supervisor Bailey.Jeffrey@horrycounty.org Jason Burton Facility Director/Manager burtonj@horrycounty.org Ashley Cowen Senior Planner cowen.ashley@horrycounty.org

Lois Wood Program Coordinator wood.lois@horrycountysc.gov IRMO CHAPIN REC COMMISSION Sidney Wilson swilson@icrc.net 5605 Bush River Rd Columbia, SC 29212 803-213-2007 Mark Baker Saluda Shoals Park Director mbaker@icrc.net Josh Brewton Park Ranger / Interpreter II jbrewton@icrc.net John Cantey Recreation Superintendent jcantey@icrc.net Jay Downs Superintendent of Operations & Facilities jdowns@icrc.net

Jennifer Riddle Recreation Coordinator II jriddle@icrc.net Ashley Smith Market Development Director asmith@icrc.net Mark Smyers Executive Director msmyers@icrc.net Jason White Crooked Creek Park Director jwhite@icrc.net ISLE OF PALMS REC DEPARTMENT Norma Jean Page njpage@iop.net PO Drawer 508 Isle of Palms, SC 29451 (843) 886-8294 Cody Buckhannon Parks & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor cbuckhannon@iop.net

Eric Funderburk Recreation Coordinator II – Athletics efunderburk@icrc.net

Karrie Ferrell Assistant/Deputy Director kferrell@iop.net

Myles Gardner Facility Manager mgardner@icrc.net

Joshua Key Parks & Facilities Specialist jkey@iop.net

Johnson Harden Lead Park Ranger sharden@icrc.net

Holly Norton Community Specialist hnorton@iop.net

Andrea Harris Seven Oaks Park Director atharris@icrc.net

Aaron Sweet Recreation Supervisor (Athletics) asweet@iop.net

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY KERSHAW COUNTY

LAKE CITY REC & TOURISM

Tina Eddings tina.eddings@kershaw.sc.gov 1042 West Dekalb St. Camden, SC 29020 803-425-6009

Cynthia Mallette cmallette@cityoflakecity.org P.O. Box 1329 Lake City, SC 29560 843-374-5421 Ext. 701

William Campbell Maintenance Worker campbell.billy1@gmail.com Gunnar Catoe Athletics Supervisor gunnar.catoe@kershaw.sc.gov Glenn Cobb Maintenance Worker 8036696629@vtext.com Shane Duncan Director shane.duncan@kershaw.sc.gov Scott Holley Maintenance Foreman scott.holley@kershaw.sc.gov Calvin Johnson Facility Supervisor calvin.johnson@kcsdschools.net Jody Mims Maintenance Worker jody.mims@kershaw.sc.gov Jeremy Murphy Athletic Superintendent jeremy.murphy@kershaw.sc.gov Jacob Neal Maintenance Worker jtneal@email.sc.edu Amy Peebles Deputy Director amy.peebles@kershaw.sc.gov Willie Peebles Crew Leader Blank Stephens Maintenance Worker blank.stephens@kershaw.sc.gov Stephen Wilson Facility Supervisor stephen@totaltech4u.com KINGSTREE John Brown jbrown@kingstree.org 401 N. Longstreet St. Kingstree, SC 29556 843-355-8179

LANCASTER COUNTY Katherine Jones katherinejones@lancastersc.net 101 North Main Street Lancaster, SC 29720 803-285-5545 Natalie Bowers Marketing & PR Coordinator nbowers@lancastersc.net Pat Colson Athletic Program Supervisor pcolson@lancastersc.net

John Alexander Asst. Center Director/Coordinator jalexander@lcrac.com

Tamika Miller Asst. Director tmiller@lcrac.com

Barry Belville Assistant Athletic Director bj@lcrac.com

Renee Padgett

Wendy Binion After School & Summer Camp Program Director wbinion@lcrac.com Jordan Bizzell Pine Grove Sports Complex Director jbizzell@lcrac.com Mark Burt Mary Beth Callais mbcallais@lcrac.com Dan Cannon

Dru Pittman dpittman@lcrac.com Marcia Seawright Patrick Sippel Program Coordinator psippel@lcrac.com William Sowell Center Director jsowell@lcrac.com Justin Steele Interim Director of Maintenance justin@lcrac.com

Butch Chavis

Darius Suber dsuber@lcrac.com

Ron Cunningham Athletic Program Supervisor rcunningham@lancastersc.net

Tripp Clark Center Director/Coordinator tclark@lcrac.com

Darlene Truesdale Payroll Supervisor dtruesdale@lcrac.com

Hal Hiott Director hhiott@lancastersc.net

Joel Corley lctc@windstream.net

David Veldman dveldman@lcrac.com

Christy Johnson Facility Coordinator christyjohnson@lancastersc.net

David Diamond Brian Duncan

Kristie Weed kweed@lcrac.com

Anna Jordan Facility Coordinator aksims@lancastersc.net Cassie McInerney Athletics & Sports Tourism Division Supervisor cmcinerney@lancastersc.net Cliff West Park Maintenance Superintendent cwwest@lancastersc.net Michael Slayton Athletic Program Supervisor mslayton@lancastersc.net

Lisa Foster Programming Coordinator lfoster@lcrac.com Randy Gibson rgibson@lcrac.com Owens Goff Keszia Gortman Gym Director Kissi0219@gmail.com Ann Griffis Facility Director/Manager agriffis@lcrac.com Ansel Holback aholback@lcrac.com

LAURENS

Tommy Howard

Jason Pridgen laurensprd@yahoo.com 126 E. Public Square Laurens, SC 29360 864-681-7275

Billy Huckabee

LEXINGTON COUNTY Lesley Reeves lesley@lcrac.com 563 S. Lake Dr. Lexington, SC 29072 803-359-9961

Alvin Kelley Athletic Director akelley@lcrac.com Carrie Lyons Athletic Supervisor pinegrove@lcrac.com Larry Mack Mike McMillan

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LIBERTY PARKS & RECREATION Austin Lynch alynch@libertysc.com P.O. Box 716 Liberty, SC 29657 864-449-9521 LORIS PARKS & RECREATION Tim Zeltwanger timzeltwanger@cityofloris.org 311 Heritage Road Loris, SC 29569 843 756-9804 MARION Frank Page fpage@marionsc.gov P.O. Box 1190 Marion, SC 29571 843-423-5410 MAULDIN PARKS & REC Willie Stewart wstewart@mauldinrecreation.com P.O. Box 249 Mauldin, SC 29662 864-335-4854

Bart Cumulander Assistant Recreation Director mauldinrec@yahoo.com MONCKS CORNER REC DEPT Becky Ellison becky.ellison@monckscornersc.gov P.O. Box 700 Moncks Corner, SC 29461 843-719-7921 Libya Rentz Athletic Director libya.rentz@monckscornersc.gov Casey Tharp Program Director casey.tharp@monckscornersc.gov MOUNT PLEASANT Melissa Estrada mestrada@tompsc.com 100 Ann Edwards Lane Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 843-884-8517 Nicole Ashby Aquatics Coordinator nashby@tompsc.com Carter Bayles Recreation Specialist cbayles@tompsc.com Matthew Blakeney Recreation Specialist mblakeney@tompsc.com Shelli Davis Program Division Chief sdavis@tompsc.com Eric Duhamel Recreation Specialist Athletics eduhamel@tompsc.com Austin Emanuel Recreation Coordinator aemanuel@tompsc.com Ian Evans Recreation Leader/Specialist ievans@tompsc.com Steve Gergick Assistant/Deputy Director sgergick@tompsc.com Justine Haynes Recreation Specialist Senior jhaynes@tompsc.com Hailey Howard Recreation Specialist hhoward@tompsc.com

Danny Johnson Sponsorship Coordinator djohnson@tompsc.com Kelly Jordan Athletic Specialist kjordan@tompsc.com Victoria Klein Recreation Specialist vklein@tompsc.com Bethany Laven Marketing/Public Relations Coordinator blaven@tompsc.com Jimmy Millar Division Director/Supervisor jmillar@tompsc.com Aaron Parry Recreation Specialist Aquatics aparry@tompsc.com Sherrie Pompeii Senior Center Coordinator spompeii@tompsc.com Anne Selner Recreation Leader/Specialist aselner@townofmountpleasant.com Austin Strickland Recreation Coordinator astrickland@tompsc.com Nicole Tawes Recreation Specialist Seniors ntawes@tompsc.com Haley Vaughn Recreation Specialist HVaughn@tompsc.com Logan Weckbaugh Recreation Specialist lweckbaugh@tompsc.com Jon Whitbeck Marketing Coordinator jwhitbeck@tompsc.com Erin Wilson Recreation Specialist Programs ewilson@tompsc.com MULLINS Holly Jackson hjackson@mullinssc.us PO Drawer 408 151 E Front Street Mullins, SC 29574 843-464-5662

MYRTLE BEACH Wanda Bodine wbodine@cityofmyrtlebeach.com P.O. Box 2468 Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com 843-918-1188 Blake Barbee Sports Tourism Supervisor bbarbee@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Wendy Bass Recreation Leader wbass@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Amanda Bowles Aquatics Supervisor arobertson@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Linda Hopkinson Recreation Leader/Specialist LHopkinson@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Jordan Simbeck Sports Tourism Coordinator jsimbeck@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Derek Boyd Facilities & Events Coordinator dboyd@northaugusta.net

Tim Huber Sports Tourism Director thuber@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Kelly Suarez Recreation Leader ksuarez@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Randy Duteau Tourism & Marketing Coordinator rduteau@northaugusta.net

Lisa Ibbetson Facility Director/Manager ibby16@me.com

Samantha Vititoe Recreation Center Supervisor svititoe@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Lida Gregg Program Coordinator lgregg@northaugusta.net

Ashlie Imming Recreation Leader aimming@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Ja’Net Wade Recreation Youth Coordinator Ja’NetWade@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Jeremy Jiunnies Facilities Supervisor jeremyj@northaugusta.net

James Jones Adult Sports Supervisor james.jones@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Adreanna Wilson Recreation Leader awilson@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Lee Jones Maintenance Foreman leejones@northaugusta.net

NEWBERRY, CITY OF

Karl Waldhauer Superintendent kwaldhauer@northaugusta.net

Amy Branton Program Coordinator abranton@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Dustin Jordan Director of Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism dustin.jordan@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Ryan Caputo Recreation Leader rcaputo@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Katherine Kilroy Recreation Leader kkilroy@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Scott Sawyer ssawyer@cityofnewberry.com P.O. Box 538 Newberry, SC 29108 803-321-1015

Robert Cardella Center Director/Coordinator RCardella@CityofMyrtleBeach.com

Jonah Lanham Adult Sports Supervisor jlanham@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Joshua Ammons Program Coordinator jammons@cityofnewberry.com

Jennifer Dennison Program Coordinator jdennison@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Holly Lee Recreation Superintendent hlee@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Johnnie Caldwell Program Coordinator jcaldwell@cityofnewberry.com

Kaitlyn Earnest Recreation Leader kearnest@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Lisa Lesnick Recreation Leader lisalesnick@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Bridget Carey Tourism & Events Manager bcarey@cityofnewberry.com

Michael Foltz Rec Leader mfoltz@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Ed Lewis Recreation Leader ELewis@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Shenice Caughman Tourism & Event Coordinator scaughman@cityofnewberry.com

Kirk Gallion Division Director/Supervisor kgallion@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Troy Marron tmarron@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Suzanne Elston Division Director/Supervisor selston@cityofnewberry.com

Paige Geddings Recreation Leader pgeddings@cityofmyrtlebeach.com David Gleaton Recreation Leader dgleaton@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Blake Goss Coordinator of Sports Officials bgoss@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Mary Heyd Recreation Leader mheyd@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Mallory Holmes Sales and Marketing Coordinator malloryholmes@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Chris Millsaps Recreation Coordinator cmillsaps@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Greg Moody Recreation Leader/Specialist GMoody@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Docshee Moore Recreation Supervisor docmoore@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Jordan Pacella Youth Sports Leader jordanpacella@gmail.com

Sharon Graham Program Coordinator sgraham@cityofnewberry.com Marquerite Palmer Special Programs Coordinator mpalmer@cityofnewberry.com Collin Shealy Deputy Director ceshealy@cityofnewberry.com NORTH AUGUSTA

Tony Payne Facility Director/Manager tpayne@cityofmyrtlebeach.com Jennifer Shaffer Sports Tourism Manager jshaffer@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Rick Meyer rmeyer@northaugusta.net P.O. Box 6400 North Augusta, SC 29841 www.northaugusta.net 803-441-4301

Jeff Williamson Program Coordinator II jwilliamson@northaugusta.net NORTH CHARLESTON REC DEPT Allyson All aall@northcharleston.org P.O. Box 190016 North Charleston, SC 29419 843-740-5800 Megan Boisvert Marketing & Sponsorship Coordinator mboisvert@northcharleston.org Jimmy Brown Division Director/Supervisor brownj@northcharleston.org Robert Fludd Program Director ffludd@northcharleston.org Ryan Johnson Athletic Director ryanjohnson@northcharleston.org Kathy Kackley Deputy Director kkackley@northcharleston.org Mike Maksim Division Director/Supervisor mmaksim@northcharleston.org Katrina Page Program Manager kpage@northcharleston.org Elizabeth Petit Facility Maintenance & Safety Inspector epetit@northcharleston.org

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY Brittany Reed Program Coordinator blreed@northcharleston.org

Antonio Cortez Park Ranger thulse@oconeesc.com

TJ Rostin Director tjrostin@northcharleston.org

Amanda Isler Park Ranger aisler@oconeesc.com

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

Elizabeth Johnson Park Ranger ejohnson@oconeesc.com

Angel Sylvester lasylvester@nmb.us 1018 Second Avenue South North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 843-281-3759 Gregg Barnhill Special Events dgbarnhill@nmb.us Kaitlyn Bell Program and Event Coordinator kfbell@nmb.us John Bullard Agency/Executive Director jwbullard@nmb.us Melinda Chappell Facility Director/Manager mechappell@nmb.us Matt Gibbons Superintendent of Rec / Sports Tourism jmgibbons@nmb.us Jim Grainger Division Director/Supervisor jegrainger@nmb.us Paige Hess Assistant Athletic & Sports Tourism Dir. pmhess@nmb.us Josh Kinney Asst. Athletic Director jlkinney@nmb.us Tammy Miller Admin Assistant tgmiller@nmb.us Amanda Player Wofford Athletic and Sports Tourism Director agplayer@nmb.us OCONEE COUNTY Phil Shirley pshirley@oconeesc.com 1099 South Cove Road Seneca, SC 29672 864-888-1488 Laura Bright Park Ranger lbright@oconeesc.com

David Martin Park Ranger dmartin@oconeesc.com Tim Matheson Park Ranger tmatheson@oconeesc.com Taner McCarroll Park Ranger tmccarroll@oconeesc.com Alec Merlo Park Ranger amerlo@oconeesc.com Jon Murphy Park Ranger II jmurphy@oconeesc.com Gina Spear Park Ranger gspear@oconeesc.com ORANGEBURG PARKS & REC Narcissus Bradley nbradley@orangeburg.sc.us 367 Green Street Orangeburg, SC 29116-1321 803-533-6020 Dennis Brothers dbrothers@orangeburg.sc.us Jay Hiers Operations Manager geauxtigers007@yahoo.com Gene Michael Rast mrast@orangeburg.sc.us Shaniqua Simmons Director ssimmons@orangeburg.sc.us Zachary Tarrant Athletic Coordinator ztarrant@orangeburg.sc.us Shawn Taylor Superintendent of Recreation Services ltaylor@orangeburg.sc.us Emmanuel Wright Facility Coordinator emmanuelwright2k10@yahoo.com

PAGELAND RECREATION DEPT Andre’ Singleton andresingleton@yahoo.com 113 W. McGregor St. Pageland, SC 29728 843-672-6858 PICKENS REC DEPT Brandon Enoch benoch@pickenscity.com 545 Sangamo Road Pickens, SC 29671 864-584-8062 Heidi Covey Office Manager hcovey@pickenscity.com Charlie Anthony Board Member c5anthony@aol.com RICHLAND COUNTY Cornelia Watts cornelia@rcrc.state.sc.us 7473 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223 803-741-7272 Ashely Adams Administrative Coordinator Ashely@rcrc.state.sc.us Yolanda Adams-Cooper Administrative Assistant yolanda@rcrc.state.sc.us Keisha Allen HR Assistant keisha.allen@rcrc.state.sc.us Alphonzo Anderson Commissioner Alphonzo.Anderson@rcrc.state.sc.us Randolph Anderson Assistant Director Of Parks randolph@rcrc.state.sc.us Sandra Arthurton Asst Manger sandra_a@rcrc.state.sc.us Theron Chandler Park Manager theron@rcrc.state.sc.us Matthew Christman Recreation Superintendent matthew.christman@rcrc.state.sc.us Shaunta Cleveland Park Manager shaunta@rcrc.state.sc.us

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Estell Coles Admin Assistant Estell@rcrc.state.sc.us

Brenda Horton Senior Accountant brendah@rcrc.state.sc.us

Brian Cooper Park Manager brian2@rcrc.state.sc.us

Frederick Hoskins Recreation Center Supervisor Fredrick.Hoskins@rcrc.state.sc.us

Kevin Cowling Recreation Superintendent kcowling@rcrc.state.sc.us

John Howell Athletics Coordinator johnh@rcrc.state.sc.us

Veronica Dargan Specical Coordinator veronica@rcrc.state.sc.us

Kandice Hunter Site Manager kandice@rcrc.state.sc.us

Ashley Davis Assistant Park Manager andavis803@gmail.com

Ryan Inzana Chief Financial Officer ryan.inzana@rcrc.state.sc.us

Kar’Nesha Davis Park Manager Kar’Nesha@rcrc.state.sc.us

Debra Jacobs MS debra@rcrc.state.sc.us

Henry Devereux Recreation Center Supervisor Henry@rcrc.state.sc.us

Javon James Assistant Recreation Center Supervisor javon@rcrc.state.sc.us

Brittany Entzminger Recreational Leader Brittany@rcrc.state.sc.us

Sandra James Accounts Payable Manager sandra@rcrc.state.sc.us

Kareem Evans Athletic Coordinator (Aquatic Manager) Kareem.Evans@rcrc.state.sc.us

LaTashi Jones Safety Manager LaTashi.Jones@rcrc.state.sc.us

Cynthia Flemming-Tyler Assit. Park Manager Cynthia@rcrc.state.sc.us

Devra Joseph Site Manager PTPCC devra@rcrc.state.sc.us

Valencia Franks Recreation Specialist valencia@rcrc.state.sc.us

Joseph Keitt Recreation Center Supervisor joseph.keitt@rcrc.state.sc.us

Joe Geter Supervisor joe@rcrc.state.sc.us

Kami King Community Center Supervisor kami@rcrc.state.sc.us

Demetria Goodwin Adult Activity Center Manager demetria@rcrc.state.sc.us

Robert Lapin Commissioner board@rcrc.state.sc.us

Bernard Hammonds Assistant Park Manager bernard@rcrc.state.sc.us

Lisa Lewis-Hutcherson Development Director Lisa_L@rcrc.state.sc.us

Tavares Hanks Graphic Designer/Webmaster tavares@rcrc.state.sc.us

Donzetta Lindsay Commissioner Lindsay-board@rcrc.state.sc.us

Jacoreia Hayes Assistant Park Manager jacoreia@rcrc.state.sc.us

Chris Lorick Park Manager lorick@rcrc.state.sc.us

Nate Henderson Building Maintenance Nate@rcrc.state.sc.us

Ladonte Lovett Athletic Coordinator ladonte@rcrc.state.sc.us

Tiyana Henley Tennis Admin Coordinator tiyana@rcrc.state.sc.us

Gwendolyn Marshall Executive Assistant gwendolyn@rcrc.state.sc.us

Della Mccollough Manager della@rcrc.state.sc.us

Diane Sligh Special Needs Coordinator diane@rcrc.state.sc.us

Leslie Ballard Athletic Supervisor leslie.ballard@cityofrockhill.com

Diana McCoy Director of HR diana@rcrc.state.sc.us

Lisa Smarr Adult Services Coordinator lisa@rcrc.state.sc.us

Andrea Barnette Sports Programmer andrea.barnette@cityofrockhill.com

Andre’ McCree Program Coordinator andre@rcrc.state.sc.us

Ira Thomas Recreation Supervisor ira@rcrc.state.sc.us

Tom Bell Outdoor Center Superintendent tom.bell@cityofrockhill.com

Jalesa Mckelvey jalesa.mckelvey@rcrc.state.sc.us

Sigmund Tucker sigmund@rcrc.state.sc.us

Ashley Miller Commissioner Ashley.Miller@rcrc.state.sc.us

Tracey Underwood Asst. Park Manager Tracey@rcrc.state.sc.us

William Berry Maintenance Superintendent bill.berry@cityofrockhill.com

Yvonne Moates Rec. Center Supervisor yvonneM@rcrc.state.sc.us

Stephen Venugopal Commissioner board@rcrc.state.sc.us

James Mobley Commissioner James.Mobley@rcrc.state.sc.us

LaChanze Walker-Garner HR Director Training & Strategic Planning lachanze@rcrc.state.sc.us

Octavia Morgan Health and Wellness Coordinator octavia@rcrc.state.sc.us Quincy Oxendine Public Information Assistant Quincy.Oxendine@rcrc.state.sc.us Matthew Parker Athletics Coordinator Matt@rcrc.state.sc.us Jake Peters Grounds Maintenance Manager jake@rcrc.state.sc.us Connie Reaves Recreation Superintendent connie@rcrc.state.sc.us Marilyn Roberts Administrative Assistant marilyn@rcrc.state.sc.us Paul Rochester Grounds Maintenance Manager buddy@rcrc.state.sc.us Christopher Santino Playground Safety Inspector christopher@rcrc.state.sc.us Yashica Scott Admin Assistant yashica@rcrc.state.sc.us Cicily Shaull Procurement Manager Cicily@rcrc.state.sc.us Brittany Singleton Commissioner Brittany.Singleton@rcrc.state.sc.us

Lakita Watson Executive Director lakita@rcrc.state.sc.us Benjamin West District Maintenance Supervisor benandmichiwest@gmail.com Adairius Williams Community Outreach Coordinator adairius@rcrc.state.sc.us Deborah Williams Payroll Mgr debbie@rcrc.state.sc.us Shauna Williams Tennis Professional shauna@rcrc.state.sc.us Tameka Williams Deputy Director tameka@rcrc.state.sc.us Leslie Wilson Assistant Graphic Designer leslie@rcrc.state.sc.us Alex Wright Park Manager alex@rcrc.state.sc.us ROCK HILL PRT Amanda Helms Executive Assistant amanda.helms@cityofrockhill.com P.O. Box 11706 Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706 803-329-5620 Jimmy Bagley

andrew.jordan@cityofrockhill.com David Linder Tourism Division Supervisor david.linder@cityofrockhill.com Kevin Lynch Crew Leader kevin.lynch@cityofrockhill.com Garnet McKeown Recreation Division Supervisor garnet.mckeown@cityofrockhill.com

John Black

Lisa Nasekos Facility Coordinator lisa.nasekos@cityofrockhill.com

Jamie Brannan Soccer Programmer jamie.brannan@cityofrockhill.com

Kim Ozmon Tennis Supervisor kozmon@cityofrockhill.com

Andrew Burns Sports Programmer andrew.burns@cityofrockhill.com

Patti Panetti Activity Instructor/Coordinator Patti.Panetti@cityofrockhill.com

John Cardozo john.cardozo1@gmail.com

Herson Reid Concession Supervisor herson.reid@cityofrockhill.com

Swakeem Cox Sports Programmer swakeem.cox@cityofrockhill.com Justin Davis Recreation Coordinator 1 justin.davis@cityofrockhill.com Connie Delaney Commissioner connie.delaney@allentate.com Rhea Faris Parks Division Supervisor Rhea.Faris@cityofrockhill.com

Laurie Helms Marketing Coordinator laurie.helms@cityofrockhill.com Paul Iovanna Horticulturist Paul.Iovanna@cityofrockhill.com Brian Jones Indoor Sports & Event Center Supervisor brian.jones@cityofrockhill.com Andrew Jordan Maintenance Mechanic 1

Haley Zuehlke Concessions Supervisor haley.zuehlke@cityofrockhill.com SENECA Rick Lacey recreationseneca@gmail.com 698 W.S. 4th St Seneca, SC 29678 864-885-2709 SIMPSONVILLE PARKS & REC

Robert Romanek Crew Worker 1 robert.romanek@cityofrockhill.com

Lisa Everidge Events Coordinator LEveridge@simpsonville.com

Adam Scull Park Supervisor adam.scull@cityofrockhill.com

SIX MILE REC DEPT

John Taylor Division Director/Supervisor jtaylor@cityofrockhill.com

Krista Hayes Lifelong Learning Coordinator krista.hayes@cityofrockhill.com

Sharod Williams Maintenance Supervisor sharod.williams@cityofrockhill.com

Jason Reynolds Park Supervisor jason.reynolds@cityofrockhill.com

Donna Smarr Center Supervisor donna.smarr@cityofrockhill.com

Terry Hagen Recreation Leader I Terry.Hagen@cityofrockhill.com

Robert Williams Maintenance Supervisor Robert.Williams@cityofrockhill.com

Robbie Davis rdavis@simpsonville.com 310 W. Curtis St. Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-967-9533

Mark Sexton Division Director/Supervisor msexton@cityofrockhill.com

John Gettys Mayor john.gettys@cityofrockhill.com

Steven White Horticulturist 1 steven.white@cityofrockhill.com

Kyle Tillotson maintenance mechanic 1 kyle.tillotson@cityofrockhill.com Corey Trump Maintenance Mechanic corey.trump@cityofrockhill.com Wendy Waddle Special Populations Supervisor wendy.waddle@cityofrockhill.com Scott Wentzky Special Populations Supervisor Scott.Wentzky@cityofrockhill.com

Tim Friar sixmilerec@gmail.com P.O. Box 429 106 South Main Street Six Mile, SC 29682 864-506-2940 SPARTANBURG COUNTY Jon Woodsby jwoodsby@spartanburgcounty.org 9039 Fairforest Rd. Spartanburg, SC 29301 864-804-5815 Christy Blackwood Office/Programming Coordinator cblackwood@spartanburgcounty.org Laurie Campbell Senior Site Coordinator lcampbell@spartanburgcounty.org Keyeria Davis Senior Site Coordinator kdavis@spartanburgcounty.org Conner Dillard connerdillard01@gmail.com

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY Trey Glover Park Operations Manager tglover@spartanburgcounty.org

Sean Veilleux Maintenance Manager sveilleux@spartanburgcounty.org

Sarah Walker Recreation Coordinator lwalker@cityofspartanburg.org

Tim Orvin Assistant Manager torvin@summervillesc.gov

Elise Gosnell Recreation Coordinator II elgosnell@spartanburgcounty.org

Vicky Venth Recreation Coordinator vventh@spartanburgcounty.org

ST. ANDREWS

SUMTER COUNTY

William Green Senior Site Coordinator mgreen@spartanburgcounty.org

Gary Williams Assistant Park Operations Manager gwilliams@spartanburgcounty.org

Kristen Guilfoos Marketing Manager kguilfoos@spartanburgcounty.org

Susan Klugman financedirector@standrewsparks.com 1095 Playground Rd Charleston, SC 29407 843-763-4360

Phil Parnell pparnell@sumtercountysc.org 155 Haynesworth St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-436-2249

SPARTANBURG PARKS, REC & SPECIAL EVENTS

Joddi Collins-Gray Recreation Superintendent joddicg8@gmail.com

LaTrelle Chambers Program Coordinator lchambers@sumtercountysc.org

Herbert Poole hpoole@westminstersc.org P.O. Box 399 Westminster, SC 29693 864-647-3208

Patrick Jonas Operations Manager maintain@standrewsparks.com

Kim Dault Center Director/Coordinator recreation@sumtercountysc.org

Zyrell McKnight Program Coordinator Zyrell.McKnight@wc.sc.gov

Kristyn Lynch Recreation Coordinator Klynch@standrewsparks.com

Steve Hostetler Maintenance Crew recreation@sumtercountysc.org

Heavis Morris Coordinator heavis.morris@wc.sc.gov

Brittany Maull Assistant Athletic Director bmaull@standrewsparks.com

Gary Mixon County Adminsitartor gmixon@sumtercounty.org

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY

Jacob Rossignol Program Coordinator jrossignol@standrewsparks.com

TEGA CAY

Kyle Hardin Recreation Coordinator khardin@spartanburgcounty.org Eric Mccall Asst. Maintenance Supervisior emccall@spartanburgcounty.org Cheryl McIntyre Rec Coordinator cmcintyre@spartanburgcounty.org Bates McKinney Recreation Coordinator II 50+ Wellness bmckinney@spartanburgcounty.org Kristie Oliver Recreation Manager koliver@spartanburgcounty.org Rebekah Parker Assistant Recreation Manager Rmorgan@SpartanburgCounty.Org Tamika Pollard Recreation Coordinator tpollard@spartanburgcounty.org Brianna Rhodes Site Coordinator II brhodes@spartanburgcounty.org Brian Rogers Deputy Director brogers@spartanburgcounty.org Cord Sgaglio Athletic Coordinator csgaglio@spartanburgcounty.org David Shehan Senior Site Coordinator dshehan@spartanburgcounty.org Karli Taylor Athletic Coordinator ktaylor@spartanburgcounty.org Joseph Vahle Senior Site Coordinator jvahle@spartanburgcounty.org

Kim Moultrie kmoultrie@cityofspartanburg.org P.O. Box 1749 Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-562-4059 Margaret Brennan Recreation Specialist mbrennan@cityofspartanburg.org Wanda Cheeks Holmes Recreation Coordinator/ Mobile Play wcheeks@cityofspartanburg.org Nichole Cohen Athletics/Programming bncohen.hpas@gmail.com Reginald Geter Event Specialist Rgeter@cityofspartanburg.org Daniel Halliman Community Center Director dhalliman@cityofspartanburg.org Christopher Leamon Recreation Leader II cleamon@cityofspartanburg.org Deborah McClary Customer Service Coordinator dmcclary@cityofspartanburg.org

Joshua Singleton Athletic Director jsingleton@standrewsparks.com Frank Stefan Director of Operations and I.T. fstefan@standrewsparks.com Stephen Wakeham Travel Sports Director travel@standrewsparks.com SUMMERVILLE

Elizabeth Mitchell Recreation Leader emitchell@cityofspartanburg.org

Amy Evans aevans@summervillesc.gov 301 N Hickory St Summerville, SC 29483 843-860-7967

Scott Page Operations Manager spage@cityofspartanburg.org

Ryan Dordick Athletic Field Crew Supervisor Rdordick@summervillesc.gov

James Rice Recreation Manager jrice@cityofspartanburg.org

Chris McRae Athletic Field Tech cmcrae@summervillesc.gov

Taylor Scott Parks/Recreation Coordinator tscott@cityofspartanburg.org

Donald Stanford Athletic Coordinator dstanford@summervillesc.gov

Devin Stewart Youth and Family Recreation Coordinator dstewart@cityofspartanburg.org

Laura Moorer Facility Manager lmoorer@summervillesc.gov

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Dustin Overton doverton@tegacaysc.gov 7725 Tega Cay Dr. Tega Cay, SC 29708 803-548-3787 Ciara Barnes Recreation Programmer cbarnes@tegacaysc.gov Walker Johnson Recreation Superintendent wjohnson@tegacaysc.gov UNION COUNTY REC DEPT Ron Wade rwade@countyofunion.com 198 Airport Road Union, SC 29379 864-429-1680

WALHALLA John Galbreath walhallarec@gmail.com P.O. Box 1099 Walhalla, SC 29691 864-638-4346 WESTMINSTER REC DEPT

Turquoise Rouse Turquoise.Rouse@wc.sc.gov 2084 Thurgood Marshall Highway Kingstree, SC 29556 843-355-5004 ext. 4201 Mark Vice Program Coordinator mark.vice@wc.sc.gov YORK PARKS & REC Chris White cwhite@yorksc.gov P.O. Box 500 York, SC 29745 803-242-9272

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Adam Bedard Director of Parks and Recreation adam.bedard@hartsvillesc.gov

Gregory Weaver Assistant Director gweaver@countyofunion.com

Robert Carter Education Program Manager robzombi@att.net

USTA SOUTH CAROLINA

Logan Colburn Recreation Center Manager lcolburn@hardeevillesc.gov

Sheryl McAlister mcalister@sctennis.com 18 Woodcross Drive Columbia, SC 29210 803-781-2574

Jennifer Combs Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism jcombs@hardeevillesc.gov

Burt Connelly Park Operations Manager tconnelly@dorchestercountysc.gov

Mark Adams Student mdms@g.clemson.edu

Betsy Cook Student betsybeckett@gmail.com

Conner Floyd Student cfloyd2@g.clemson.edu

Katie Latta Student travelfanatic18@gmail.com

Keith Eno Park Manager keno@dorchestercountysc.gov

Mahmoud Alarab Graduate Teaching Assistant malarab@clemson.edu

Shae Cowley Student scowley@g.clemson.edu

Alex Frazier Student agfrazi@g.clemson.edu

Mary Lawrence Student mwlawre@g.clemson.edu

Imelda Golden Programs and Events Manager igolden@hardeevillesc.gov

Melina Alberti Student melinaa@clemson.edu

Ashton Cox Student cacox@g.clemson.edu

Sydney Freeman Student sydneyfreeman95@gmail.com

Anne Lee Student aalee@g.clemson.edu

Jay Gotham Maintenance Associate jgotham@ccmcnet.com

Denise Anderson Associate Dean dander2@clemson.edu

Rebecca Cubbage Student rcubbag@clemson.edu

Kacey Garrity Student kaceyg@g.clemson.edu

Pooja Lippert Student plipper@g.clemson.edu

Linda Lane Senior Lecturer llane@coastal.edu

Lauren Barclay Student lbarcla@g.clemson.edu

James Cyran Student jcyran@g.clemson.edu

Stephanie Garst Executive Director, US Play Coalition spgarst@clemson.edu

Will Logan Student wclogan@g.clemson.edu

Caitlyn Davis Student Caitly8@clemson.edu

Zeynep Gedikoglu Ph.D. Student zgediko@clemson.edu

Will Maddox Student wjmaddo@clemson.edu

Kelsey Day Student ksday@g.clemson.edu

Phillip Gentry Student pgentry@clemson.edu

Adison Markley Student adisonm@clemson.edu

Meaghan DeNino Student mdenino@g.clemson.edu

Caroline Graves Student ccgrave@clemson.edu

Jordan Mayberry Student jdmaybe@g.clemson.edu

Nathan Desens Student ndesens@clemson.edu

Frances Gray Clemson fgray@clemson.edu

Sara McBride Student smmcbri@g.clemson.edu

Clayton DeZurik Student cdezuri@g.clemson.edu

Michael Green CRSCM mg2@g.clemson.edu

Haley Melvin Student hmelvin@g.clemson.edu

Katrina Dieminger Student kdiemin@clemson.edu

Wallace Gulledge Student sgulled@g.clemson.edu

Jordan Miller Student hjmille@g.clemson.edu

Kat Dieminger Student kdiemin@g.clemson.edu

Jeff Hallo Professor jhallo@clemson.edu

Jonathan Miller student mjm8@clemson.edu

Ashley Doctor Student agdocto@clemson.edu

Kaera Handy Student Khandy@clemson.edu

Miranda Mims Student mpmims@clemson.edu

Tavien Feaster Student tfeaste@g.clemson.edu

Tourie Haney Student thaney@clemson.edu

William Monts Student wlmonts@g.clemson.edu

Jessica Fefer Graduate Assistant jfefer@g.clemson.edu

Christian Hussey Student chussey@clemson.edu

Kylie Nestor Student knestor@g.clemson.edu

Mariela Fernandez Student marielf@clemson.edu

Brandon Johnson Student blj4@g.clemson.edu

Kourtney Parent Student kourtnp@clemson.edu

Mark Fields Student mlfield@g.clemson.edu

Darius Jones Student darius3@g.clemson.edu

Taylor Patten PCAM Undergraduate tmpatte@g.clemson.edu

Russell Fingar Student Rfingar@gmail.com

Jordan Judd Student jjudd@g.clemson.edu

Taylor Patterson Student tepatte@g.clemson.edu

Ryan McLeod Parks Director rmcleod@walterborosc.org LaQuan Priest Assistant Parks Manager lpriest@dorchestercountysc.gov Jason Ratterree Park Superintendent jason.ratterree@yorkcountygov.com Cameron Roseberry Program Specialist cameron.roseberry@fairfield.sc.gov Michael Smith Assistant Operations Manager mtsmith91@yahoo.com Aaron Sweet Recreation Supervisor (Athletics) asweet@iop.net Lydia Willingham Program Coordinator lydiawillingham@att.net

UNIVERSITY MEMBERS

Trey Bargar Student tbargar@g.clemson.edu Marie Benedetti Student mbenede@clemson.edu Edmond Bowers Assistant Professor edmondb@clemson.edu Bob Brookover Agency/Executive Director bob@clemson.edu Marissa Bruton Student mjbruto@g.clemson.edu Drew Buddin Student abuddin@g.clemson.edu Walter Carter Student wcarte2@g.clemson.edu Rhett Casey Student racasey@g.clemson.edu

Micah Eargle

Jamie Cathey Lecturer jcathey@clemson.edu

Carla Vaca Pinacho

Chandler Caulder Student cscauld@g.clemson.edu

Student, University of South Carolina micahxeargle@gmail.com Student, University of South Carolina Carlav@email.sc.edu CLEMSON PRTM DEPT. Bob Brookover Agency/Executive Director bob@clemson.edu 263 Lehotsky Hall Clemson, SC 29634-0735 864-656-2231

Patrick Childers Student jpchild@g.clemson.edu Christian Cloer Student ccloer@g.clemson.edu Shea Colbert Student scolber@g.clemson.edu

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2022 MEMBER DIRECTORY Jason Paulsen Student jpkeeper13@aol.com

Sam Sorrell Student shsorre@g.clemson.edu

Brett Ward Student bpward@clemson.edu

Kailey Phillips Student kbp@clemson.edu

Ali Starnes Student alis@g.clemson.edu

Emily Warren Student ehwarre@clemson.edu

Colby Pressley Student cmpress@g.clemson.edu

Bailey Stokes Student bkstoke@g.clemson.edu

Sam Watford Student slwatfo@g.clemson.edu

Riley Purvis Student rjpurvi@clemson.edu

Kennedy Swann Student kenneds@clemson.edu

Carly Watt Student cmwatt@g.clemson.edu

Caroline Rhoden Student crhoden@g.clemson.edu

Markeeta Thomas Student Markeet@g.clemson.edu

Charles Weisner Student cjweisn@clemson.edu

Cassidy Rogers Student Croger8@g.clemson.edu

Jonathan Thompson Student jdt2@clemson.edu

Macy White Student mnwhite@g.clemson.edu

Carter Roper Student ceroper@g.clemson.edu

Sam Thornton Student sthornt@g.clemson.edu

Seth Whitehead Student shwhite@g.clemson.edu

Erik Rzeczycki Student erzeczy@g.clemson.edu

Sydney Tollison Student stollis@clemson.edu

Ebony Williams Student ebony2@clemson.edu

Alan Sanders Student asande8@g.clemson.edu

Virginia Tompkins Student vtompki@g.clemson.edu

Ashley Woolford Student awoolfo@g.clemson.edu

Alex Sands Student adsands@g.clemson.edu

Paul Trimmier Student ptrimmi@clemson.edu

Matt Wright Student miw@clemson.edu

Lily Shore Student Dshore@clemson.edu

Teresa Tucker Student teresa@clemson.edu

Brett Wright wright@clemson.edu

Ralph Jones ralphj4usc@yahoo.com

Allison Simpson Student ahsimps@clemson.edu

Davis Velilla Student davisvelilla12@gmail.com

RETIRED MEMBERS

Butch Kisiah rkisiah@twc.com

Hannah Snider Student hsnider@g.clemson.edu

Rebecca Waddell Student rwaddel@clemson.edu

Jorge Andrew jorgeandrew@windstream.net

Phil Lindler plindler@greenwoodsc.gov

Jim Armour jarmour@cityofrockhill.com

Donzetta Lindsay donzettal@aol.com

Phil Berley berleyfive@bellsouth.net

Gary McJunkin none@none.com

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Mary Burr magbcheraw@aol.com

Joann Norelius Norberg321@hotmail.com

Jeff Caton jeffrey.caton@unioncountync.gov

Tom O’Rourke tjorour@clemson.edu

Suzanne Chadwick chadwick_sue@yahoo.com

H. Glenn Parker hglennparker@atlanticbb.net

Pat Connolly jpc121953@aol.com

Joseph Pendergrass joe.pendergrass@williamsburgcounty.sc.gov

Gayle Crabtree gaylecrabtree@charter.net

Dennis Piccirillo dennis@sciencetellers.com

Anna Beth Doig abdoig26@gmail.com

Phil Powell pponcho1@bellsouth.net

Joseph Eason joe.eason@jmwoodhvac.com

William Rich Warich60@gmail.com

Paul Ellis s1s3e@bellsouth.net

Cynthia Robinson cmrobinson1104@yahoo.com

Larry Gahan larry1937n@netscape.net

Mary Louise Robinson marylhough@aol.com

Phil Gardner phil.gardner24@gmail.com

Raj Sam rajsamrs123@gmail.com

Lisa Hall lhall@cityofaikensc.gov

Kel Shipman kelshipman@aol.com

David Hendrick dhendrick@lcrac.com

Earl Smith esmith38@sc.rr.com

Rose Marie Holman holman181@hotmail.com

Todd Stump Center Director/Coordinator tstump1962@gmail.com

Marshall Johnson marco1956@windstream.net

Edward Thompson poppythompsonsc@gmail.com Tiff Wade twade@rec12.com Tom Wells wellstrsr@gmail.com Paul Wieters wietersp@comcast.net

SCRPA Commercial Members - Alphabetical Members as of July 1, 2022 # 80 West Group

Cory Anderson Cory@80WestGroup.com www.80westgroup.com

Cunningham Recreation/ GameTime Michele Breakfield michele@cunninghamrec.com www.cunninghamrec.com

Athletic Field Consultants, Inc. Jeff Clise AthleticFieldConsultantsInc@gmail.com www.athleticfieldconsultants.com

Barrs Recreation, LLC Carolynne Barrs carolynneb@barrsrec.com www.barrsrec.com

Bliss Products and Services Gregg Bliss gregg@blissproducts.com www.blissproducts.com

C Carolina Panthers

Cal Davies cal.davies@panthers.nfl.com www.panthers.com

Carolina Parks & Play

Amber Golden amber@carolinaparksandplay.com www.carolinaparksandplay.com

Carolina Sport Surfaces

Jan Buckaloo carolinasportssurfaces@gmail.com www.carolinasportsurfaces.com

Churchich Recreation & Design Jeff Churchich Jeff@churchichrecreation.com www.churchichrecreation.com

Premier Sports Lighting

Discount Playground Supply

Joel Owen sales@discountplaygroundsupply.com www.discountplaygroundsupply.com

S SELS USA LLC

Andrew Randall Arandall@selssolar.com www.SELSSOLAR.com

G C

Geoff Eastman geoff.eastman@playworldpreferred.com www.playworldpreferred.com Wayne Weathers wayne@psl-sports.com www.psl-sports.com

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Playworld Preferred

GGLeagues

SGA|NarmourWright Design

Erich Bao erich@ggleagues.com www.ggleagues.com

Gable Stubbs gstubbs@sganwdesign.com www.sganwdesign.com

Sport Court Carolina

I

David Barbee dave@sportcourtcarolina.com www.sportcourtcarolina.com

Issuu

Nathan Burns nathan.burns@issuu.com www.issuu.com

Superior Recreation of the Carolinas

iZone Imaging

Lyndsay Blair lyndsay.blair@izoneimaging.com www.izoneimaging.com

Robert Jones bj@srcarolinas.com www.SRCarolinas.com

M Musco Sports Lighting Nick Mauer nick.mauer@musco.com www.musco.com

P Pernsteiner Creative Group Todd Pernsteiner todd@pernsteiner.com www.pernsteiner.com

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Commercial Buyer’s Guide Yellow Pages - by Category Architecture & Engineering 80 West Group Cory Anderson (517) 488-9469 Cory@80WestGroup.com www.80westgroup.com

SGA|NarmourWright Design Gable Stubbs (843) 853-4506 gstubbs@sganwdesign.com www.sganwdesign.com

Athletic Fields & Turf

Lighting Musco Sports Lighting Brian Hartman (803) 904-0302 brian.hartman@musco.com www.musco.com

Premier Sports Lighting Wayne Weathers (800) 674-6058 wayne@psl-sports.com www.psl-sports.com

SELS USA LLC

Andrew Randall (704) 495-3535 Arandall@selssolar.com www.SELSSOLAR.com

Athletic Field Consultants, Inc. Jeff Clise (301) 908-3526 AthleticFieldConsultantsInc@gmail.com www.athleticfieldconsultants.com

Digital Publishing & Social Media Issuu

Nathan Burns nathan.burns@issuu.com www.issuu.com

Gaming GGLeagues

Erich Bao erich@ggleagues.com www.ggleagues.com

Playground & Park Products Barrs Recreation, LLC Carolynne Barrs (919) 781-4870 carolynneb@barrsrec.com www.barrsrec.com

Bliss Products and Services Gregg Bliss (800) 248-2547 gregg@blissproducts.com www.blissproducts.com

Pernsteiner Creative Group Todd Pernsteiner (952) 841-1111 todd@pernsteiner.com www.pernsteiner.com

Joel Owen (888) 760-2499 sales@discountplaygroundsupply.com www.discountplaygroundsupply.com

Playworld Preferred

Geoff Eastman (800) 459-7241 geoff.eastman@playworldpreferred.com www.playworldpreferred.com

Superior Recreation of the Carolinas Robert Jones (843) 623-9717 bj@srcarolinas.com www.SRCarolinas.com

Professional Sports Carolina Panthers

Cal Davies (704) 358-7000 cal.davies@panthers.nfl.com www.panthers.com

Signage & Exhibits iZone Imaging

Lyndsay Blair (888) 46409663 lyndsay.blair@izoneimaging.com www.izoneimaging.com

Carolina Parks & Play

Amber Golden (919) 469-9188 amber@carolinaparksandplay.com www.carolinaparksandplay.com

Churchich Recreation & Design

Graphic Design

Discount Playground Supply

Jeff Churchich (843) 757-3156 jeff@churchichrecreation.com www.churchichrecreation.com

Cunningham Recreation/ GameTime Michele Breakfield (800) 438-2780 michele@cunninghamrec.com www.cunninghamrec.com

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Sport Surfaces Carolina Sport Surfaces

Jan Buckaloo (843) 200-4956 carolinasportssurfaces@gmail.com www.carolinasportsurfaces.com

Sport Court Carolina

David Barbee (704) 926-4072 dave@sportcourtcarolina.com www.sportcourtcarolina.com

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