State Council Officers

STATE DIRECTOR

Cynthia Chandler
Human Resources Manager
Gaia Herbs, Inc.
108 Island Ford Road
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 883-5907
(828) 883-5960 Fax
CChandler@gaiaherbs.com

DISTRICT DIRECTOR-STATE
Greenville, Rock Hill, Spartanburg

Russ Knight, CEAP, CACII, SAP
Regional VP
First Sun Solutions
962 Blakeley Walk
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 324-9171
oldruss@aol.com

DIRECTOR ELECT/CONFERENCE CHAIR

Linda Parris
Director of Operations
Columbia Staffing
4700 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
(803) 782-9500 Ext. 529
(803) 782-9679 Fax
lparris@columbiastaffing.com

DISTRICT DIRECTOR-WESTERN
Anderson, Oconne-Pickens, Piedmont, Greenwood

Ed Parris
President/Owner
M.R.I. of Pickens County
101 E. Main Street
Pickens, SC 29671
(864) 878-1113
(864) 878-1410 Fax
eparris@mripickens.com

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Marie Sitter, SPHR
HR Director
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 5231
Greenville, SC 29606
(864) 678-6934
(864) 678-8934 Fax
msitter@spanamerica.com

DISTRICT DIRECTOR LOW COUNTRY
Coastal, Tri-County, Charleston

Lisa DeVeaux, SPHR
Vice President, Employee Relations
First Federal
2440 Mall Drive, Suite 100
Charleston, SC 29406
(843) 529-5915
(843) 529-5775 Fax
ldeveaux@firstfederal.com 

IMMEDIATE PAST STATE DIRECTOR 

Barbara Wilson, SPHR
HR Director
Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority
561 Mauldin Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 299-4008
(864) 299-4751 Fax
bwilson@wcrsa.org

DISTRICT DIRECTOR MIDLANDS
Columbia, Florence, Sumter, Orangeburg

Thyra Austin, SPHR
Human Resources Manager
Lamson & Sessions
1091 Carolina Pines Road
Blythewood, SC 29016
(803)786-1134 Ext. 203
(803)691-8431 Fax
thyra.Austin@lamson-sessions.com

DIRECTOR, SOUTHEAST REGION

Dorothy Hill, SPHR
Director, Southeast Region
Society for Human Resources Management
500 Mirasol Circle #306
Celebration, FL 34747
(877) 835-9822
(321) 939-6892 Fax
dhill@SHRM.org 

MANAGER, SOUTHEAST REGION

Shelly Prochaska, SPHR
Manager, Southeast Region
Society for Human Resources Management
9462 Brownsboro Road, Box 134
Louisville, KY 40241
(877) 246-8976 Toll free
(502) 412-8390
(502) 412-7446 Fax
sprochaska@shrm.org

DIRECTOR, SOUTHEAST REGION

Dorothy Hill, SPHR
Director, Southeast Region
Society for Human Resources Management
500 Mirasol Circle #306
Celebration, FL 34747
(877) 835-9822
(321) 939-6892 Fax
dhill@SHRM.org

MANAGER, SOUTHEAST REGION

Shelly Prochaska, SPHR
Manager, Southeast Region
Society for Human Resources Management
9462 Brownsboro Road, Box 134
Louisville, KY 40241
(877) 246-8976 Toll free
(502) 412-8390
(502) 412-7446 Fax
sprochaska@shrm.org 

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS/
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR

Patrick L. Cont, Esquire
Partner
Sturm & Cont, P.A.
364 South Pine Street, Suite A-110
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864)580-2020
(864)580-2021 Fax
pcont@sturmcont.com 

PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA
DIRECTOR/SC CHAMBER LIAISON

Tim Timmons, SPHR, CCP
Associate VP, Workplace Relations
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
1201 Main Street, Suite 1810
Columbia, SC 29201
(803)255-2624
(803)779-6043 Fax
tim.timmons@scchamber.net 

COLLEGE RELATIONS DIRECTOR

Don Karns
President
Step Change Solutions, LLC
201 Forest Glen Drive
Piedmont, SC 29673
(864)947-1099
(864)947-8334 Fax
dkarns@stepchangenow.com 

TECHNOLOGY/ELECTRONIC
MEDIA DIRECTOR

Rita Revels, PHR
Human Resources Manager
Schaeffler Group USA, Inc.
P. O. Box 570
Spartanburg, SC 29304
(864) 591-8887
(864) 591-5735 Fax
revelrta@schaeffler.com 

DIVERSITY DIRECTOR

Valerie F. Logan, PHR
Human Resources Manager
MetoKote Corporation
(803)481-2810
(803)481-2818 Fax
Vlogan@metokote.com 

MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT
& RETENTION DIRECTOR

Tina Quinn-Holcombe, PHR
Human Resources Manager
Schwans Bakery
103 Brayton Court
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864)503
(864) Fax
tina.quinn@schwansbakery.com 

WORKPLACE READINESS DIRECTOR

Gail DePriest
Corporate Director, University Relations
Lee Hecht Harrison
405 Oakland Avenue
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 915-9900
(864) 233-4241 Fax
gail_depriest@lhh.com 

CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR DIRECTOR

Sharon L. Sellers, PHR
President
SLS Consulting, LLC
530 West Butternut Road
Summerville, SC 29483
(843)819-5129
(843) Fax
ssellers1@sc.rr.com 

CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR
CO-DIRECTOR

Sharon L. McGhee
Human Resources Administrator
Charleston County Aviation Authority
5500 International Boulevard, #101
Charleston, SC 29418
Office
(843)364-0548 Cell
(843) Fax
sharonmcghee823@hotmail.com 

AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

Don Amick
Vice President
Right Management Consultants
10 Patewood Drive, Suite 250
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 370-9064
(864) 271-1040 Fax
don.amick@right.com 

SHRM FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

Susan Jones, SPHR
Vice President Human Resources
Self Regional Healthcare
1325 Spring Street
Greenwood, SC 29646
(864) 227-4166
(864) 227-4711 Fax
sjones@selfregional.org 

CERTIFICATION DIRECTOR

Elliott C. Wilson, PHR
President
TRC Staffing Services, Inc.
1540-C Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803)551-5620
(803)551-5688 Fax
(803)261-2655 Cell

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Open

South Carolina State Chapter Presidents

ANDERSON #0368
Anderson Area SHRM

Kelly Davis
Upstate Staffing
4152-D Clemson Blvd.
Anderson, SC 29621
(864) 332-0783
(864) 332-0787 Fax
upstatekelly@bellsouth.net 

FLORENCE # 0576
SHRM Pee Dee

Brett Addis
(843) 383-8021
(843) 383-8032 Fax
Brett.addis@wamu.net

BLUFFTON #0638
Low Country Human Resources Association

Sheree M. Malphrus
Director of Operations
McNair Law Firm, P.A.
P. O. Drawer 3
Hilton Head Island, SC 29938
(843)341-4993
(843)384-6192 Cell
(843)686-5991 Fax
Smalphrus@McNair.net 

GREENWOOD #0349
Piedmont Area Human Resource Association

Bonnie M. (Boo) Ramage
Administrator
Greenwood Genetic Center
101 Gregor Mendel Circle
Greenwood, SC 29646
(864) 941-8163
(864) 941-8114 Fax
boo@ggc.org 

CHARLESTON #0097
Tri-County HR Management Association

Yvonne B. Noisette
Program Leader
Trident Technical College
Division of Continuing Education
2001 Mabeline Road
P. O. Box 118067
Charleston, SC 29423-8067
(843)574-6083
(843)574-6470 Fax
Yvonne.Noisette@tridenttech.edu

GREENVILLE #0049
GSHRM

Heidi F. Mcllwain, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
ONeal, Inc.
10 Falcon Crest Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
(864)298-2143
(864)298-2279 Fax
hmcllwain@onealinc.com 

COLUMBIA #0007
Columbia SHRM

Sue Sheppard, PHR
Senior HR Generalist
SCANA Corporation
1426 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29218
(803) 217-8927
(803) 933-8104 Fax
ssheppard@scana.com 

MYRTLE BEACH/CONWAY #0422
Coastal Organization of HR

Kris Kohler
(843)
(843) Fax
KrisK@divinedininggroup.com 

ORANGEBURG # 0371
Midlands SHRM

Jackie Snow
Personnel Manager
The Okonite Company
2276 Rowesville Road
Orangeburg, SC 29115
(803)268-1206
(803)531-2902 Fax
snow@okonite.com 

SUMTER #0458
Sumter Human Resources Management Assoc.

Ronalda Stover
(803)778-1668
(803) Fax
stoverrs@cctech.edu 

ROCK HILL #0178
York County Chapter of SHRM

Melissa P. Wood
Sharonview Federal Credit Union
VP of Business Development
Charlotte, N. C.
(704)969-6797 Office
(704)719-2338 Fax
Melissa.Wood@Sharonview.org 

SPARTANBURG #0077
Spartanburg Human Resources Association

William (Bill) G. Monroe
Manager, Human Resources
INVISTA
P. O. Box 5887
Spartanburg, SC 29304
(864)579-5223
(864)706-3744 Cell
(864)579-5678 Fax
William.Monroe@Invista.com 

SENECA #0173
Oconee Area SHRM

Alena Pelfrey, PHR
Director, Human Resources
1st Mortgage Financial Group, Inc.
455 By Pass 123, Suite B
Seneca, SC 29678
(864)882-4292
(864)882-4217 Fax
alena@1stMortgageSC.com