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2026 Board Meeting Schedule
Columbia, SC
June 26, 2026
(Virtual)
September 18, 2026
(In-Person)
December 18, 2026
(Virtual)
Board of Directors
Charles Boykin
Chairman
Appointed by SC Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
Chelsey Hucker
Vice Chair
Appointed by South Carolina Legal Services
Dennis M. Gmerek
1st Vice Chair
Appointed by Aiken County Bar Association
Maridolores (Mari) Valentin
Secretary
Appointed by The East Coast Migrant Head Start Project
Angela DeAnne Rowe
Treasurer
Appointed by South Carolina Chapter - Association of Corporate Counsel (In-house)
Jody A. Bedenbaugh
Bankruptcy/Consumer Bar
Edwina L. Bing-Hines
Allendale County Alive
Suzanne Chapman
Charleston County Bar Association
Stacey Coleman
York County Public Defender's Office
Gena Phillips Ervin
SC Women Lawyers Association
Tracy Evans
Darlington County Bar Association
Ron Hilton
Midlands Fatherhood Coalition
Daniel E. Hunt
South Carolina Bar
Frances A. James-Davis
Homeless Connect
Kelly M. Jolley
South Carolina Legal Services
Gail Kelley
Project R.E.S.T.
Miliken Matthews
His House
Shalai Alysha McConnell
Transitions
John Charles Payne
South Carolina Legal Services
Carol Teresa Richardson
Orangeburg NAACP Branch
David C. Sereque
Spartanburg County Bar Association
Raynique Syas
Charleston Area Justice Ministry
Breon C. M. Walker
SC Black Lawyers Association
Jeff Weston
SC Black Lawyers Association
Jennifer Woodruff
South Carolina Bar
The official email address for contacting the Board of Directors is boardofdirectors@sclegal.org. Messages sent to this address are forwarded to the appropriate Board Member(s) to ensure timely and appropriate routing.
