Conservation Voters of South Carolina

Board and Staff

Board

Harriet Keyserling, Beaufort, President: Former County Council member and South Carolina State Representative, Harriet has worked on numerous arts and civic boards. During her 16 years in the House, she chaired the Women's Caucus, the Energy Committee, and the Joint Committee on Cultural Affairs.
 
June Shissias, Columbia, Vice-President: Former chair of the SC Parole, Probation and Pardon Board, June served five years in the State House of Representatives where she worked on child support, welfare, education, environmental and women's issues.
 
Virginia Sanders, Columbia, Secretary: Virginia is the former Growth Outreach Coordinator of the National Sierra Club.

Christie McGregor, Columbia, Treasurer: Christie is the Legislative Director for the Coastal Conservation League where she educates both elected officials and the general public about the League's legislative priorities. She also serves on the Board of the State Environmental Leadership Program.
 
Cynthia Powell, Myrtle Beach: Cynthia is a former candidate for Myrtle Beach City Council. She is the Chair of the Winyah Chapter of the South Carolina Sierra Club.
 
Dan Burger, Charleston: Dan is a former employee of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters and now serves as Communications Director for the South Carolina Office of Coastal Resource Management.

Staff

Ann Timberlake, Executive Director: Ann formerly owned the Purple Cow Grocery, worked in retail sales and marketing, and helped organize the Sierra Club in the Carolinas in the 1970’s.

Debbie Parker, Program Director: Debbie is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in Public Relations.

Bruce Lawrence, Columbia: CVSC Development Director, Bruce recently graduate with a Master's in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina and has worked in marketing and development since college.

Carolyn Schretzmann-Jebaily, Climate Change and Sustainability Project Director: Carolyn is a former Conservation Chair for the Pee Dee Sierra Club and Senior Vice President of Environment for Wildlife Action.

Staci Williams, CoastMatters Project Director, Staci is a former elementary school teacher. She is the former co-chair of the Save the Turtles project and a Surfrider Foundation and Sierra Club volunteer.