SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) announced its 2024-2025 Board of Directors which includes 12 members with diverse professional backgrounds who share a common commitment to gender equity in elected and appointed public office in South Carolina. Sara Ballard, formerly chief operating officer of the organization, was also named executive director.
The 2024-2025 SC WIL Board of Directors are:
- President, Barbara Rackes, Founder, SC WIL and community volunteer
- Vice President, Lauren Harper Pope, City Bright, LLC
- Treasurer, Kristen Jerome, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, PA
- Secretary, Kim Bowman, K. Hope Creative
- At-Large, Rebecca (Becca) Barnett of Milliken and Company
- At-Large, Hope Blackley, Hope Consulting, LLC
- At-Large, Elizabeth Duda, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- At-Large, Nikki Hallinan Hutchison, AARP
- At-Large, Sam Johnson, Civint
- At-Large, Allison Dean Love, Allison Dean Love Consulting, LLC
- At-Large, Katie McCravy, Thrive Management Consultants and Lively Charleston Properties
- At-Large, Seema Shrivastava-Patel, Columbia Health
“Our board of directors and executive leadership represents women and supportive men from a wide spectrum of professions, political affiliations, experiences, ages, and backgrounds - as should the elected and appointed officials who represent the people of South Carolina,” says Barbara Rackes, SC WIL founder and board president. “As an organization, we are excited to model representation and channel our board and executive directors’ talent, expertise, and energy into furthering our mission of gender equity in South Carolina.
Full bios for all board members can be found here.
