Annual Conference Highlights - 2021
Institute of Government Course Presentations
*Video recordings of selected Institute classes will be available soon through the SCAC learning portal.
Building Resiliency for Your Community (Advanced) – Ethel Bunch, President/CEO, Sustain S.C.; Benjamin Duncan, Chief Resilience Officer, SC Office of Resilience; Kevin Limehouse, Project Officer, Charleston County; Kenneth Roper, Administrator, Pickens County; Jim Stritzinger, Director, SC Broadband Office
- Ethel Bunch - Sustain SC Commerce & Conservation
- Ben Duncan - Building Resiliency for Your Community
- Kevin Limehouse - CORE SC
- Kenneth Roper - Pickens County Broadband Initiative
- Jim Stritzinger - The Next, Next Greatest Thing
Effective Communications (Level II) – Tiffany Norton-Cornette, Public Information Officer, Dorchester County; Milton Pope, Principal, Parker Poe Consulting; Jason Ward, Administrator, Dorchester County
Ethical Leadership and Public Service (Level I Required) - Chip Johnson, President, Johnson Group, LLC; Courtney Laster, General Counsel, SC State Ethics Commission
Legal Issues (Level I Required) – John K. DeLoache, Senior Staff Attorney, SCAC; M. Kent Lesesne, Director of Governmental Affairs, SCAC
*Putting Dollars to Work for Your County: State & Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds (Advanced) – Gary Moore, NACo Past President; Brandon Norris, Partner, Burr Forman; Daniel Prentice, Chief Financial Officer, Dorchester County; Mark Ritacco, Director of Government Affairs, NACo; Mike Shealy, Budget Director, SC Senate; Jim Stritzinger, Director, SC Broadband Office
- NACo – Legislative Update: Overview of Treasury's Fiscal Recovery Fund Guidance
- Brandon Norris – Putting Dollars to Work (Burr Forman)
- Daniel Prentice – Putting Dollars to Work (Perspective from Dorchester County)
- Mike Shealy – Putting Dollars to Work (Senate Finance Committee Staff)
- Jim Stritzinger – The Next, Next Greatest Thing
*Strategic Planning (Level I Elective) – William Tomes, Fellow, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Center for Livable Communities, College of Charleston
Understanding and Seeking Differences (Level I Elective) – Donna Kazia, Human Resources Professional
Opening Session
Workshop
J. Mitchell Graham and Barrett Lawrimore Memorial Awards Presentations
COVID-19 Response and Resiliency Showcase Tribute
General Session
- Jeff Black: Leading Our Communities in a Post Pandemic World
- Valerie Lemmie: Finding Common Ground
President's Report
Press Releases
- SCAC Elects President, Oconee County Council Vice Chairman Paul A. Cain
- SCAC President Johnnie Wright Sr. Presents President's Cup to Orangeburg County Clerk to Council Connie N. Portee
- SCAC Announces Winners of the Association's 2021 Awards Competition, Recognizes Participants in COVID-19 Response and Resiliency Showcase
- Twenty-Five County Officials Graduate From the Institute of Government for County Officials
- PalmettoPride Presents 2021 Leaders Against Litter Awards