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

• Table of Contents
• Council Manager Relationships and Communications

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

• Strategic Planning

Understanding and Seeking Differences (Level I Elective) – Donna Kazia, Human Resources Professional

Opening Session

Workshop

• Risk Management Principles to Save Lives and Money
• Working Together for A Litter Free South Carolina

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
  • Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box

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

Thank you to our Corporate Partners!