Annual Conference Highlights - 2022
Opening Session
Keynote Address slides - Dr. Peter Cressy
General Session
Speaker slides:
- Presentation of PalmettoPride Awards - Esther Wagner, PalmettoPride
- County Celebrations of SC American Revolution - Molly Fortune, Executive Director, SC250
- Keynote Address - Darryl Ross, Author/Motivational Speaker, Darryl Ross, Inc.
Institute of Government Course Presentations
Level II: Current Issues – Strengthening Your County’s Cyber Resilience
Moderator: Susan Turkopuls, Director of Research and Training, South Carolina Association of Counties
Panelist slides:
- Angela Christian, Administrator, Georgetown County
- Lynn Sturkie, Administrator, Lexington County
- Clint Walker, Cyber Protection Advisor, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Program, S.C. Law Enforcement Division
Advanced: The Great Resignation and Other Human Resource Trends
Moderator: Anna Berger, Senior Director of Operations, South Carolina Association of Counties
Panelist slides:
- Leonardo Brown, Administrator, Richland County
- Steven R. Vermette, National Sales Leader, Public Sector, Colonial Life
- Justin Werner, Deputy General Counsel, S.C. Public Employee Benefit Authority
- Fred A. Williams, Partner, Gignilliat, Savitz, and Bettis Law Firm
Workshops
Brownfields Remediation, Revitalization and Funding Opportunities for Local Government (slides)
Speakers:
- Robert Hodges, Brownfields Program Manager, South Carolina DHEC
- J. Randall Imler, Executive Director, Catawba COG
- Tyler Lewis, Brownfield Program Manager, Catawba COG
Maximizing Broadband Resources and Deployment in South Carolina
Speaker slides:
- Nanette Edwards, Executive Director, SC Office of Regulatory Staff
- G. Timothy Harper, County Administrator, Marion County
- Joe Prater IV, State Government Affairs, Charter Communications
- Jason L. Ward, County Administrator, Dorchester County
Strengthening County Recycling Programs: Opportunities and Best Practices
Speaker slides:
- Doug Audett, Dorchester and Allendale Plant Manager, Atlantic Power
- Jared Fralix, Assistant County Administrator-Engineering, Beaufort County
- Elizabeth A. Kress, Board Member, S.C. Biomass Council
- Shawn R. Smetana, Deputy Director of Administration and Public Education - Environmental Management, Charleston County
Federal and State Legislative Lightning Round
Speaker slides:
J. Mitchell Graham and Barrett Lawrimore Memorial Awards Presentations (video)
President's Report
Press Releases
- SCAC Elects Lexington County Council Member Debra B. Summers President
- SCAC President Paul A. Cain Presents President's Cup to Oconee County Council Member Julian Davis
- SCAC Announces Winners of the Association's 2022 Awards Competition
- Sixty-Six County Officials Graduate From the Institute of Government for County Officials