Advisory Board

Chair, Barbara Blau, Chair and President, DP Professionals

Vice-chair, Steve Bailey, CEO and Chairman, Merus Refreshment Services, Inc.

Carlson Austin, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, SC State University

Georgia Good, Vice President, Rural Advancement Fund

Bonner Guidera, Owner, The Flooring Connection

Phil Hamby, President and CEO, Harbor Enterprises

Dr. Alonzo Johnson, President and CEO, Agape Certified Nursing Assistant Academy

Frank Knapp, Jr., President and CEO, SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce

George Long, Vice President, Appalachian Development Corporation

George B. Patrick, III, Deputy Secretary for the SC Department of Commerce

Barbara Rackes, Owner, The Rackes Group

A. O’Neil Rashley, Jr., Senior Vice President and Counsel, SC Bankers Association

Raymond F. Reich, Downtown Development Manager, City of Florence

Robert (Rob) F. Youngblood, President, York County Regional Chamber of Commerce

John A. Walter, President and CEO, PMG Management Group and Owner, Clemson Cleaning Company

Honorary member, Elliott Cooper, District Director, Small Business Administration