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GSA Business Report names Women of Influence

Staff Report //February 13, 2020//

GSA Business Report names Women of Influence

Staff Report //February 13, 2020//

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March 31 editor's note: The dates of this event have been changed. The special section will be in our July 13 edition and the luncheon has been rescheduled for June 17 at noon. 

Twenty-five women in professions as diverse as banking, marketing and nonprofit service have been named the 2020 Women of Influence by GSA Business Report.

They will be recognized with a March 18 luncheon at the Greenville Convention Center and each of the honorees will be featured in the April 6 edition of GSA Business Report.  They were nominated by GSA Business Report readers and selected by a panel of judges.

Register for the virtual event here.

The 2020 honorees are:

  • Brandy Amidon, co-president, Brains on Fire; mayor, Travelers Rest
  • Ann Angermeier, executive director, Upstate Workforce Board
  • Sarah Arbogast, director of corporate relations, Clemson University
  • Carol Burdette, CEO, United Way of Anderson County
  • Cartriona Carlisle, executive director, Meals on Wheels of Greenville County
  • Pam Christopher, CEO, Anderson Chamber of Commerce
  • Elizabeth Davis, president, Furman University
  • Jennifer Evins, CEO, Chapman Cultural Center
  • Erin Ford, vice president, SC BIO
  • Tammy Johnson, founder and CEO, High Spirits Hospitality
  • Heather Jones, president and CEO, Greenwood Partnership Alliance
  • Jayne McQueen, founder, Mobile Meals of Spartanburg
  • Lisa McWherter, executive director, The Abney Foundation
  • Adela Mendoza, executive director, Hispanic Alliance of South Carolina
  • Kerry Murphy, executive director, Artisphere
  • Krista Newkirk, president, Converse College
  • Mallory Pellegrino, director of education, The Warehouse Theatre
  • Mie Potter, owner, Finding Peace
  • Jill Rose, president, Perceptive Recruiting
  • Tiffany Santagati, senior vice president, Community First Bank
  • Michelle Seaver, president, United Community Bank
  • Jennifer Stillwell, executive vice president, Visit Greenville
  • Jennifer Sutton, founder and CEO, Bright and Co.
  • Nika White, founder and CEO, Nika White Consulting
  • Sharon Wilson, founder, Wilson Associates