Board of Directors

The Board is composed of eleven voting Members and up to three non-voting Members and meets the second Thursday of every month, 8:00 am, at the Chamber House, unless otherwise noted.

The board meeting dates for 2020 are scheduled for January 9th (Board Retreat), February 13th, March 12th, April 9th, May 14th, June 11th, August 13th, September 10th, October 8th, November 12th, and December 10th.

Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center

2020 Board of Directors

Voting Members:

Crystal Ridgell, Chair
Truist of Chapin
Office: (803) 345-7404 Cell: (803) 727-2641
Email: cridgell@bbandt.com

William Lynch, Chair Elect
Caughman Harman Funeral Homes
Office: (803) 359-6118 Cell: (803) 968-4237
Email: william.lynch@dignitymemorial.com

Hope Hahn, Secretary
Quality Life Solutions, LLC
Office: (803) 932-4426 Cell: (980) 406-0230
Email: hope@quality-life-solutions.com

Elizabeth Gierhart, Treasurer
Elizabeth B. Gierhart, CPA, LLC
Office: (803) 575-0195 Cell: (719) 330-0014
Email: beth@gierhartcpa.com

Steve Wall, Past Chair
Insurance Consulting Service
Office : (803) 229-7283 Cell: (803) 600-4900
Email: steve@emailics.com

Jaime Bohnke
B & R Enterprises
Cell: (609) 216-3705
Email: jm.bohnke@gmail.com

Sterlin Carpenter
Prisma Baptist/Parkridge
Office: 803) 907-2179 Cell: (803) 608-5878
Email: sterlin.carpenter@palmettohealth.org

Julie Shealy
Spring Hill Construction
Office: (803) 920-1417 Cell: (843) 446-6019
Email: jshealy@springhillcon.com

Mary Higginbotham
GOoD Works of Chapin
Office: (803) 345-2030 Cell: (803) 606-4779
Email: maryh@goodworksc.com

Lisa Minges
Lexington Medical Center
Office: (803) 791-2604 Cell: (803) 348-7080
Email: lmminges@lexhealth.org

Nicholle Burroughs
Town of Chapin
Office: (803) 345-2444 Cell: (704) 778-6235
Email: communications@chapinsc.com

Non-Voting Members

Mayor David W. Knight
Chapin Town Hall
Office: (803) 345-2444

Rebecca Blackburn Hines, President & CEO
Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center
Office: (803) 345-1100
Email: director@chapinchamber.com

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Chapin is conveniently located in the Midlands of South Carolina, in the northern part of Lexington County near the center of the state. We are close enough to South Carolina’s capital city of Columbia that many residents commute the 30 minutes to work in governmental, professional, and other occupations in Columbia. Just two miles from Interstate 26, the Greater Chapin area includes parts of both Richland and Newberry counties and is bounded by Lake Murray and the Broad River.

We enjoy a temperate climate where winters are mild with an average temperature of 57 degrees and an occasional snowfall. Spring and fall temperatures average 75 degrees. The summers extend from May through September, with average temperatures of 90 degrees.

Chapin has a diverse business community that includes professional services, retail, distribution services, high-tech firms and healthcare companies among the mix.Home to award-winning schools in the Lexington-Richland School District 5, Chapin schools boast a number of excellent academic, athletic and extra-curricular programs for students of all ages.

Chapin’s close proximity to Lake Murray provides ample opportunities to enjoy boating, swimming and other recreational activities associated with lake living. We also enjoy a thriving arts community, with the Crooked Creek Art League, area galleries, and the Chapin Community Theatre adding to our quality of life.

Whether you are young or old, Chapin is a great place to work, live and play. We invite you to visit our community and see for yourself why Chapin might be a great place to call home.

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