Meet the Task Force

The Bringing Back the Burg Business Recovery Task Force is made up of business and community leaders, elected officials, and experts from around Spartanburg County. 

See below for the full task force.

LEADERSHIP CABINET:

David Britt – Co-Chair, Vice President & General Manager – SC Division, Tindall Corporation

Dr. Kay Woodward – Co-Chair, President, J.W. Woodward Funeral Home, Inc.

Cole Alverson, County Administrator, County of Spartanburg

Chris Story, City Manager, City of Spartanburg, SC

Wes Lehrer, SC Commercial Real Estate Manager, Truist

Avi Lawrence, President, Contec

Allen Smith, President and CEO, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce 

TASK FORCE:

Karen Knuckles, President/Owner, Express Employment Professionals

Bill Barnet, CEO, Barnet Development Corporation

Alex Powell, Commercial Real Estate Manager, Johnson Development Associates, Inc.

Halsey Cook, President & CEO, Milliken & Company

Natasha Pitts, Minority Business Development Coordinator, City of Spartanburg

Ann Angermeier, Executive Director, Upstate Workforce Board

Charlita Atchison, Director of Financial Affairs, Atchison Transportation Services, Inc.

Derham Cole, Interim Chancellor, Upstate University of South Carolina

Cornelius Huff, Mayor, City of Inman

Lee Bailey, City Manger, City of Woodruff

Jody Gallagher, President & CEO, AFL

Duffy Baehr, Owner, Baehr Feet Shoe Boutique

William Gray, Associate Principal, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture

Bruce Holstien, President & CEO, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Center

Bill Robinson, Vice President, Accountant, Gosnell Menard Robinson Infante, CPAS, PA

Max Metcalf, Manager, Government and Community Relations, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

Andy Cajka, Founder and President, Southern Hospitality Group

Jamie Fulmer, SVP of Public Affairs, Purpose Financial

Mary Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, Spartanburg County Foundation

Raj Patel, Senior Executive, Newburg Management

Chris Patterson, Sales Manager, Summit Filtration LLC

Scott Talley, Attorney, Talley Law Firm PA

Dr. Randall Gary, Superintendent, District Five Schools of Spartanburg County

Stephen Dunn, SVP, Chief Global Development Officer, Denny’s, Inc.

Bishop Dr. Charles Jackson, Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Baptist Church

Dr. Russell Booker, Superintendent, Spartanburg School District Seven

Paige Stephenson, President & CEO, United Way of the Piedmont

Molly Metz, President & CEO, Mary Black Foundation

Todd Horne, Vice President of Business Development, Clayton Construction Company

Danielle Gibbs, representative for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's Office

TASK FORCE STAFF:

Katherine O’Neill, Chief Economic Development Officer. Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce

John Kimbrell, Chief Business Affairs Officer, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce 

Carter Smith, Director of Special Projects, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce

Jalitha Moore, Director of Business Engagement, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce

Shauna Axelrod, Director of Administration, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce 

Nancy Whitworth, Past Executive Director of Economic Development, City of Greenville