OUR TEAM & HOW WE HELP

As a public and private alliance, we’re on a mission to cultivate and nurture the prosperity of Central South Carolina. We help businesses create jobs. We recruit capital investment. And together with a growing network of industries, talent, and communities, we’re advancing and improving our region’s economy.

Jason J. Giulietti

President & CEO
803 397 8568
jgiulietti@centralsc.org

Stephen Roddey

Vice President of Business Recruitment
803 206 2112
sroddey@centralsc.org

Zechariah Willoughby

Director of Business Development
803 445 4680
zwilloughby@centralsc.org

Melissa Collins

Director of Marketing
803 403 7315
mcollins@centralsc.org

Sidney Smith

Economic Development Coordinator
803 743 7978
ssmith@centralsc.org

Sandra Wallace

Director, Committee of 100
803 920 2967
swallace@centralsc.org

Titiana Gore

Office Manager and Executive Assistant
803 553 9760
tgore@centralsc.org

County and City Members

John McLauchlin

Calhoun County, County Administrator

Ryan Coleman

City of Columbia Economic Development, Director

George Kosinski

Clarendon County Development Board, Executive Director, Economic Development

Ann Broadwater

Fairfield County Economic Development, Director

Jeff Burgess

Kershaw County Economic Development Office, Director

Garrett Dragano

County of Lexington Economic Development, Director of Economic Development

Rick Farmer

Newberry County Economic Development, Director

Ronnie L. Bryant

Orangeburg County Development Commission, Interim Executive Director

Jeff Ruble

Richland County Economic Development Office, Director

Sharing The Insights That Drive Action
With our on-call custom research capabilities, we offer objective data, insights, and analysis of the Central SC Region – including labor market, workforce and wage analysis, cost-of-doing-business comparisons, and property mapping – so site selectors, businesses, and entrepreneurs can make informed, strategic decisions.

Promoting and Marketing For The Greatest Impact
Through print materials, digital and video platforms, events and domestic and international lead generation and recruiting trips, we globally promote the region’s workforce, resources, properties, incentives, and lifestyle to attract the world’s best talent, companies, and innovators.

Coordinating Site Visits and Creating Connections
Our experienced, dedicated team of business development managers expertly coordinate site location visits as well as provide exclusive access to local and state officials, land and building owners, workforce experts, real estate professionals, utilities, colleges and universities, engineers and architects, financial and legal resources, local vendors, and more.

Strategic Consulting
With more than 150 years of combined experience in economic development, our team takes a hands-on approach, helping our members strategically position their commercial and industrial real estate, developing and executing action plans, navigating complex business matters, and more.