Kathi Herrmann is the Marketing Director for Mount Pleasant Towne Centre. She creates and implements marketing programs for the 500,000+ square foot outdoor mixed-use shopping center, including events such as Lights Up, Fall Festival, Play Dayz, Live Under The Oaks, Pink Promenade, and Pup Bowl. Previously she was the Director of Marketing for four regional shopping centers on Long Island, New York for Simon Property Group, including Roosevelt Field, the 9th largest shopping center in the United States. Kathi has been in the shopping center marketing industry for more than 20 years. 

Kathi majored in Marketing and received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT. 

Kathi and her husband Danny, relocated to Mount Pleasant in February, 2016 and spend their time with their incredibly cute rescue shepherd mutt Herbie.   

Amanda Bunting Comen grew up in Charleston, SC and graduated from the College of Charleston. An internship began her nonprofit career that morphed into marketing. 

In January 2019 Social ABCs was born to help small businesses and nonprofits with their social media management and strategy, public relations and other marketing needs to focus more on their business.

Amanda is a Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Charleston graduate and named one of Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 winners. She was a finalist for the Charleston American Marketing Association 2018 Spark! Awards for Best Twitter Presence, Best Facebook Presence and again in 2022 for Best Social Media Campaign. She was recently named one of the Top 3 Public Relations Firms in the Charleston Regional Business Journal Reader Rankings 2023 Official Business Choice Awards. 

Darius Kelly is the creative director and owner of Darius Kelly Design, a marketing company focused on delivering impactful creative solutions for small businesses, start-ups, and organizations who are looking to enhance their branding. 

He received his Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Graphic and Web Design from the Art Institute of Charleston. Since establishing the company in the Fall of 2018, he has always been passionate about brand development, web design, and digital marketing strategies that help companies grow and stand out amongst competition.

He is also a board member of the Charleston American Marketing Association.

Jennifer Maxwell is a Regional Director of Sales for Raines Company. She oversees the sales and marketing for hotels in the Charleston, Greenville, and Augusta markets. She has been in the hospitality industry for 19 years. 

Her most recent accomplishments include winning the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 and the William Brian Moody Leader Award by Charleston Leaders in 2023. She has also previously won the Best and Brightest award by Charleston Business Journal for 35 and Under in 2021. During her tenure at Hilton Garden Inn Charleston/Mount Pleasant, she was recognized by Hotelplanner.com and Meetings.com as one of 2015’s top 50 group sales managers. In 2016, she was awarded one of four Director of Sales Merit Awards. In 2017, she was awarded the Director of Sales Award for Hilton Garden Inns. 

She has volunteered with the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce since joining in 2015. 

John Carroll is a national award-winning columnist, author, consultant, executive coach, and serial entrepreneur. He helps executives and organizations be more productive and more profitable and have more fun. John is one of only 20 professionals worldwide recognized by peers for his work in consulting with emerging growth companies. He has worked with executives and entrepreneurs in businesses, trade groups and charitable organizations. 

A founding board member of the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce (MPCC), he is also the founding board chair and a current board member of Camp Rise Above, providing summer camp experiences for children with life-threatening illness and serious life challenges. He is a founding board member of Lowcountry Local First and has served as board president of the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center and president of what is now the MPCC. 

My entire life has been centered around helping and serving others. I learned this from my father and his career as a public servant. One of my strengths is networking and connecting the dots to help people find solutions. Farm Bureau Insurance gives me the opportunity to do this on a daily basis.

Growing up in SC’s Lowcountry, I completed my education with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The Citadel in 1993. Following a college internship, I spent a total of ten years in state law enforcement, and contracted Federal community corrections in the Charleston area. Spending over a decade in the auto glass business as a location manager, I left that industry to further serve the community as a Farm Bureau Insurance agent.

I enjoy spending time with my family, and serving our community through various volunteer leadership positions. I am an avid outdoorsman:  competitive freshwater angler and conservationist.

Mike Compton is the President and Co-Founder of rūmbo Advertising. He serves as the Marketing Chair for the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce as well as the Director of Membership Experience for the Charleston American Marketing Association. 

After graduating from Michigan State University, he traded the Midwest for the Sunshine State in 2001 to start a multimedia producer career in Tampa, FL, where he led content production for brands of all kinds, from local non-profits to nationally known corporations.

In 2013, Compton co-founded a video production company called Three Chairs Productions. Three Chairs was acquired by rūmbo Advertising in 2021 to help bolster its content creation services and help find the soul of our partner’s brands.

Rebecca is the first Director for the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce (MPCC) 
helping to lead and grow an organization of 400 business and community members East of the Cooper by developing programs and networking opportunities and establishing collaborative partnerships. As Director, she has established relationships with key state, regional, and local leaders partnering with MPCC to create opportunities for meaningful engagement for the MPCC membership. She has also helped establish programs in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant to help businesses address challenges.. She loves helping individuals and organizations grow and thrive!

She has lived in Mount Pleasant for 25 years and has been a leader in the Charleston and East Cooper communities. She is the current PR Chair and Board member of the Bands of Wando Foundation and serves on the School Improvement Council for Wando High School.

As a graduate of the College of Charleston and living in the Lowcountry for 30 years, Scott Labarowski founded HorizonFirst Insurance with the vision to modernize insurance and provide holistic property and casualty insurance protection to his clients. After spending 10 years working for a major insurance company and 20 years in the financial services industry, Scott has a unique perspective and expertise. He has a 360 view of the insurance industry and understands the financial impact it can have on an individual, a business, and a family.

He is especially dedicated to supporting organizations that help rescue animals, empower small business owners and advocate for US Military Veterans. Scott proudly serves on the Mount Pleasant Chamber Board as Membership Chair, as the Treasurer of the Cainhoy Peninsula Rotary Club, as a volunteer with East Cooper Meals on Meals, and attends Seacoast Church. 

Tammy Becker began her career in property management in NJ working for some of the largest self-storage companies in the nation quickly advancing as a regional trainer. She was led to Philadelphia, PA where she evolved as a Senior Manager and Marketing Director for a self-storage company.

She continued her career as a Regional Manager and Marketing Director while venturing out to develop and launch her own Organic Spray Tan company, Golden State Tans in CA. Her advancements in her career, life and love brought her to CT where she managed her first Elements Massage studio, and she loved the business so much that she and her business partner opened two locations. She is also the CEO of Pigtails and Crewcuts with five locations. 

Since 2000, she has been heavily involved in multiple Chambers throughout the US serving as a Board Member and committee member. She has also worked for the Parsippany and Shoreline Chamber of Commerce in CT.