The Greenville Chamber celebrated the graduation of its 2026 Pacesetters class, recognizing a group of emerging professionals who spent the year developing leadership skills, building meaningful relationships, and learning from established leaders across the Upstate.

Pacesetters, a Greenville Chamber Young Professionals program, connects high-potential young professionals with experienced community leaders through small-group mentoring, leadership development sessions and networking opportunities. The program is designed to support participants’ professional growth while strengthening the region’s pipeline of future leaders.

Throughout the 10-month program, participants developed practical leadership skills, strengthened their professional capabilities, and gained insights from experienced mentors to support their continued growth and success.

The Greenville Chamber congratulates the following members of the 2026 Pacesetters class on completing the program:

Kimberly Alpizar, GSP Airport

Chaney Bodden, Dogwood State Bank

Sydney Brown, Greenville Convention Center

Jill Burrus, Regions Bank

Caitlyn Busbee, Table 301

Ciara Cerqua, Jasmine Road

Natalie Charron, Air Compressor Services, LLC

Maximilian Clifford, Truly Aligned

Audra Deitz, GE Vernova Gas Turbine

Lekia Dennis, The Greenville Housing Authority

Mary Eargle, Larkins Restaurant Group

Emily Edwards

Adam Ehlers, Morgan Corp

Jessica Eshan, Eyelit Technologies

Max Feild, Colliers

Damihje Ferguson, CommunityWorks

Becca Fox, ScanSource

Juliana Franco, Busy Bee Media

Garth Gaillard, Self-employed

Chris Griffith, Johnson Controls Inc

Jessica Hayes, Angel Flight West | Contracted with Fine Arts Center Partners

Carter Hipps, Wells Fargo

Maggie Hundley, Gallagher

Gene Hurst, SCA Health

Lizzy Hymel Domingue, TRULEO, Inc.

Carey Johnson, City Club of Greenville

Chandler Mays, Bright Marketing

Kasey Meyers, Elliott Davis

Blake Nicholson, Sealed Air

Wren Porter, Indexx

Keaton Postler, South Carolina Addiction Treatment

Garrett Shrader, Aon

Gladys Sosa Jones, VisitGreenvilleSC

Isabelle Sprayberry, VisitGreenvilleSC

Harry Stathakis, Wells Fargo

Samantha Summer, Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP

Kaley Tawadros, Self-employed

Carter Tilman, Echostar (Boost Mobile/Dish Network)

Whit Traweek, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate

Michael Urueta, LS3P Associates

Nicoleen Voelz, Table 301

Morgan Wagner, Marleylilly

Lauren Watrous

Kelly Weisbecker, Grand Bohemian Lodge Greenville

Riley Wills, The Children's Museum of The Upstate

Anna Zauner, EnerSys

The Greenville Chamber extends its appreciation to the mentors who invested their time, expertise, and guidance in this year’s Pacesetters class, helping participants strengthen their skills and grow as future leaders in the Upstate. Thank you to the following mentors:

Pacesetters Mentor Pairs

Tim Justice & Dan Rundle

Tiffany Santagati & Edward Anderson

Jo Hackl & Russell Stall

Carrie Silver & Beth Jameson

Heath Dillard & Tim Jarrett

Catherine Schumacher & Erin Predmore

 

Peer Mentors

Madison Chaney

Ashley Cobb

Hunter Patrick

Brent Reynolds

Agassy Rodriguez

 

Applications for the 2027 Pacesetters class are now open. To learn more, visit greenvillechamber.org/pacesetters.