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Top 100 Women recognizes high-achieving women who are making an impact in South Carolina through their leadership, community service, and mentorship.
Awards Celebration
June 2027
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln St
Columbia, SC 29201
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Sponsorships include a table in a VIP location for your guests, the right to use the Top 100 Women logo, multimedia marketing opportunities and much more depending on the sponsorship level you choose. A limited number of individual tickets will be made available if space is available after the sponsorship deadline.
If you have questions about this awards event, please email [email protected]
What is Top 100 Women?
SCBIZ’s Top 100 Women honors South Carolina’s high achieving women who are making an impact through their professional experience, leadership, community service and mentoring. Previously, the news organization hosted Women of Influence events in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville. When its three leading brands (Charleston Regional Business Journal, Columbia Regional Business Report, and GSA Business Report) merged to form SCBIZ last fall, Top 100 Women replaced the three Women of Influence programs with one that honors 100 Women statewide.
What is the nomination process and the steps to take?
Nominations can be made by anyone, including yourself. Once the online nomination form is completed an automated email will be sent to the individual nominated (the email address entered in the “Nominee Email” field) and a submission receipt will be sent to the email placed in the “Nominator’s Email” field.
In order for the nominee to continue with the process they must fill out the application form by the application deadline listed in the automated email and on the corresponding event landing page.
We also recommend submitting up to three letters of recommendation to https://scbiz.com/scbiz-letters-of-recommendation-submission-form/ by the application deadline to be included in the nominee’s judging packet as supporting materials. This is not a requirement, but an added benefit.
How can I be considered for the Top 100 Women award?
In order to be considered, candidates:
- Must demonstrate significant professional accomplishment within their career, strong leadership and mentoring skills as well as strong civic commitment in our community;
- Must be employed in South Carolina; and
- May be self-nominated or nominated by another person.
While anyone can nominate, we recommend nominations come from a senior leader in the candidate’s organization. It is then required that the nominee go through the entire application process, please see above response for more details on that.
Who are the judges and what are they looking for when selecting the honorees?
Winners are selected by a panel of judges including previous honorees, as well as the SCBIZ editorial team. The judges reviewed applications, and letters of recommendation and identified key community leaders resulting in the 2026 Top 100 Honorees.
Circle of Excellence honorees have won twice previously and are honored for their sustained achievements professionally, in the community and through mentoring.
Do the winners have to say something?
Winners do not speak live during the event. The winners walk across the stage to accept their awards.
If I’m a honoree, do I need to purchase a ticket?
You do not need to purchase a ticket for yourself as an honoree. All other attendees must purchase a ticket. Sponsorship packages are available to purchase for those wanting large groups of tickets and additional benefits.
Can I buy an ad in the publication?
The Top 100 Women program is supported through sponsorships. The ads you see in the magazine are part of the sponsorship packages. Please email [email protected]
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
2026 SCBIZ TOP 100 WOMEN HONOREES
CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE
Sara Barber
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Jamie DeMent
SC Competes
Sara Fawcett
United Way of the Midlands
Robyn Grable
Talents ASCEND and Veterans ASCEND
Brittany Matthews
The Promotion Lady Marketing and Consulting Firm
Rita Patel
Hotel Trundle
Barbara Rackes
The Rackes Group
Jennifer Sutton
Bright and Co. and Orange WIP
Elyse Welch
Carolina Retail Experts
TOP 100 HONOREES
Jennifer Baez
BEHKO Construction
Vanessa Barnes
WorkSmart Staffing
Meghan Barp
President & CEO
Keisha R. Bell
Richland County Government
Dawn A. Boren
The Boeing Company
Kamber Parker Bowden
Generational Performance Solutions
Joanne Brady
First Reliance Bank
Sharon C. Bramlett
Turner Padget Graham and Laney
Hilary Dyer Brannon
University of South Carolina
Dita Brown
First Citizens Bank
Kimberley D. Brown
South Carolina Community Loan Fund
Susan Burke
Trident Construction LLC
Frann Carlton
HDR, Inc.
Tally Parham Casey
Wyche, P.A.
Elizabeth Coble
Evans Management Group
Susan Kenney Cotter
University of South Carolina Business Partnership Foundation
Avonlea Denney
Rodgers Builders
Maggie Dittmar
Thompson Turner Construction
Shelby Dodson
CBRE
Dolly Garfield
South Carolina Education Lottery
Chantel Graham
Studio Pilates Spears Creek
Liz Griffith
International Transportation Innovation Center
Amanda Hamet
Coldwell Banker Caine
Linda Hannon
Duke Energy
Sara Hazzard
South Carolina Manufacturers Commerce
Clarice Henderson
Scout Motors
Wendy Henry
JDPR
Kathleen Herrmann
Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
Kelly Hosack
Greenberg Farrow (GF)
Rebecca Hudson
Charleston Parks Conservancy
Dr. Cerrissa Hugie
MyNDSpace® Mental Health Education and Consulting, LLC
Rebecca Imholz
Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
Taylor Jackson
Maritime Association of South Carolina
Cathy Jansen
First Horizon Bank
Susan L. Johnson, Ph.D.
South Carolina Healthy Business Coalition | South Carolina Nature, Health & Business Group
Babette B. Jones
Six Nineteen of 1865 Spirits, Inc.
Heather Simmons Jones
MRB Group
Lou Kennedy
Nephron Pharmaceuticals
Silvia King
Southern First Bank
Robyn Knox
The HR Business Connect
Mary Kate Korpita
Flock and Rally
Gretchen Lambert
Studio 2LR, Inc.
Julianne Lang
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School
Kristen Lanier
Terracon
Nadine K. Lavigne
Be REAL Partners
Anna Locke
A.T. Locke
Paige Lux
Weston & Sampson
Sarah Lyles
PalmettoPride
Melanie Matthews
Modern Exterminating Company, Inc.
Jennifer Maxwell
Raines
Sonia T. McAbee
MTC Federal Credit Union
Lauren McAlexander
ADCO
Caroline McDavid
Juiced Fuel
Laura Acker Menscher
Kreps PR & Marketing
Chunsta Miller
Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC
Mary Robin Miller
West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative
Ashley Moore
AM-PM Farms & AM-PM Farms Butchery & Market
Kristen Morrell
Kristen Morrell
Lisa Muzekari, PE
Thomas & Hutton
Adelyn Nottingham
American Heart Association – Upstate South Carolina
Verna Orr
Benedict College
Jennifer Osgood
Wagner Wealth Management
Tiffany Payne
Moore & Van Allen PLLC
MaryEllis Petrosian
YMCA of Greenville
Rhiannon Poore
Forge Search
Christie Rainwater
City of Hanahan/Carolina One Real Estate
Keonta’ Ramsey
CLIMB Fund
Dr. Chelsea Richard
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Dawn Robinson
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Caroline Roche
CR Studio Management
Erinn Rowe
Harvest Hope Food Bank
Ashley Sage
ANC Group
Amanda Sapp
We Are Sharing Hope SC
Michelle Seaver
United Community
Julie A. Selof
Truliant Federal Credit Union
Liz Seman
Furman University
Erika Senneseth M.Ed.
Sandhills School
Erica Simonavice
The Robby Brady Team- Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate
Leslie Skardon
Sustain SC
Charlene D. Slaughter
Experience Columbia SC
Kathryn Taylor
InvesiNet LLC
Reyna Thompson
TD Synnex
Heather Valeri, CBI, CEPA
Meridian Business Advisors, LLC.
Erin Vassallo
AppleOne, Inc. and Alls Well Healthcare Services
Johanna Ward, RID, NCIDQ, IIDA
Goodwyn Mills Cawood
Emily Watson
This Whole House
Whitney Whitlock
WeThrive HR Solutions LLC
Chelsey Williams
Brasfield & Gorrie
Sharon Wilson
Wilson Associates Real Estate
Rebekah Wright
Springbrook Behavioral Health
Anne Young
Flare Media Agency
2025 Women of Influence Honorees
Charleston 2025 Women of Influence Honorees
Dr. Candice Anusewicz, Trident Medical Center
Nicole Burleson, Floyd Lee Locums
Alicia D. Caudill, Ph.D., College of Charleston
Tia Clark, Casual Crabbing with Tia
Catherine Dingler, Maynard Nexsen PC
Ellen Frazier, Frazier Lending Group empowered by NEXA Mortgage & Booze Free Babes
L. Elizabeth Gibbes, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Tricia Haggerty, Chase Bank
Lindsey Halter, Carolina Retail Experts
Ashley Jackrel, SIOR, CCIM, Avison Young
Amanda Kahalehoe, Vicious Biscuit
Hannah Kamba, Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic
Christina Lock, Catch Talent
Lauren Manaker, Nutrition Now
Brittany Matthews, The Promotion Lady Marketing and Consulting Firm
Theresa McClure, HNTB Corporation
Ashley McCormick, Novus Architects
Morgan McKnight, Trident Construction
Anna McSwain, Dorchester County
Leslie Norton, Norton Design Studio
Ally Paragano, Nova Management
Ellen Paulisick, Longboard Dental
Bre Penrod, DWG Consulting Engineers
Stephanie Postell, Anchor Heating and Air LLC
Leslie Skardon, Sustain SC
Paula Stubblefield, C.T. Lowndes & Company
Dr. Erica S. Taylor, Orangeburg County School District
Holly Walter, Thorne
Emily Wood, Wood’s Ace Hardware
Kimberly Zaruca, We Are Sharing Hope SC
Columbia 2025 Women of Influence Awards
Sheila M. Abron, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Elise Ahyi, Columbia College
Carlie Allman, Cohn Construction
Kelly Barbrey, Experience Columbia SC
Emily Barnes, Zeus
Beth Bauknight, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A.
Janet H. Bearden, Hood Construction Company Inc.
Kelsey Bickley, Main Street District
Shanice Bligen, Midlands Housing Alliance dba Transitions Homeless Center
Sarah Boozer, Lexington Medical Center
Hayley Bowers, M.B. Kahn Construction
Brenda C. Brown, Dominion Energy
Kim J. Crafton, Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Ashley Ferri, Columbia VA Healthcare System
Leandra Hayes-Burgess, Benedict College
Amy L.B. Hill, Richardson Thomas, LLC
Karen R. Jenkins, KRJ Consulting, LLC
Megan Johnson, Nephron Nitrile
Angie Koen, Ritedose
Angelle LaBorde, CCE, CCEC, IOM, Lexington Chamber & Visitors Center
Emilie Lewis, Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union
Danna Lilly, Experience Columbia SC
Leslie Maley, Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc.
Susan Vaughan McPherson, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Jana Medlin, Hyatt Place Columbia/Downtown/The Vista
Katie Moore, Southern First Bank
Meredith Rhodes, Trinity Partners
Dr. Aubrey L. Sejuit, Winthrop University
Lucia Smith, Pyramid Contracting LLC
Misty Stathos, State Farm – Stathos Insurance Agency
Diana W. Stevenson, Grace Outdor Advertising
Jennifer Sutton, Bright Marketing + OrangeWIP
Christina E. Thoesen, Terminix Service Inc.
Elizabeth Trenbeath, Snelling Staffing Services of the Midlands
Michelle McLaughlin White, Colonial Life/Unum
Erika Wyar, Trane Technologies
Laura Yordy, Novant Health Urgent Care
GSA Women of Influence Awards 2025
Debbra Alvarado, Hispanic Alliance of SC
Jessie Amos, Little Victories Branding & Company
Gail Awan, Urban League of the Upstate
Meghan Barp, United Way of Greenville County
Nancy Brookshire, Plus-Plus USA
Lindsay Calcutt, Incora Health
Carey Ann Campbell, Southern Tide
Mary Church Cornette, Fuel Creative
Amanda Darden, Lander University
Kelly Dawsey, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Ghisela Eljach, EG Latin Media Agency
Rachel Everett, ESM Sports
Meghan Fleming, Insperity HR
Chelsea Fox, Prisma Health
Eva-Marie Fox, T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.
Latorrie Geer, CommunityWorks
Kelly Gregory, Furman University
Diane Hardy, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Mom and Pop Alliance of SC
Meta Hendricks, The Meyer Center for Special Children
Julie Horton, Greenville County Schools
Shannon Lavrin, City of Greenville
Amanda Long, Hughes Agency
Kristina Loughrey, KL Communications
Darath Mackie, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate
Erin McCaskill, First Citizens Bank
Allison Mertens, EVG Media
Jennifer Mihalic, WYFF
Kristie Nicoloff, LS3P Associates
Francesca Passen, Hobbs Group Advisors
Erin Predmore, Greenville Connects
Kay Roper, Cancer Survivors Park Alliance
Jana Scroggins, United Community
Dr. Erin R. Smith, OneSpartanburg Inc.
Caitlin Steelman, Graycliff Capital
Caitlin Townsend, AssuredPartners
Jill Vales, Count On Us Controller Services, Inc.
Kelly Vaughn, Trehel
Diana Watson, Diana Watson Media
Karee White, AtchleyWhite + Associates
Vickie Zambrano, Curean
2024 Honorees
Quinn Balderson, Choate Construction Company
Melissa Barker, Women Entrepreneurs Inc. (WE Inc.)
Kristen Bereveskos, The Baldwin Group
Robin Berlinsky, Engaging Creative Minds
Cindy Brams, Elliott Davis
Tylar Brannon, Optimal Bio
Wendy Brewer, Roseate Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Allison Carter, Camp Rise Above
Amy Chico, HLA Inc.
Rhetta Cloyd, In The Black
Theresa Craft, We Are Sharing Hope SC
Abigail Darlington, STEM New Opportunity Fund
Stephanie Dasher, Warrior Surf Foundation
Jennifer DiCenzo, A&I Fire and Water Restoration
Wendy Dorchester, Lake City Living
Mary Alis Doyle Edwards, Palmetto Carriage Works
Isabel Driggers, Coastal Kids Dental & Braces
Lesley Firestone, Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Jenny Glasgow, Chubby Dog Nation
Felicia Howard, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Joselyn Johnson, Eventions by Joselyn
Kristen Lanier, Terracon Consultants Inc
Natasha Lee, Floyd Lee Locums
Tope Leyimu, Motley Rice LLC
Casey Lowery, Adams Property Group
Rachel Malecky, Hamby Catering & Events
Michelle McDonald, Dorchester County
Mary McKee, DoseSpot
Shannon Meder, HNTB
Fallon Meyer, Encore Bank
Joanne Migliori, Migliori’s Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen
Maggie Mull, The MediaBeast Marketing Group LLC
Ryan-Marie Preuss, Ryan-Marie Design & Decor
Mary Shahid, Maynard Nexsen PC
Cate Smolinsky, DWG Consulting Engineers
Amy Stasiukaitis, Low Country Case and Millwork, Inc.
Lori Swan, United Community Bank
Elyse Welch, Carolina Retail Experts
Nickisha M. Woodward, Turner Padget
Andrea Wright, The Wright Reason
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