Boards & Committees
Committee Chairs
| Name |
Position |
Title |
|
Susan Wild |
Promotion Chair |
Communications Director,
City of Sumter |
| John B. Jackson, A1A |
Design |
Jackson & Sims Architects |
| Jack Osteen |
Economic Restructuring |
The Item, Publisher |
|
Jan Levy |
Organization Chair |
|
Downtown Revitalization Board
| Name |
Position |
Title |
| Hubert D. Osteen Jr. |
Chairman |
The Item, Editor |
| Emma R. Singleton |
Vice-Chairman |
Imports, Ltd., Co-owner |
| Robert Smith |
Secretary /Treasurer |
Senior Vice President, Sumter National Bank |
| Jay Davis |
|
Coldwell Banker Commercial Cornerstone |
| Kevin Johnson |
|
Department of Health |
| Angus F. McDuffie |
|
McDuffie Furniture, CFO |
| Charles Joe |
|
|
| Katherine Prow |
|
Katherines/Uptown Deli, Owner/Operator |
| Harold Nixon |
|
XDOS, Owner |
Promotions Committee
The Downtown Promotions Committee is comprised of volunteers from the Sumter community. The committee's primary responsibility is to develop and assist in the implementation of promotional events in the downtown central business district. Promotions include the very popular "Sumter @ Six" and "Friday's At The Plaza" outdoor concert series, numerous street festivals such as the "Sumter/Shaw StreetFest" and "Halloween on Main", and our new event "Old Fashioned Christmas".
The promotions committee is also responsible for assisting in the promotion of the ongoing revitalization activities of Downtown Sumter and coordinating joint promotions among merchants. Other activities include Opera House concerts and the promotion and coordination of cultural activities in the downtown.
Committee Members
| Name |
Title |
Susan Wild,
Promotion Chair |
Communications Director,
City of Sumter |
| Caroline Mack |
Caroline Mack Center for the Arts,
Artistic Director |
| Rose Ford |
Sumter County Parks and Recreation |
| Booth Chilcutt |
Sumter Opera House
Cultural Director |
| Colette Daniels |
Tourism Development Manager,
Sumter Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Mary B. Sheridan |
School District 2,
Public Information Specialist |
| Brenda Zilch |
Tuomey Healthcare Systems,
Director of Public Relations/Human Resources |
| Carol Salkeld |
Miller Communications |
| Shelly Galloway |
School District 17,
Public Information Specialist |
| Dibble Parker |
Marketing Specialist,
Sumter Advertising Company |
Downtown Design Committee
The Downtown Design Committee is made up of local architects, interior designers and other interested volunteers from the community that are committed to improving the appearance of Downtown Sumter. The committee primary purpose is to serve in an advisory role in the creation of an attractive, coordinated and quality image in Downtown Sumter by capitalizing on its unique assets and heritage.
Recent activities of the Design Committee include the streetscape project, parking lot renovations, the façade grant program and assistance in reviewing buildings to determine compliance with the Downtown Appearance and Maintenance Codes.
Committee Members
| Name |
Title |
John B. Jackson, AIA
Design Chair |
Jackson & Sims
Architects |
| Julie Coker |
JWC Design Consultant
|
| John Acken |
Corporate Consultant |
Meredith Drakeford
AIA |
Drakeford Architects |
| Lorin Palmer |
Palmer Memorial Chapel |
Jay Stutz
20th CES/CECD |
Chief, Base Development, Architect |
| Nicole Norris |
Nicole Norris Design Studio |
| Al Harris |
City of Sumter
Director of Public Works |
Economic Restructuring Committee
The Economic Restructuring Committee consists of volunteers from the Sumter business and financial community. The committee works to develop a market strategy that will help achieve an improved retail mix, a stronger tax base, increased investor confidence and a stable role for downtown as a major component of Sumter's economy.
Currently the committee is involved in the re-development of the former Brody Department Store building and recruiting retailers to available properties in Downtown Sumter.
Committee Members
| Name |
Title |
|
Jack Osteen, Economic Restructuring Chair |
Publisher, The Item |
| Carol Hallgren |
Brick Street Coffee Break
Owner |
| Mack Kolb |
Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb
Broker-in-Charge |
| Steve Rust |
Sumter Development Board
President |
| Jule Eldridge |
Ramada Inn
General Manager |
| Mike Powell |
Powell's on Main
Owner |
| PJ Watson |
BB&T Bank
Commercial Loan Business Banker |
| Bill Smith |
Building Owner |
| Walter Dunlap |
Santee-Lynches Council of Governments
Development Banking Director |
| Carlton Davidson |
NBSC
Vice-President |
| Grier Blackwelder |
Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce
President |
| Jay Stutz |
20th CES/CECD |
| John Nesbitt |
Reliable Pawn |
| Gene Weston |
Burgess Do It Center
President |
| Katherine Prow |
Uptown Deli |
| Richard Barr |
South Carolina Community Bank |
Organization Committee
The Organization Committee plays a key role in attracting people and money to the downtown revitalization efforts. It is responsible for getting volunteers and other interested parties working towards the same goal and building consensus and cooperation.
The Organization Committee is also charged with promoting the revitalization process and making sure that members of the community know, understand, and appreciate the work in mission of downtown revitalization. This is accomplished through news letters, presentations to civic groups and displays at various community events.
Committee Members
| Name |
Title |
|
Jan Levy - Organization Committee Chair |
|
| Sue McDuffie |
McDuffie's Furniture |
| Kay Rhoads |
The Artist Colony |
| Cheryl Wright |
|
| Sammy Way |
Sumter High School- Hands On History program |