Columbia Regional Business Report - Icons & Phenoms Event Honors SC Business and Community Leaders

Leaders and innovators from around South Carolina were honored July 21st at the 2022 Icons and Phenoms luncheon presented by SC Biz News. The event was held at the Doubletree by Hilton Columbia.

For the first time, the event recognized influencers from around the state, with six Icons and six Phenoms selected from the Upstate, Coastal and Midlands regions.

Icon honors went to established leaders who have helped shape their communities both through business and civic engagement, while the Phenoms are rising new influencers making an impact where they live.

One Icon and one Phenom were selected for statewide honors.

The statewide Phenom was Dr. Kathleen Domm, foster care medical director at Select Health of South Carolina, an exclusive Medicaid managed care organization which provides health care services to more than 5,000 children in foster care around the state. Dr. Domm is a board-certified pediatrician with a passion for improving the health and well-being of children. Her team contacts each child and their foster care placement as soon as the child enters the system. She also volunteers at the Shifa Clinic in Mount Pleasant, providing free health care services to uninsured children.

Statewide Icon honors went to Elizabeth Igleheart, vice president of advancement at Transitions Homeless Center in Columbia. Igleheart joined the agency six years ago and since then has made big strides in building community support and engagement. Under her leadership, an agency fundraiser that once took in $20,000 annually now brings in more than $95,000. She also helped create automated approaches to fundraising and led a capital campaign to purchase and renovate a second property to serve elderly and medically fragile homeless people.

Doctor’s Care, Nephron Pharmaceuticals and Doubletree by Hilton Columbia sponsored the event.

Icons Upstate Region

Stewart Spinks: The Spinx Co. LLC
Heather Simmons Jones: MRB Group
Pamela Evette: State of South Carolina
Chris Manley: Engenius
Ric Standridge: Standridge Studio & Gallery
Jennifer Sutton: Curiosity Inc. Bright+Co and OrangeWIP

Icons Midlands Region

Elizabeth Igleheart: Transitions Homeless Center
Jean Toal: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Ann Marie Stieritz: Liberty Fellowship
Catherine Cantey: Cantey Advisors
Lila Anna Sauls: Homeless No More
Sam Moses: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein

Icons Coastal Region

W. Ford Graham: McGuireWoods Consulting LLC
Sean Popson: Select Health of South Carolina
Shanda Johnson: Cornerstone Camp
Jim O’Connor: JMT
Edie Blakeslee: Coastal Community Foundation
Tiffany Johnson-Wilson: Johnson & Wilson Real Estate Co.

Phenoms Upstate Region

James Jordon: Jordon Construction Co.
Jessica McCoy: Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
Jennifer Belshe: Novus Advisors
Bill Hathaway: Noregon Systems Inc.
Sallie Holder: The Brimm
Brian Stearns: RingoFire

Phenoms Midlands Region

Kiara Streater: Extraordinary Headhunters LLC
Nancy Lee: Habitat for Humanity, South Carolina
Sh’Kur Francis: Main Street United Methodist Church; Bamberg County
Trevor Knox: Terminix Service Inc.
Katherine Myers: Burnette Shutt & McDaniel PA
Ayanna White: Power in Changing — The Diaper Bank of the Midlands

Phenoms Coastal Region

Kathleen Domm: Select Health of South Carolina
Karriema Calhoun: The Boeing Co.
Wes Wilson: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District
Jana Riley: Public Works Art Center
Katie Blomquist: Going Places
Edward Copes: Atlas Technologies Inc.

JULIANNE OEHLBECK, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

Julie is a business-minded and solutions focused Chief Legal Officer with extensive in-house experience. She is known for being a trusted and strategic advisor in fast-paced growth environments. Julie has a proven track record of building strong relationships and delivering creative and value-add solutions that grow the business, enhance company culture, minimize risk and build efficiencies. She has worked in a multitude of industries including food and beverage, consumer products, internet/e-commerce and telecommunications on domestic and international matters. She is also passionate about the Board service she offers to Chenango Memorial Hospital as executive on the Board, Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Audit Committees.

Timothy Carpenter, P.E.

Syracuse Operations Manager (Management Team)

Tim Carpenter, P.E. delivers more than 35 years of experience as an engineer and project manager in a number of capacities across military, construction, facilities management, environmental, and manufacturing industries. Proven leader in the design, construction administration, and operations of water and wastewater treatment plants, anaerobic digestion facilities, design and permitting of chemical systems, petroleum system and stormwater management systems, preparation and ongoing management of air emissions permits.

DIANA M. SMITH

Business Development Director

As Former Mayor of the Village of Seneca Falls, and Past-President of New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM), Diana Smith has years of direct experience in state and local government, municipal strategic planning, budgeting, service delivery, and operations. Her focus on municipal efficiency resulted in the creation of Strategic Municipal Initiatives, an award-winning project that led to the development of SmarterLocalGov, the Municipal Services Division of MRB Group.

THOMAS J. FROMBERGER, P.E.

Team Leader

Tom Fromberger is an experienced engineer and innovative design professional, recognized for successful, cost-effective solutions that resolve issues in challenging environments. He possesses a wealth of industrial, commercial, residential, municipal, and recreational design experience, with a unique ability to expedite regulatory permitting and approvals.

SCOTT BOVA, A.I.A., NCARB

Architecture Team Leader

Scott Bova is a creative, solution-oriented professional architect with hands-on project management experience. His team leadership involves coordinating the talent of several creative architects, who each compliment the team’s unique ability to transform abstract visions into a tangible, functional, aesthetically pleasing—and affordable—end product.

BILL DAVIS

Senior Project Manager/Team Leader (Ex Officio & Management Team)

With years of direct experience, Bill Davis is often sought out by peers as a leader in civil and environmental engineering. He is a leading wastewater expert. His focus includes evaluation of wastewater operations, system design, construction-phase services, and troubleshooting process challenges in water and wastewater treatment facilities and system components.

PATRICK A. NICOLETTA, P.E.

Senior Project Manager/Team Leader (BOD & Management Team)

Pat Nicoletta’s leadership involves hands-on engineering, field expertise, and operational experience. His diverse background in water and wastewater includes analysis, planning, funding, system design, and construction phase services. Pat’s strength is in finding innovative ways to solve utility issues in a manner that’s cost-effective and affordable for rural communities—and he is driven to far exceed client expectations.

JAMES J. OBERST, P.E.

Executive VP & COO

Jim Oberst’s leadership focuses on streamlined and efficient operations, for both MRB Group’s internal functions and external client support processes. His extensive expertise in engineering, project and team management, LEED/environmental principles, and strategic planning benefits communities and private sector clients who rely on his trusted counsel.

RYAN T. COLVIN, P.E.

President/CEO (BOD & Management Team)

Ryan Colvin is a dynamic and driven engineer and organizational leader, with a long history of serving as trusted advisor to municipal officials across the State of New York. His practical and realistic focus on helping local governments achieve long-term fiscal and environmental sustainability has earned MRB Group the reputation of serving as a partner to client communities. Many have worked with Ryan and MRB Group for decades.

DAVID M. DOYLE, P.E.

Vice President (BOD & Management Team)

Dave Doyle is a respected civil engineer, project team leader, and operations expert. His extensive involvement in the study, planning, and design of municipal infrastructure projects includes both water supply and sanitary sewer improvements. He has assisted many rural communities with developing, funding, and implementing critical projects which have resolved significant environmental challenges and infrastructure needs.

Columbia Regional Business Report – Icons & Phenoms Event Honors SC Business and Community Leaders

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