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Meet the Committee

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Edward W. Riggs, Sr. - Chair
986 Scotland Drive
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Cell Phone: (843) 870-3773
Email: eriggs949@gmail.com
Appointed by the Governor


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Mark Nix
Homebuilders Association of SC
312 Winding Way, Columbia, SC 29212
Office Phone: (803) 771-7408
Cell Phone: (803) 917-4846
Email: mnix@hbaofsc.com
Appointed by the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Senate


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Doug McFarland
MAC Advertising, Inc.
PO Box 31463
Charleston, SC 29417
Office Phone: (843) 767-8100
Fax: (843) 767-7999
Email: macboardssc@gmail.com
Speaker of the House Appointee


Jason Rapp
Jason Rapp
Communications Director
SC Arts Commission 
1026 Sumter Street Ste. 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Office Phone: (803) 734-8899
Email: jrapp@arts.sc.gov
Appointed at Recommendation of SC Arts Commission 


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Daina Riley
Director of Governmental Affairs
SC Parks, Recreation and Tourism
1205 Pendleton Street, Ste. 248
Columbia, SC 29201
Office Phone: (803) 734-3512
Email: driley@scprt.com
Director of SCPRT Designee, Ex-officio


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Olivia Young
Director of Digital Marketing
Defender Services, Inc.
PO Box 31
Brunson, SC 29911
Cell Phone: (803) 600-7435
Email: olivia.young@defenderservices.com
Appointed at Recommendation of SC Association of Tourism Regions


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Mark Sexton, CPRP
PRT Operations Manager, City of Rock Hill
273 Monteray Oaks Circle
Fort Mill,  SC 29715
Phone: (803) 448-2506
Email: Mark.sexton@cityofrockhill.com
Appointed at Recommendation of SC Travel and Tourism Coalition


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Tony Tam
Interstate Management and Investment Corp
110 Land Stone Circle
Irmo, SC 29063
(803) 309-5878
Email: TTam@imichotels.com
Appointed at Recommendation of SC Restaurant and Lodging Association


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Daniel P. Blumenstock
461 Blue Dragonfly Drive
Charleston, SC 29414
Phone: (843) 364-9151
Email: dblumenstock@lowcountryhotels.com
Appointed at Recommendation of SC Association of CVBs


Fox Simons
Fox Simons
City of Myrtle Beach, Deputy City Manager
PO Drawer 2468
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
Phone: (843) 918-1016
Email: fsimons@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Appointed at the Recommendation of the Municipal Association of SC


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Daniel T. Prentice
Chief Financial Officer, Charleston County School District 
75 Calhoun Street 
Charleston,  SC 29401
Phone: (843) 566-8198
Email: daniel_prentice@charleston.k12.sc.us

Appointed at the Recommendation of the SC Association of Counties


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Damita Holcomb - Support Manager
Tourism Expenditure Review Committee Staff
P.O. Box 125
Columbia, SC 29214-0120
Cell Phone: (843) 992-7232
Email: Damita.Holcomb@dor.sc.gov (Preferred method of communication)