{"id":6052,"date":"2023-01-23T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scfor.org\/?p=6052"},"modified":"2023-03-17T10:23:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:23:45","slug":"commission-elects-new-chairman-and-vice-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scfor.org\/2023\/01\/23\/commission-elects-new-chairman-and-vice-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission Elects New Chairman and Vice-Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioner\u00a0<strong>Gene Branham\u00a0<\/strong>(Dist. 5) passed the Chairman\u2019s gavel\u00a0to Commissioner <strong>Tony Cox<\/strong> (Dist. 7) at the conclusion of the January meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to serve again as the Chairman of the Commission,\u201d said Cox in a press release. \u201cWe\u2019re making tremendous progress on our Strategic 10-Year Plan, and we will continue working hard on behalf of the people of South Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Cox joined the Commission in 2017. He has previously served as Chairman and Vice Chairman. He is a real estate professional with 40 years of experience. He recently retired as the executive vice president at Burroughs and Chapin Co., Inc. in Myrtle Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner <strong>Pam Christopher<\/strong> (Dist. 3) was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman. Commissioner Christopher joined the SCDOT Commission in 2020. She is the President and CEO of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SCFOR thanks Commissioner Branham for his leadership as Chairman over the past year, and we look forward to continuing to work with him.\u00a0 <\/em><em>Congratulations to Chairman Cox and Vice-Chairman Christopher! 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