Mr. Musselman has been a Board member for the past 4 years, but has been involved with the Palmetto House since shortly after it was founded. He is active in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and a number of civic organizations. He came to Summerville in 1986, upon his retirement from the US Air Force. His BA is from The College of William and Mary, and his MA is from Ball State, Muncie, Indiana.

Mr. Martin has served on the Board for the past 3 years. He retired from the US Navy in 1996, served as Deputy and then as County Administrator until 2004 when he assumed his current position as Director of Customer Relations for Summerville Homes, LLC. A native of South Dakota, he received his BA from the University of Kansas, his MA from Salve Regina College, and an additional MA from the US Naval War College.

Mr. Powell was the Board’s immediate past President and now serves as the Board Treasurer.

Ms Busby has served on the Board since 2001. Her support for Palmetto House began in 1996, as a volunteer through her church, St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in Summerville. She believes in the efforts that the Palmetto House offers to those in need and she wanted to become more involved. She is currently the Administrative Assistant at the Dorchester County Veterans Affairs Office.

Mr. Wheeler has been a Palmetto House volunteer for 10 years and has served on the Board for the past 4 years. He presently serves as Fund Raising Chairman. He is an Account Executive with J. R. Rowell Printing Co., Inc., and is an active member of the Summerville Presbyterian Church

Ms Wheeler is married to Board member Mark Wheeler, and she also has been a volunteer for 10 years and a member of the Board for the past 4 years. She is Property Manager for Darby Development Co., Inc., and is also a active member of the Summerville Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Patala has been a member of the Board for the past 3 years. Presently, he serves as Building Committee Chairman, supervising The construction of the new Palmetto House facility. Residing in Summerville for the past eight years, he works in Charleston as an engineer for a local government subcontractor. Mr. Patala is married and has three lovely daughters.

Representative Young has served on the Board for the past 2 years. Beside being State Representative for District #98, she is President of Young Enterprises and Vice President for Community Relations for Summerville Homes, LLC. She is the SC House majority leader and 1st Vice President of the Ways and Means Committee. She is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest award. Active in both Summerville Breakfast Rotary and Summerville Kiwanis Clubs, she has also received awards as Legislator of the Year from associations of the Tax Payers; the SC Solicitors; the Victims Advocates and the SC Sheriffs.

Mr. Miler has served on the Board since 2005. He is a graduate of the Citadel and Owner and Broker in Charge Of Miler Properties, Inc. Presently, he serves as President-elect of the YMCA Board of Volunteers, a Board member of Pinewood Preparatory School, and as finance Chairman of the Dorchester County Tax Authority. He is married and is the father of three daughters.

Ms Byrd has been a member of the Board Since 2004. She is a graduate from the College of Charleston and received her law degree from the University of South Carolina. Ms Byrd is a member of the Knight Law Firm, LLC and also serves as Corporate Counsel for the Town of Summerville. She is President-Elect of the Kiwanis Club of Summerville and member of the Board for the Dorchester County Public Defender Corporation

The Rev. Mr. Baker is pastor of Antioch Christian Fellowship, Summerville, and a Board member for one year. He is the immediate past president of the Summerville Ministerial Assn., and has been in the ministry for 52 years. He was formerly a CBN 700 Club evangelist and an Apostolic/Missionary in India, Brazil, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, England and Scotland. He has founded and co-founded 19 Churches and ministries.

Ms Allen joined the Board in October 2005. She is a shareholder of Bryan, Truesdale, Adkins & Williams, PA. Prior to returning to public accounting, she did accounting for not- for-profit agencies, primarily Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care on John’s Island. Born in Zimbabwe, where her mother was a missionary and her father a forester, she moved to Summerville in the mid 60’s and has resided here ever since.

Mr. Brooks joined the Board in 2006. He is the CEO - DCI Companies, Summerville. An Eagle Scout, he graduated with a BSBA dregree from East Carolina University, and received an MS from N.C. State University. Prior to coming to Summerville, he was EVP and COO for IBIS Networks. Before his position with IBIS, he was SVP Strategy and Distribution Vigiilinx. He also was a VP of Business Marketing for BellSouth, VP of Indirect Distribution for GTE Wireless, SVP Marketing and Sales for Southern Communications, and VP of Sales & Distribution for Vanguard Cellular Systems. He is a member of the National Business Aircraft Assn; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, and is a member of the advisory board for ThinkTec in Charleston.

Dr. James joined the Board in 2006. He is the managing partner for James Family Chiropractic, located in Summerville. In addition to his professional work, Dr. James works extensively with children, and in the areas of nutrition and fitness. He also is a member of the praise band for Seacoast Church in Summerville, performing on a variety of stringed and other instruments.

The newest member on the Board, Margaret is a native Summervillian. She graduated from Summerville High School and Trident Technical College. Formerly she served the Town of Summerville as a Fire Department communications operator; as a reserve Police Officer; an EMT/Paramedic; a SLEC TAC; Administrative Assistant to the Probate Judge and is currently serving as Register of Deeds for Dorchester County. She is presently on the Salvation Army advisory Committee for Dorchester County. Ms Baily is active in the Kiwanis Club of Summerville, the BPOE and a variety of other community and political organizations.