Charleston County Council

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Fiscal conservative, reduced spending
• Improved traffic and planning with Comprehensive Plan
• Economic Development and job creation
• Balance growth with quality of life
• Streamline and speed up permitting process for our citizens
• Improve communications with county residents

Council committees:

• Finance, Chairman

Employment history:

• April 1992 to present: Sass, Herrin & Associates, Inc.
• October 1984-March 1992: Charleston Appraisal Service
• January 1982 -July 1984: Southeastern Appraisal Service
• June 1976-December 1986: Three-S Company

Professional & Civic involvement:

• Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments
• CARTA
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
• CHATS
• President, S.C. Chapter of Appraisal Institute: 2012
• Chairman, S.C. Real Estate Appraisers Board: 2004-2011, 1997-2001
• Appointed Appraiser Member, SC Real Estate Appraisers Board: 2009, 2003, 1998, 1995
• National Director, Association of Appraisal Regulatory Officials: 2004-2006
• Regional Director, Association of Appraisal Regulatory Officials: 2004-2003, 1998-2001

Education:

• 1976: The Citadel, Bachelor's of science in business administration
• 1988: Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA), The Society of Real Estate Appraisers
• 1991: Member Appraisal Institute (MAI)

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Affordable Housing
• Public Transportation
• Sustainable Development
• Flooding Relief

Council committees:

• Finance
• Public Works
• Environmental Management
• Human Resources, Chairman
• Housing
• Magistrate Oversight Committee
• Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee
• Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)
• Charleston Area Transportation Study Committee (CHATS)

Professional & Civic involvement:

• Certified Professional Engineer
• Charleston Museum board member

Education:

• Columbia University, Juris Doctorate - 2013
• University of South Carolina, B.S. in Business Administration - 2010
• Double Major: Economics and Finance
• Licensed Attorney South Carolina, September 2016

Hobbies:

• Spending time with family and friends
• Gamecock football, Islander hockey
• Reading and playing guitar

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Diversity within the workforce and procurement of the County
• Fair and equitable pay for all employees
• Employment for the underprivileged

Council committees:

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Audit Committee
• Charleston Museum Board
• Human Services Commission
• Charleston Animal Society
• Charleston Promise Neighborhood
• International African American Museum
• Housing

Employment History:

• 2020-present: Walmart Associate, North Charleston, SC
• 2017-present: Principal, North Charleston High School, North Charleston, SC
• 2005-2017: Assistant Principal, Fort Dorchester High School, North Charleston, SC
• 2001-2003: Coordinator, Burke High School Adult Education Program, Charleston, SC
• 1999-2000: Administrative Assistant, Burke High School, Charleston, SC
• 1996-2005: Instructor, Burke High School, Charleston, SC
• 1990-2000: Adjunct Professor, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC
• 1982-1996: Instructor, Morningside Middle School, North Charleston, SC
• 1980-1982: Instructor, Burke High School, Charleston, SC
• 1978-1980: Production Assistant, DuPont, Goose Creek, SC

Education:

• Liberty Hill Elementary - North Charleston, SC
• Whitesville Elementary - Oakley, SC
• Bonds-Wilson High School - North Charleston, SC - 1969
• Berkeley Training High School - Moncks Corner, SC - 1970
• Berkeley High School - Moncks Corner, SC - 1971
• B.A. Morris College - Sumter, SC - 1975
• M.A. Atlanta University - Atlanta, GA - 1985
• M. Ed. The Citadel - Charleston, SC - 2007
• Studied at Emory University - Atlanta, GA - 1985
• Ed. S. The Citadel, Charleston, SC - 2011

Memberships:

• Liberty Hill Improvement Council
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• South Carolina Association of Secondary Administration

Contributor of College Awards - Morris College:

• The Florence Darby Award - for the student who exhibits the most religious emphasis
• The Reverend Dr. Thomas Dawkins Award (pending) [ for the minister who evinces the most sincere and altruistic concern for students who have major personal and/or family problems]

Family:

• Daughters: Florrie, Jacinta, and Nailah Carrie-Inez

Hobbies:

• Collecting rare books (African-American - United States History)
• Musician - Oak Grove, Pilgrim, Union, and Victory Baptist Churches
• Raising domestic goats
• Researching and the writing of history
• Restoration of 1964 Pontiac GTO
• Restoration of 1966 Volkswagen Beetle

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Control taxes, fees
• Development of jail expansion
• New roads and drainage in rural areas
• More diversity in upper level management
• Improving mass transit
• More parks and recreation for young people
• More senior citizen complexes for the elderly

Council committees:

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Administration Policy/Rules, Chairman
• Human Resources

Employment History:

• Project Manager, City of North Charleston
• Tourism Coordinator, City of North Charleston
• Self-employed owner of Pryor's Towing and Radiator

Education:

• Trident Technical College
• Amoco School of Business

Civic involvement:

• Deacon, Evening of Prayer Ministry
• Former Chairman, Charleston County Council
• North Charleston High School Booster Club
• North Charleston High School Parent Advisory Board
• CHATS
• Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments
• Palmetto Community Action Partnership

Family:

• Married with three adult children and 8 grandchildren

Hobbies:

• Basketball
• Fishing
• Football

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Revitalization of West Ashley
• Completion of Interstate 526
• Work closely with overlapping municipalities
• Countywide economic development
• Responsive to constituent needs
• Guard the use of sacred tax dollars

Council committees:

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Administration Policy/Rules
• Environmental Management, Chairman
• Economic Development
• Audit
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
• Capital Projects
• Human Resources, Chairman

Civic involvement:

• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
  • Board of Directors and Small Business Advisory Council
  • Vice Chairman – Total Resource Campaign
• The Education Foundation – Past Chairman
• Workplace Institute for Educators – Past Chairman
• St. Andrews Rotary Club
• John Wesley United Methodist Church
  • Past Chair of Administrative Council, Building & Finance Committees
• Darkness to Light – Stewards of Children certified

Education:

• The Citadel, Masters of Business Administration – 1998
• University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science – 1991
  • Double Major: Finance and Real Estate
• South Carolina Real Estate Brokers License
• Graduate South Carolina Banker’s College

Hobbies:

• Spending time with family and friends
• Softball, snow skiing and walking
• Watching USC sports

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Improving and advancing transportation infrastructure to include the completion of local and regional projects like the Main Road Corridor and Mark Clark Extension (MCE)
• Fortifying and Strengthening the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) through ordinance amendments and pursuing intergovernmental agreements with our municipal partners
• Preservation of Rural Lands and Green Spaces through improvements to the Comprehensive Plan, increased funding tor the Greenbelt Program and maintaining low density zoning in the Agricultural Preservation District

Council committees

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Audit (Chair)
• Administration Policy/Rules
• Public Safety
• Human Resources
• Resilience and Sustainability

Appointments

• Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCD-COG)
• Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)
• Charleston Area Transportation Study (CHATS)
• SC250 Charleston Steering Committee

Other committees

• James Island Intergovernmental Council (JIIC)
• Rethink Folly Road Steering Committee

Employment history:

• Former Dispatcher at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) 1985 -1988
• Former Police Officer at the Charleston County Police Department (CCPD) 1988-1991
• Former Detective at the Charleston County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) 1991-1992
• Retired Senior Special Agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 1992-2015

Education:

• University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Dec 1987
• South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA) - Aug 1989
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) - Mar 1993
• ATF National Academy - Aug 1993

Family:

• Married to Lisa Minshew
• Three adult children (English, Hunter, & Campbell)

Hobbies:

• Hunting & Fishing
• Sporting Clay & Skeet
• Equestrian
• Scuba
• Boating
• Camping
• Tennis

Goals & key issues as a Councilmember:

• Safe Roads
• Smart Growth
• Sound Leadership

Council committees

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Administration Policy/Rules
• Human Resources
• Public Safety, Chair
• Magistrate Oversight Committee
• Housing Special Committee, Chair

Professional & Civic involvement:

• James Island Christian Church
• Junior League of Charleston
• Exchange Club of James Island
• Charleston County Bar Association
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and Defense Research Institute

Employment history:

• Costa Honeycutt, LLC

Education:

• University of South Carolina, Juris Doctorate – Dec 2004
• Meredith College, Bachelor of Arts – May 2001
• Double Major: Political Studies & Communication
• Licensed Attorney South Carolina, May 2005

Family:

• Married to Trey
• Three children (Rhame, Tanner, and Adleigh)

Hobbies:

• Spending time with family and friends
• Volunteering
• Fishing, surfing, sporting clays