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Board of Directors
Nine members representing two counties.
Board of Directors Listing:
Ivory Wilson
Board Chair
Appointing Authority City of Conway
A native of Little River, SC Ivory Wilson is married to the
former Vivian Smith of Conway, SC. They enjoy three children:
Colonel Iva Wilson, U.S. Army Major Ivory J. Wilson U.S. Army and
Sonja Wilson. Mr. Wilson holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from
The Milwaukee School of Engineering and attended Coastal Carolina
University majoring in Business Management.
Mr. Wilson retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of Chief
Warrant Officer after 26-years of service. Following retirement
from the South Carolina education system, Mr. Wilson now attends to
his business interests and enjoys travel. A former Council member
for the City of Conway, Wilson now serves on the advisory board of
Wachovia Bank and Chairperson of the Waccamaw Regional
Transportation Authority dba/Coast RTA Board of Directors.
Bernard Silverman
Board Vice-Chair
Appointing Authority Horry County Legislative
Delegation
Mr. Silverman has been a Coast RTA
rider since the Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority
inception over 25 years ago. He joined the Coast RTA Board of Directors Janaury 2008 with the
goal of bringing rider concerns to the table.
Mr. Silverman has expressed a sincere desire to work with the
Board of Directors, Management and Staff to continue developing
Coast RTA into an integral part of the
community. He believes an efficient transit network in Horry and
Georgetown Counties is necessary to meet the employment,
educational, heath care and quality of life needs of the citizens,
including the disabled, in the agency's service area.
Mr. Silverman has resided in South Carolina for 32 years,
including Myrtle Beach Columbia and 30 years in Conway. He is
married with two children. Prior to retirement Silverman operated a
plant nursery in the Conway area for 20 years.
Katharine D'Angelo
Appointing Authority City of North Myrtle
Beach
Ms. D'Angelo graduated from Burlington City, New Jersey High
School, attended Rider University studying Business Administration
and went to work for the State Treasurer of NJ. After marriage and
a short stay at home raising two children, she renewed her career
at The College of New Jersey as Assistant to the Director of
Security, while taking classes in management. To further career
goals, she transferred to The Department of Transportation where
she dealt with State/Federal contracts.
While at NJDOT, Ms. D'Angelo attended classes at Mercer County
College to gain certification in accounting techniques. She was
asked to go on loan to the Governor's Office, where a new
department was being established to make State Government more
efficient. Her office was charged with pairing the private sector
with State offices to make them more efficient and establishing an
OMB for the State of NJ. Her new department had the opportunity to
work with the Xerox Corporation in setting up a State of the Art
computerized office center.
The Governor was running for re-election and Ms. D'Angelo was
asked to set up an office which dealt with Education. She ran a
speaker's bureau to focus on educating children, which was
Governor's Kean's platform.
In 1986 she retired from State Government and with her husband,
Louis, moved to North Myrtle Beach, where she studied art
techniques and her husband continued his musical career. Ms.
D'Angelo remains active in civic and community affairs.
Lillie Jean Johnson
Appointing Authority Georgetown County
Native of Georgetown, Daughter of the late Joe and Ida Izard
Johnson, One of 6 children, Single mother of a teenage son, Member
of Arnett A. M. E. Church
EDUCATION:
Graduate of Howard High School in Georgetown,
SC
Allen University in Columbia, SC
University of South Carolina in Conway, SC
Other schools attended:
South Carolina State College in Orangeburg,
SC
Savannah State College in Savannah, GA
Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, AL
One-year grant from Ford Foundation to study
community development and reading programs
AFFILIATIONS:
Community: Lifetime member of NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc;
Board member of Georgetown Branch of YMCA and Committee for
African American History Observances (CAAHO)
Volunteer with Tidelands Community Hospice and Georgetown County
Habitat for Humanity Former board member of Habitat and Prince
George Preschool
Profession: Member of local, state and national education
associations; presently serve as vice president of the Georgetown
County Education Association - Retired
POLITICS:
Has held offices and positions in the local Democratic Party and
presently serve as Assistant Executive Committeeman for Precinct
#3
Elected delegate to State Convention several times
Elected Georgetown County Council member in 1992, 1996 and
2008
RETIREMENT:
Retired from the Georgetown County School District in 1994 after
having taught high school English for 31 years - 27 in Georgetown
and 4 in Aiken, SC
Joseph T. Lazzara
Appointing Authority City of Georgetown
Mr. Lazzara, a native of Chicago, IL, brings over 40 years of
transit experience to his Board of Directors seat. He earned an
AAS Degree in Accounting at Wright Junior
College and a BA Degree in Management & Developing
Organizations at DePaul University, both in Chicago.
For 33 years he served the Chicago Transit Authority in a
variety of positions, including operations management, auditing,
accounting, program implementation and project management. As a
Senior Project Controller he was responsible for development and
management of all projects related to buses, rail cars,
construction, contracting, procurement contracting and
environmental assessment.
He continued his transit career as an independent contractor for
ATE Transit Management and Services Co of
Cincinnati, OH and his membership in the Project Management
Institute, where he served as the Financial Officer from 1992-1994.
He has also served as the Transportation Coordinator for Proviso
Council on Aging Bellwood, IL managing a transit operation for
elderly and handicapped, including training of employees and
construction projects oversight. Most recently Mr. Lazzara was the
accountant and office manager for the Castle Credit
Corporation.
In February of 1999 Mr. Lazzara and his wife, Marlene, relocated
to Pawleys Island, SC. They are the proud parents of four children
and five grandchildren and on June 7, 2008 celebrated their 50th
Wedding Anniversary.
James Frazier
Appointing Authority Horry County
EXPERIENCE: South Carolina Department of
Agriculture Consumer Specialist (23 years-Retired)-Jerry Cox
Company -Conway, South Carolina Department Manager -Sales
Personal: Married, Two Adult Children
EDUCATION: Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Courses: Public Speaking, Basic Computer, Business Math, and Brick
Masonry-Fortune School of Real Estate South Carolina Real Estate
License (1987)
Graduate - Whittmore High School
MEMBER: Salem A.M.E. Church - Adult Sunday School Teacher &
Trustee
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Farm Movement 1978-78 - One of five
spokesman nationwide invited to the White House by President Jimmy
Carter to discuss issues facing American Farmers Horry County
Democratic Party Chairman (1986-88 and the first African-American
elected to serve in this position.
Horry County Democratic Party Vice Chairman (6 years)
Executive Committee Port Harelson Precinct (10 years)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION: Horry County Councilman (25
years)-United Way (Board of Directors)-BB&T Bank (Advisory
Board)-South Carolina Family of the Year Committee
(Member)-Bucksport Water System (Founding Member for 13
years)-Clemson Extension Services (Statewide Advisory
Committee)-Horry County Literacy Council (Board of
Directors)-Conway Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors)-National
Guard Legislative Task Force (Member)-Assembly on the Future of
South Carolina (Member)
AWARDS: Jerry Cox Company Excellence Award, Citizen of the Year
Award (Bethel A.M.E. Church), Citizen of the Year Award (Upsilon
Beta-Beta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.), NAACP H.H.
Singleton II Leadership Award, Horry County Democratic Party
Chairman Service Award.
INTERESTS: Politics and Community Service
Nicholas Twigg
Appointing Authority Horry County Legislative
Delegation
Dr. Twigg was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from
Newton Technical and Newton High School as a National Honor Society
member. He brings a myriad of experience from various areas of the
community having lived in Virginia Beach, San Francisco, and
Seattle before coming to Horring County after 15 years in
Louisiana.
Dr. Twigg is an assistant professor of management. He earned his
Doctor of Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University in
2004 (Production and Operations Managemen) and his Master of
Business Administration from Southeastern Louisiana University in
1995. He was a site Quality Manager for the Superconducting
Supercollider Laboratory in Berkeley, California and Hammond,
Louisiana He has worked facilitating Total Quality Management (TQM)
programs at the county's leading atomic research facilities,
including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is active
in his research and has published in various journals including,
The Journal of Labor Research and The Journal of School
Leadership.
Dr. Twigg is active in the community as a member of the Conway
Chamber of Commerce and Main Street, USA. He has been active in
various projects with the Horry County Arts and Cultural Council
and is a member of the Carolina Master Chorale and a supporter of
the of the Long Bay Symphony and Brookgreen Gardens. He has served
on various communities at Coastal Carolina University.
He served 22-years in the United States Navy Nuclear Power
Program as an Electrons Technician where he was involved with all
areas of operations and maintenance on Guided Missle Cruisers and
Aircraft Carriers. He was also engaged in the training,
development, and maintenance of career programs with Commander
Fighter Wing One, Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginina Beach,
Virginia.
Mickey James
Appointing Authority City of Myrtle Beach
Reverend Wilbert "Mickey" James is a native of Myrtle Beach, SC.
He is the son of the late Mary Frances James and Milton Eaddy.
Reverend James is an ordained minister and founder "A Touch of
Faith Ministries" in Myrtle Beach, SC since September 2011. Rev.
James is a retired firefighter from the City of Myrtle Beach.
Reverend James has three brothers, and he is married to the former
Sherry Lynn Buie of Marion, SC. They have two children. Graduate of
Class 1983 at Myrtle Beach High School and attended Horry
Georgetown Technical College in Conway, South Carolina. He has a
diploma in Funeral Services from Stratford Career Institute. He is
currently enrolled and striving for a second degree in Creative
Writing from Stratford Career Institute. Rev James is the president
of the Myrtle Beach Branch NAACP. He is also a Deputy Coroner in
Horry County. Rev. James is very active in the community and enjoys
helping people to reach new heights.
Dr. Covia Stanley
Appointing Authority Horry County Legislative
Delegation
NATIVE: Longwood, (Brunswick County) NC
EDUCATON: Diploma (Valedictorian) - (1)Union High School,
Shallotte, NC (2)B. S. - Biology/Chemistry - NC Central University,
Durham, NC (3)M. S. - Parasitology (Microbiology) - NC Central
University, Durham, NC (4)M. D. - University of Buffalo, Buffalo,
NY (5)Residency - OB/GYN - School of Medicine, Dept. of OB/GYN,
(6)University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (7)M. Div. -
Samuel DeWitt Procter School of Theology, Virginia Union
University, Richmond, VA (8)Graduate of Public Health Leadership
Institute (PHLI) of CDC/UCLA (9)Graduate of Academy of Public
Health Emergency Preparedness
WORK EXPERIENCE: Medical Technologist - Duke University Medical
Center - 1972-1974 Private Practice - Solo OB/GYN, Whiteville, NC -
1982-1987
PUBLIC HEALTH:(1) Virginia Dept. of Health, Richmond, VA, OB/GYN
Clinician, Deputy Director, Acting Director (2) Department of
Health and Environmental Control Health/Medical Director, WPHD,
Conway, SC (Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties)
MILITARY: U.S. Air Force Reserves; Lt. Col. Medical Corps,
OB/GYN
CLERGY: (1) Pastor, Mt. Rona Baptist Church, Newport News, VA
1993-1996 (2) Pastor, Mt. Calvary #1 Missionary Baptist Church,
Conway, SC 1999-Present
OFFICES: (1) Chief of Staff, Columbus County Hospital,
Whiteville, NC 1986-1987 (2) Board of Trustees, South Eastern
Community College, Whiteville, NC (3) Board of Directors, Region
IV, National Association of City & County Health Officials
(NACCHO), July 2004 -July 14, 2010 (4) Health/Faith Caucus,
American Public Health Association (APHA) 1996-1998 (5)
Health/Faith Work Group, Turning Point, Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation 1998 - 2000 (6) Board of Directors/Vice Chairman -
SharedCare, Inc. - 2002 - Present (7) Vice Moderator, Kingston Lake
Missionary Baptist Union - 2000-2007 (8) Moderator, Kingston Lake
Missionary Baptist Union - December 30, 2007 - Present (9)
President, Kingston Lake Ministerial Alliance - 2000 - 2005 (10)
Board of Directors, Pee Dee Division of March of Dimes - 2004 -
Present (11) Health/Faith Work Group - Baptist E&M Convention
of South Carolina - 2006 (12) Medical writer - The National Baptist
Voice quarterly - 2003 - Present (13) Advisory Board, Choppee
Community Health Complex - 1999 - 2010 (14) Horry County Schools
Comprehensive Health Education Advisory Board - 2000 - Present (15)
Penn Center Board of Directors - January 2007 - 2009
AWARDS: (1)Personalities of the South - 1982 (2)National Health
Services Corps - 1987 (3)Alpha Phi Alpha Achievement Award - 1996
(4)Recognition Award for Contribution in Health Care (5)Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc. (6)Mid - Atlantic Region - 1996
(7)International Who's Who of Professionals - 1997 edition (8)Who's
Who in Medicine and Health Care - Millennium (2000) edition, 2004
(9)Who's Who in America - 2001 (10)Who's Who in the World - 2002
(11)CONCERNED CITIZENS OPERATION REACH OUT - Loris, S.C. , August,
2007 (12)NACCHO LEADERSHIP - CHAIRMAN, MCH WORKGROUP 2006 - 2008
(13)HEROES IN THE FIELD - SC March of Dimes/ Palmetto Healthy Start
- September, 2008 (14)CHAMPION OF CHILDREN - Dept. of Elementary
Education - HGTC - October, 2008
AFFILIATIONS: (1) Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc., (2) Life member NC Central University Alumni Association, (3)
Life member National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, (4) Kiwanis Club, Myrtle Beach Chapter, (5) Everready Lodge
#765, (6) Allen-Mingo Consistory, (7) Habib Temple # 159.
MARRIED: Former Ms. Lillian Chadwick of Durham, NC for 42 years.
Two sons - Covia L. Stanley, II and Quenton C. Stanley. One
daughter-in-law and 2 granddaughters and 1 grandson.
PARENTS: Mr. Covia and Mrs. Lou Mina (Moore) Stanley. 4 younger
brothers.
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