Gills Creek Watershed Association Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Emily Freeman Jones - President of the Gills Creek Watershed Association, and Fundraising and Membership Chair
Ms. Jones is a project manager with Grimball Cotterill & Associates, a landscape architecture firm in Columbia. She lives near Gills Creek below Lake Katharine.
emily.jones@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of Watershed: Lower Gills Greek
Term Expires: 10/17/13

David Tuttle - Vice President of the Gills Creek Watershed Association
Mr. Tuttle is President of Lake Carolina Development Inc. He has been a custom homebuilder in the Columbia area and has over 20 years experience in construction, sales and development. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Business.
david.tuttle@gillscreekwatershed.org
Term Expires: 10/17/13

Sam Agee - Secretary of the Gills Creek Watershed Association is Chairman/CEO of Gateway Hospitality, a hotel management company. He has lived in Columbia for 30 years in the Lake Katharine neighborhood.
sam.agee@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Lake Katharine
Term Expires: 10/20/14

Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. - Treasurer of the Gills Creek Watershed Association
Dr. Tufford is on the research faculty in Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina and is a 29+ year resident of the Gills Creek watershed.
daniel.tufford@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Forest Acres
Term Expires: 9/13/12

Carol Kososki - Chairperson of the Finance Committee
Ms. Kososki is the current Chair of the Richland County Conservation Commission, is a founding member and officer of Friends of Cangaree Swamp, served as interim Vice Chair of Gills Creek Watershed Association and lives on Forest Lake in the Gills Creek watershed.
carol.kososki@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Forest Lake
Term Expires: 10/24/14

Robert Bunch - Chairperson of the Technical Committee is a resident in the Gills Creek watershed and is an environmental consultant with Palmetto Environmental Consulting, Inc. He is a Board Member of Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity and active with the Coastal Conservation Association.
robert.bunch@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Little Lake Katharine
Term Expires: 10/20/14

Tameria Warren - Chairperson of the Education Committee is the Sustainability Management System Coordinator at Fort Jackson. She is a board member of Sustainable Midlands, the Columbia Urban League Guild, and is the ministry leader for the Genesis Project at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road.
tameria.warren@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Fort Jackson
Term Expires: 10/20/14

Julie Jones, Chairperson of the Membership Committee, is Vice President of Tuttle Construction, a local custom homebuilder. She is a Licensed Real Estate Agent, a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia, and was a founding member of the Blythewood Cultural Arts Association.
julie.jones@gillscreekwatershed.org
Term Expires: 10/20/14

Elliott Powell - Past Chairperson of the Gills Creek Watershed Association
Mr Powell is president of First Sun HR & Benefit Solutions, and was born and raised in the Gills Creek watershed. He currently resides on Lake Katharine. He was a founding member of the Gills Creek Watershed Association established in the early 1990s, served as the secretary of the original effort, and was the first chairman on the reorganized effort.
elliott.powell@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Lake Katharine
Term Expires: 10/17/13

Michael Criss
Mr. Criss is a consulting planner in the midlands who advocates watershed-based land use planning and ecosystem conservation.
michael.criss@gillscreekwatershed.org
Lexington
Term Expires: 9/13/12

Bernie Gaudi is a retired resident of Arcadia Lakes and is active in the Arcadia Lakes Navy, the GCWA, and numerous other organizations including the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature.
bernie.gaudi@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Arcadia Lakes
Term Expires: 10/20/14

Judy Timmons is a founding member of the Environmental Stewardship Committee at Forest Lake Presbyterian Church and lives in the Rockbridge Road area of the watershed. She is a member of the GCWA's Education Committee.
judy.timmons@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Forest Lake
Term Expires: 9/13/12

Pete Mayers
Pete Mayers has a background in waste water treatment, mechanical maintenance, mechanical engineering, is active in the Rosewood Community Council, a member of the Richland County Airport Commission, and a member of the GCWA.
pete.mayers@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Rosewood
Term Expires: 10/17/13

Yancy McLeod Is an attorney who grew up in Columbia in the Gills Creek watershed. Mr. McLeod works with landowners, developers, engineers and homeowners associations as a natural resource and land use planning consultant through Natural Resources Protection and Mitigation, LLC. Mr. McLeod is a former President of the South Carolina Association of Conservation Districts.
yancey.mcleod@gillscreekwatershed.org
Term Expires : 10/20/14

Julie Mayson is a resident of Arcadia Lakes and serves as the coordinator for the GCWA Adopt-a-Highway project. She is a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in administration management.
julie.mayson@gillscreekwatershed.org
Region of watershed: Arcadia Lakes
Term Expires: 10/20/14

Advisory Board Members

Amy Overstreet - United States Department of Agriculture amy.overstreet@sc.usda.gov
James Atkins - Manager of the Environmental Planning Division, Richland County atkinsj@rcgov.us
Srinivas Valavala - Richland County Stormwater Engineer valavalas@rcgov.us
Anne McGovern - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - Saluda & Catawba Watershed Manager mcgovear@dhec.sc.gov

Six Ex-officio Members appointed by Jurisdictions

(One Each - Elected Official or their appointee)

Richland County - Jim Manning - Richland County Council Member - manningjim@rcgov.us
City of Columbia - Belinda Gergel - Columbia City Council Member - bfgergel@columbiasc.net
Forest Acres - TBD
Fort Jackson - TBD
Arcadia Lakes - TBD
City of Cayce - TBD

Board of Directors from past years...