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Personnel Directory

Council Members
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Scott Biering Seat #2 Eastern sbiering@colletoncounty.org
Joseph F. Flowers, M.D. Seat #5 Western jflowers@colletoncounty.org
Steven D. Murdaugh Seat #4 Western, Council Chairman sdmurdaugh@colletoncounty.org
Phillip M. Taylor, Sr. Seat #3 Eastern ptaylor@colletoncounty.org
Bubba Trippe Seat At Large btrippe@colletoncounty.org
Administration
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Kevin Griffin County Administrator kgriffin@colletoncounty.org
Meagan Utsey Deputy County Administrator mutsey@colletoncounty.org
Animal and Environmental Control
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Laura Clark Director lclark@colletoncounty.org
Reggie McNeil Operations Manager rmcneil@colletoncounty.org
Shelley Thomas Adoptions/Rescue Coordinator shelley.thomas@colletoncounty.org
Sarah Basler Animal Care Technician sbasler@colletoncounty.org
Kim Desantis Office Manager kdesantis@colletoncounty.org
Diane Cook Officer dcook@colletoncounty.org
Simon Bazaldua Officer
Paul Martin Officer pmartin@colletoncounty.org
Ashley Preacher Officer apreacher@colletoncounty.org
Suzi Reeves Officer
Barbara Burgess Animal Care bburgess@colletoncounty.org
Assessor
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
George (Bucky) McCormack Assessor gmccormack@colletoncounty.org
Wanda O'Quinn Office Manager woquinn@colletoncounty.org
Mike Taylor Application Coordinator mtaylor@colletoncounty.org
Trey Matthews Deputy Assessor tmatthews@colletoncounty.org
Tim O'Quinn Appraiser tdoquinn@colletoncounty.org
Charles Bridges Appraiser cbridges@colletoncounty.org
Brenda Buckner Transfer Tech. bbuckner@colletoncounty.org
Hannah Dinkins Classification Clerk hdean@colletoncounty.org
Daniela Hatchell Clerk dhatchell@colletoncounty.org
Auditor
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Jeffery Slocum County Auditor auditor@colletoncounty.org
Stacey Murdaugh Deputy Auditor smurdaugh@colletoncounty.org
Teresa Hoagland Clerk thoagland@colletoncounty.org
Angela McFadden Clerk amcfadden@colletoncounty.org
Capital Projects
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Johnny Stieglitz Director jstieglitz@colletoncounty.org
Clerk of Court
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Polly A. Riley Executive Admin. Assistant priley@colletoncounty.org
Latoya Boyd Family Court Coordinator lboyd@colletoncounty.org
Sherry Robinson Circuit Court Deputy Clerk srobinson@colletoncounty.org
Cindy Nettles Acct. Tech./General Sessions Court Specialist cnettles@colletoncounty.org
Lori Weiss Circuit Court Coordinator lweiss@colletoncounty.org
Patricia Bryant Scheduling Clerk pbryant@colletoncounty.org
Rhonda Davis Lead Child Support Specialist rhondadavis@colletoncounty.org
Amy Shaw General Sessions Court Specialist III ashaw@colletoncounty.org
Suhailah Beyah Passport Clerk/Receptionist sbeyah@colletoncounty.org
Antoinette Kinsey Family Court Case Manager akinsey@colletoncounty.org
Clerk to Council
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Kaela Brinson Clerk to Council kbrinson@colletoncounty.org
COLLETON COUNTY BOARD OF DISABILITIES & SPECIAL NEEDS
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Sheryl Gray Executive Director sgray@colletondsn.org
Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Nikeyia Hammonds M.A. MAC, CACII, LAC Executive Director nhammonds@pillars4hope.org
Saquanna Williams MAC, LAC, CS – Program Director swilliams@pillars4hope.org
Ashley Shearin Prevention Director ashearin@pillars4hope.org
Christina Coker Finance/Operations Director ccoker@pillars4hope.org
Roger 'Carl' Cutter Outpatient Manager rcutter@pillars4hope.org
Ty’Ionna Gillam MAT Coordinator/Lead Counselor tgilliam@pillars4hope.org
Jessica Hunt Quality Assurance/PAIRS Coordinator jhunt@pillars4hope.org
Coroner
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Richard M. Harvey Coroner rmharvey@colletoncounty.org
Wayne Walker Chief Deputy Coroner
Omar Kirkland Secretary okirkland@colletoncounty.org
David Drawdy Deputy Coroner
Scott Epps Deputy Coroner
Chris Horsley Deputy Coroner
James Varnadue Deputy Coroner
Charles Walker Deputy Coroner
Marion Whaley Deputy Coroner
Marvin Rahn Deputy Coroner
Council on Aging
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Everlena Brown Executive Director coas1@lowcountry.com
County Transportation Committee (CTC)
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Carla Harvey County Engineer charvey@colletoncounty.org
Delinquent Tax
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Larry Lightsey Director llightsey@colletoncounty.org
Roxie Mack Deputy Tax Collector rmack@colletoncounty.org
Lachelle Lewis Clerk llewis@colletoncounty.org
Economic Development
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Heyward Horton Executive Director hhorton@cceainc.com
Donna Lamb Executive Assistant dlamb@cceainc.com
Facilities Management
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Kelvin Priester Director kpriester@colletoncounty.org
Mary Sue Warner Office Manager mswarner@colletoncounty.org
Finance
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Jon Carpenter Director jcarpenter@colletoncounty.org
Karen B. Waters Financial Controller kwaters@colletoncounty.org
Lesa Pigott Accounting Coordinator lpigott@colletoncounty.org
Susan Kessler Accounts Payable Clerk skessler@colletoncounty.org
Michelle McMillan Payroll Technician mmcmillan@colletoncounty.org
Fire - Rescue
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Barry McRoy Chief bmcroy@colletoncounty.org
David Greene Deputy Chief dgreene@colletoncounty.org
Marty Stallings Asst. Chief/Logistics mstallings@colletoncounty.org
Roger Johnston Captain/ Deputy Fire Marshal rjohnston@colletoncounty.org
S. Michael Banks Captain/ Asst Fire Marshal sbanks@colletoncounty.org
Scott Feather, Battalion Chief, Fire Training sfeather@colletoncounty.org
Scott Oquinn Battalion Chief soquinn@colletoncounty.org
Joseph Campbell Battalion Chief jcampbell@colletoncounty.org
Brent Dalton Battalion Chief bdalton@colletoncounty.org
Chris Jones Battalion Chief cjones@colletoncounty.org
LaVern Polk Fire Commissioner; Chairman
S.G. Drew Fire Commissioner; Vice-Chairman
Jerry Breland Fire Commissioner
Doug Mixson, Sr. Fire Commissioner
Clyde Capers Fire Commissioner
Fleet
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Natasha Wilson Office Manager nwilson@colletoncounty.org
Jack Wright Director jwright@colletoncounty.org
GIS (Mapping)
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Bill Addison Director baddison@colletoncounty.org
Kardell Ferguson GIS Coordinator kferguson@colletoncounty.org
Kim Hiott GIS Specialist khiott@colletoncounty.org
Golf Course
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Roy Metzendorf Director rmetzendorf@colletoncounty.org
Human Resources
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Deadgrea 'Dea' Sadler Director dsadler@colletoncounty.org
Keesha Oxner Benefits Specialist koxner@colletoncounty.org
Legislative Delegation
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Sue Keith Director skeith@colletoncounty.org
Library
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Carl Coffin Director ccoffin@colletoncounty.org
TJ Grant Assistant Director/Acquisitions Librarian tjgrant@colletoncounty.org
Sierra Defoor Circulation Supervisor / Administrative Assistant sdefoor@colletoncounty.org
Robin Horton Technical Processing Librarian rhorton@colletoncounty.org
Kristen McClellan Children's Librarian kmcclellan@colletoncounty.org
Makayla Pope Reference/Adult Services Librarian mpope@colletoncounty.org
Tywanna White Bookmobile Manager twhite@colletoncounty.org
Vacant Vacant Bookmobile/Extension Services: Assistant Extension Librarian
Rhonda Kierpiec Cottageville Branch Manager rkierpiec@colletoncounty.org
Sherry Shipes Edisto Beach Librarian shipes@colletoncounty.org
Magistrate
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Pamala A. White Court Administrator pwhite@colletoncounty.org
Melanie S. Buchanan Deputy Court Administrator & Warrant Clerk mbuchanan@colletoncounty.org
Ashley L. Jackson Criminal-Traffic Disposition Clerk ajackson@colletoncounty.org
Keia Medard Traffic Data Entry & Docket Clerk kmedard@colletoncounty.org
Tashika Brown Criminal/Traffic Jail Bond Clerk tgbrown@colletoncounty.org
Alexa Sumner Civil / Jury Clerk atuten@colletoncounty.org
Museum
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Matt Mardell Director mmardell@colletoncounty.org
Eartha Cunningham Events & Rentals ecunningham@colletoncounty.org
Jennie Meetze Program Coordinator jmeetze@colletoncounty.org
Christie Slocum Historical Coordinator cslocum@colletoncounty.org
Ian Dillinger Farmers Market Manager idillinger@colletoncounty.org
Parks and Recreation
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Dr. Chris Myers Director cmyers@colletoncounty.org
Robert Howard Athletic Director rhoward@colletoncounty.org
Willis Dobison Tournament Director wdobison@colletoncounty.org
Melody Hair Finance Manager mhair@colletoncounty.org
Chip Wiggins Maintenance Supervisor
Jim Bailey Special Projects Coordinator jbailey@colletoncounty.org
Roman Cunningham Concessions Manager rcunningham@colletoncounty.org
Montrey Goings Activities Coordinator mgoings@colletoncounty.org
Renee Harrison Custodian
Dewey Varnadoe Maintenance
Planning & Development
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Joshua Rowland Director jrowland@colletoncounty.org
Deidre Bartley Zoning & Floodplain Administrator dbartley@colletoncounty.org
Theodore Reed Chief Building Official treed@colletoncounty.org
Doug Mixson Building Inspector dmixson@colletoncounty.org
Chet Varnadoe Code Enforcement Officer cvarnadoe@colletoncounty.org
Allison Smyly Permit Technician asmyly@colletoncounty.org
Coligny Mack Permit Technician cmack@colletoncounty.org
Probate Court
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Ceth Utsey Probate Court Judge probate@colletoncounty.org
Vanessa Colleton Deputy Probate Judge vcolleton@colletoncounty.org
Danielle Jenkins Probate Clerk djenkins@colletoncounty.org
Shakema Simmons Estate Clerk ssimmons@colletoncounty.org
Kimberly Witort Clerk kwitort@colletoncounty.org
Purchasing Department
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Kaye B. Syfrett Procurement Manager ksyfrett@colletoncounty.org
Register of Deeds
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Susan Kessler Registrar of Deeds skessler@colletoncounty.org
Logan Ackerman Recording Clerk\Processor lackerman@colletoncounty.org
lakenya Yates Recording Clerk\Processor lyates@colletoncounty.org
MaryAnn Loadholt-Bowles Recording Clerk\Processor mbowles@colletoncounty.org
Roads and Bridges
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
William 'Bill' Washington Director bwashington@colletoncounty.org
Helen Bowers Administrative Assistant hbowers@colletoncounty.org
Gary Bryan Asst. Roads Supervisor gbryan@colletoncounty.org
Frankie Varnadoe Roads Supervisor fvarnadoe@colletoncounty.org
Sheriff's Office
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Guerry L. "Buddy" Hill Sheriff sheriff@colletoncounty.org
Gean Johnson Deputy Chief gjohnson@colletoncounty.org
Angela Stallings Captain, Administrative Services Division astallings@colletoncounty.org
Jason Chapman Captain, Criminal Investigations Division jchapman@colletoncounty.org
Wanda Taylor Captain, Detention Center Division wtaylor@colletoncounty.org
Clint Crouse Captain, Patrol Division ccrouse@colletoncounty.org
Solid Waste and Recycling
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Gary Rhode Director grhode@colletoncounty.org
Sylvia Singleton Recycle Coordinator ssingleton@colletoncounty.org
Ulyseese Robinson Foreman
Technology
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Bill Addison Director baddison@colletoncounty.org
Brandon Miller Systems Administrator rmiller@colletoncounty.org
Chase Brown Application Support Specialist cbrown@colletoncounty.org
Edwin Kinsey Field Technician ekinsey@colletoncounty.org
Treasurer
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Becky S. Hill County Treasurer bhill@colletoncounty.org
Shelby Segura Deputy Treasurer ssegura@colletoncounty.org
June Easterlin Senior Clerk jeasterlin@colletoncounty.org
Amanda Stuard Clerk III astuard@colletoncounty.org
Eva Capers Clerk II ecapers@colletoncounty.org
Patricia Walters Clerk I pwalters@colletoncounty.org
Veterans Affairs Office
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Nikki Smith Senior Clerk nsmith@colletoncounty.org
Janet D. Smith Director/Veterans Affairs Officer cvao@colletoncounty.org
Voter Registration & Elections
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Angela Upchurch Director aupchurch@colletoncounty.org
Cynthia Williams Deputy Director cwilliams@colletoncounty.org
Zoning Administration
Name Title Email Phone Numbers
Heather Spade Zoning Administrator hspade@colletoncounty.org
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