Board of Directors People are always at the core of every COG program. Throughout the state, more than 1,200 citizens are actively involved n volunteering with COG-related work. This includes 342 South Carolinians who serve on the Boards of Directors of the ten COGs. Of that number, 245 – or 72% -- are elected officials; 210 are county or municipal officials; 35 are members of the South Carolina General Assembly. More than 900 state residents are involved with COG committees or affiliated entities. In addition to the local Boards of Directors who govern the individual COGs, the South Carolina Association of Regional Councils also has a separate Board of Directors composed of local COG Board members. 2009 SCARC Board of Directors   Executive Director Mr. Steve Pelissier Appalachian COG   Ms. Connie Bowers Appalachian COG   Mr.  Ed Elliott Appalachian COG Executive Director Mr.  Ronald Mitchum Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester COG   Rev. Robert Reid Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester COG   Mr. Tim Mallard Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester COG   Mr. Lester Dempsey Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester COG Executive Director Mr. Randy Imler Catawba Regional COG   Mr. Eldridge Emory Catawba Regional COG   Ms. Polly Jackson Catawba Regional COG   Ms. Dora Martin Catawba Regional COG Executive Director Mr. Norman Whitaker Central Midlands COG   Mr. Hodge Harmon Central Midlands COG   Mayor Pat  Smith Central Midlands COG   Ms. Sara Watson Central Midlands COG Executive Director Mr. Chris Bickley, Jr. Lowcountry COG   Dr. Joe Flowers Lowcountry COG   Ms. Mary Beth Heyward Lowcountry COG   Dr. George Hood Lowcountry COG Executive Director Mr. Wayne Rogers Lower Savannah COG   Mr. Danny Covington Lower Savannah COG   Ms. Alzena Robinson Lower Savannah COG   Mr. Thomas Williams Lower Savannah COG Executive Director Mr. Johnny Brown Pee Dee Regional COG   Ms. Evelyn Guile Pee Dee Regional COG   Mr. O'Neal Hamilton Pee Dee Regional COG   Ms. Anne Warr Pee Dee Regional COG Executive Director Mr. James Darby, Jr. Santee-Lynches COG   Mayor Kevin Johnson Santee-Lynches COG   Mr. John   Lee Santee-Lynches COG   Dr. Bill Painter Santee-Lynches COG Executive Director Ms. Patricia Hartung Upper Savannah COG   Ms. Diane Anderson Upper Savannah COG   Mr. King Dixon, II Upper Savannah COG   Dr. William Gilchrist Upper Savannah COG   Mr. Wes McAllister Upper Savannah COG Executive Director Mr.  David Essex Waccamaw Regional COG   Mr. James Frazier Waccamaw Regional COG   Mr. James Kirby Waccamaw Regional COG   Senator Yancey McGill Waccamaw Regional COG