Board of Directors

The Laurens County Development Corporation thanks all the members of our Board of Directors who have agreed to serve their community in this capacity.

Executive Committee

Updated: January 2025

Brown Patterson

Chair
Laurens County

Shawn Bell

Vice-Chair
City of Fountain Inn

Jeff Field

Secretary
LCWSC

Jim Donahoo

Treasurer
Laurens Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Steve West

Past-Chair
Duke Energy

Board Members

Amanda Benfield

Laurens County Chamber of Commerce

Justin Benfield

Prisma Health Laurens County Medical Campus

Matthew Brownlee

Laurens County

Jimmy Capps

CNNGA

Stellartean Jones

Mayor
Town of Gray Court

Randy Lis

Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative

Dr. David O'Shields

Laurens County School District 56

Dr. Jody Penland

Laurens County School District 55

Dr. Hope Rivers

Piedmont Technical College

Nathan Senn

Mayor
City of Laurens

John Young

Laurens CPW

TBD

City of Clinton

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