Our Mission

We use our legal expertise to protect land, water, and communities across South Carolina.

Lawyers for the Wild Side of South Carolina

Scelp Founder

Jimmy Chandler

His environmental work has been recognized by several state and national awards, including the Sierra Club's William O. Douglas Award, the South Carolina General Assembly's Environmental Awareness Award, and the South Carolina Wildlife Federation's Conservationist of the Year Award.

Read Jimmy's Life Story

GIVING DAYS 2024

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Our Mission

Meet the STAFF

We Work Throughout the Palmetto State

Executive Director

Amy Armstrong

Senior Manager of Strategy

Michael Corley

Senior Managing Attorney

Ben Cunningham

Senior Managing Attorney

Leslie Lenhardt

Communications Associate

Josie Levine

Of Counsel

Lauren Megill Milton

Staff Attorney

Emily Poole

Staff Attorney (Pending Bar Admission)

Kenzie Poole

Director of Development

Jane Przybysz

Director of Operations

Filippo Ravalico

Development Operations Manager

Tara Stevenson

Communications Manager

Elizabeth Testa

Office Manager

Debbie Weiner

Environmental Justice Attorney

Juan Tolley

Staff Attorney

Karen Wells

Staff Attorney

Monica Whalen

Legal Assistant

Jaya Wragg

Scelp Founder

Jimmy Chandler

Meet the Board

Board of Directors

Gerald Schulze, Chair

Beaufort

Greg VanDerwerker, M.D., Vice Chair

Kiawah Island

Tom Kester, Treasurer

Greenville

Mac Bennett

Beaufort

Keith Bowers

Mount Pleasant

Jamelle Ellis, Ph. D.

Columbia

Terry Grayson-Caprio

Greenville

Liz Igleheart

Columbia

Bess Lochocki, Esq.

Pawleys Island

Michelle Mapp, Esq.

North Charleston

Carla Pinckney

Atlanta

Cynthia Powell

Myrtle Beach

Davis Whitfield-Cargile, Esq.

Brevard, NC

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