President

I am from Barnwell, S.C., graduate from Barnwell High School 1972. Afterwhich attended Voorhees College. Graduated in 1976 with B.S. Degree in Business Administration. Worked for Dixie-Narco, Division of Maytag for 30 years. Retired in 2006. Member of Jordan Baptist Church, Barnwell S.C. Serve as Asst. Chairman of Trustee and Chairman of Men Ministry and Facilitater of the Youth Church. Co -Founder of Big 7 Associstion in 1989, Member of the Board of Director for Barnwell County United Way, Barnwell County Democratic Party, Barnwell-
Blackville NAACP, Member of Barnwell Lodge #180. Founding memver of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Carolina. Motto: “May the Work I Do Speak for Me”

803.259.0630

 Secretary

Horace K. Sanders is a native of Sanford, Florida. I was educated at Guinyard-Butler School in Barnwell, South Carolina county school system and a graduate of the class of 1968.

After graduating from high school, I attended Seminole Community College in Sanford Florida for two years. I entered the military in 1971 and received a degree in Aircraft Maintenance Technology and Logistics from the Community College of the Air Force. I retired from the Air Force after thirty years of service.

 After retirement, I worked for two years as a Program Manager for Al-Raha Maintenance Corporation in Ruyadh, Saudi Arabia. After returning to the United States, I joined the South Carolina Association of Legal Investigators employed by Gordon Investigators of Orangeburg, South Carolina.

 I’m married to the former Carol Loftin of Goldsboro, North Carolina where we reside. We have two children that reside in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have retired from by the South Carolina Department of Corrections as a Plant Manager for Prison Industries after 13 years of service.

 803.571.0126

Business Manager
Thomas is a native of Barnwell S.C. He is a graduate of South Carolina State University with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration and a minor in Accounting. Thomas served as chairperson of Barnwell County Council in 2003 and 2010. He also served as treasurer of the Barnwell County Democratic Party for over 27 years. He was employed at the Savannah River Site and in December of 2020 he retired as a Project Manager for Savannah River Remediation after 35.5 years of service. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Savannah River Site Regional Authority. He is past Chairperson and a founding member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Carolina and served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Carolina Regional Economic Development Alliance (Executive Committee).  He is presently serving on the Board of Directors of the Lower Savannah Council of Government, Denmark Technical College Foundation Board of Directors, Big 7 Association Board of Directors, and Executive Vice President of the Ourglass Plan. In March of 2012, Thomas was appointed to the Denmark Technical College Area Commission. In June of 2016, he was elected Commission Chairperson and served until the Commission was reorganized.

Thomas has been an active member of the Prince Hall Masons since 1980.  In April of 2020 Thomas was appointed to a Magistrate Judge position for Barnwell County.  Thomas and his wife Katha have three (3) children: Terrence, Veronica, and Rachel.

Public Relations

A lifelong resident of Allendale County, Mark Lott graduated from Allendale-Fairfax High School and attended USC-Salkehatchi and North Carolina Central University. He is co-owner of Heritage Funeral home, a business consultant, and reitred US Air Force Veteran. He is and has been involved in a variety of community service such as Member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church -Ulmer, SC ~ Volunteer for Allendale County Relay for Life Cancer Drive ~ Past Master, Prince Hall Mason -Lodge# 53 -Allendale, SC ~ Member of Allendale County Library Board ~ Chairperson of Allendale County ALIVE Board of Directors Chairperson, Allendale County Recreation Commission

803.584.8411

Mr. Edwards is a long time resident of Allendale county after having a distinguished career serving 21 1/2 years Active Military Service and is a retired military officer. He also served 31 years with Federal Government in Atlanta, Ga. and has 5 years service in
Pentagon.

Member

Eric V. Kirkland is the only son of the late Charles and Peggy J. Kirkland. He is a native of Barnwell SC and graduated from Barnwell High School in 1987. Eric is married to Mrs. Marlo A. Kirkland and has four children and five grandchildren.

Eric is employed with the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office as the Lieutenant of Community Relations. Eric is also employed as an Adjunct Professor of Criminology with Voorhees University. He is also the CEO of Kirkland Pastoral Counseling and Consulting LLC.

His education includes a BS degree in Criminal Justice (Voorhees University), MS in Criminal Justice/Executive Leadership (Anderson University), and a MCA in Pastoral Counseling (Liberty University). Eric’s motto is one taken from the great Muhammad Ali “Service is the rent you pay to others, for your room here on earth”. Eric’s attributes all of his teachings and his abilities to his late mother who always pushed him to be the best he could be but never forgetting to bless others while on your journey.

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