- Brian J. Smith, DMD - Chairman
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Brian J. Smith, served as chair of the organizing board and is the current chair of our board of directors. A native of Estill, South Carolina, Dr. Smith earned a Bachelors of Science from Clemson University. He then went on to earn his post-graduate degree from the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Dental Medicine. Upon completion of a General Practice residency program at Palmetto Richland Health Alliance in Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Smith opened his private practice. He has been president and owner of Palmetto Dental Arts, PA since 1999.
- Edgar L. Woods - Vice Chairman
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Edgar L. Woods, director, has been president and owner of Palmetto Grain Brokerage LLC, which specializes in cash grain brokerage, futures/options trading and farm management, since 1985. He is also president of Performance Ag, LLC, a licensed South Carolina grain dealer/merchant, and is also a partner in the Agricultural Products Exchange, a feed ingredients trading company with offices in New York, Iowa, and South Carolina. He holds a Futures, Series 3 license from the National Futures Association. Mr. Woods earned his bachelors degree in agricultural mechanization and business from Clemson University. He is a native of Jasper County and has lived in Bluffton since 1990. Mr. Woods serves as chairman of the Palmetto Agribusiness Council and is past president of both the South Carolina Grain Dealers association and Southeastern Feed and Grain, a group of feed and grain dealers from four southeastern states.
- Gary C. Davis
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Gary C. Davis, director, is owner and sales agent with the locally based Davis & Strother real estate sales firm. Prior to the position, Mr. Davis served in 2009 as Director of Sales with Tradition National, a residential community in Hardeeville. Prior to that position, Mr. Davis served in 2008 as broker-in-charge of Hilton Head Lakes, a residential community in Hardeeville. From 2003 - 2006 Mr. Davis served as broker-in-charge with Hampton Hall Realty, the real estate sales arm of the Hampton Hall planned unit residential development located in Bluffton, and as a sales executive for the same residential development from 2006-2007. Mr. Davis also worked for ten years with the health care manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, the last three as a district sales manager for the southeastern United States. Mr. Davis holds a South Carolina real estate brokers license. He is a native of Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina and has been living in Bluffton since 1999. Mr. Davis received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Presbyterian College.
- Frederick Anthony "Tony" Nimmer, III
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Frederick Anthony Nimmer, III, director, is president of both Nimmer Turf + Tree Farm and Nimmer Equipment Rental Company, a position he has held since 1987. He also serves as vice president of Turfmasters, Inc., which specializes in the installation of sod. All of these businesses are based in Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina. Mr. Nimmer earned a bachelors degree in finance from Clemson University. Mr. Nimmer formerly served on South Carolina Bank & Trust’s Jasper County Advisory Board from January 1999 to October 2004. Mr. Nimmer is a native of Jasper County and has lived in Bluffton since 2001. He is also past president of the Jasper County Rotary Club.
- Robyn Josselson Shirley
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Robyn Josselson Shirley, director, has been practice manager for the Southeastern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center, Inc., Bluffton, South Carolina since 1999. She earned a bachelors degree in sociology from Furman University. She also holds bachelors and masters degrees in occupational therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina. Mrs. Shirley holds a South Carolina license in occupational therapy. A native of Yemassee, South Carolina, she has lived in Bluffton since 2001 and formerly served on the board of directors of Heroes on Horseback.
- Mark S. Simpson
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Mark S. Simpson, director, is an attorney and member of the South Carolina Bar. He has been in private practice with Jones, Simpson & Newton, PA practicing in the fields of real estate and corporate law since 1987. Mr. Simpson earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Simpson has lived on Hilton Head Island since 1987. Mr. Simpson has served as chair and is currently serving as a board member of the United Way of Beaufort County.
- Robert P. Trask - President / Chief Executive Officer
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Robert P. Trask, has served as our president and chief executive officer since the Bank’s opening in 2006. He is a native of Beaufort and has lived in southern Beaufort County since 1989. His 21 years of commercial bank experience are concentrated in the coastal communities of Charleston, Beaufort, Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. He earned a bachelors degree in financial management from Clemson University and a masters degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Trask serves as Chair of the Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation, Inc. Mr. Trask also serves as Chair of South Carolina Bankers Association’s Community Bankers Council. Mr. Trask is a fellow of the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2009.
- Allen B. Ward
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Allen B. Ward, director, has been president of the Bluffton-based engineering firm of Ward Edwards Inc., which specializes in land surveying and multi-faceted engineering services, since 2000. Ward Edwards, Inc. also has offices in Savannah and Beaufort. He holds professional engineer licenses from multiple states, including South Carolina. Mr. Ward earned both his bachelors degree in civil engineering and masters degree in environmental systems engineering from Clemson University. Originally from Kingstree, South Carolina, he has lived in Bluffton since 1998 and Beaufort County since 1992. Mr. Ward currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
