Meet the Board
The South Carolina Planned Giving Council is governed by professionals from the industry who believe in serving their peers and helping to improve the resources and education for planned giving professionals across the state.
Executive Committee

Bill Yaeger
President
Sr. Director of Donor Legacy Planning
The Citadel Foundation

Lisa DeFrietas
Secretary
Director of Gift Planning
Wofford College

Sam Head
Immediate Past President
Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial Services

Peggy Cieslikowski
President-Elect
Executive Director of Planned Giving
College of Charleston

Dana Taylor
VP for Programs
Director Planned Giving
MUSC

Melissa Levesque
Treasurer
VP Development & Stewardship
Coastal Community Foundation

Daniel Prohaska
VP for Membership
CEO
Lions Vision Services

Beth Wingard
President Emeritus
Senior Major Gift Officer
Lexington Medical Center
Directors

Clay Grayson
Attorney
Grayson Firm

Michelle Hardy
VP for Advancement
Central Carolina Community Foundation

Rachel Chesser
Director of Planned Giving
ETV Endowment of SC

Benita Hopkins
Associate Vice Chancellor for Development
USC Upstate

Wes Daniels
Director of Gift Planning
University of SC

Lauren Ward
Attorney
A Business Law Firm
Council Executive
