Leadership
Board of Directors
David J. Posek - Chairman, Greenville, SC
Bill H. Stern - Vice Chairman, Columbia, SC
Whitemarsh S. Smith, III - Treasurer, Charleston, SC
John F. Hassell, III - Secretary, Charleston, SC
Harry J. Butler, Jr. - Georgetown, SC
Colden R. Battey, Jr. - Beaufort, SC
Karen K. Floyd - Spartanburg, SC
S. Richard Hagins - Simpsonville, SC
Douglas M. Robertson - Bluffton, SC
Executive Management 
Bernard S. Groseclose, Jr.
President & CEO (843) 577-8600
Joe T. Bryant
VP, Terminal Development (843) 577-8611
Peter N. Hughes
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (843) 577-8140
William A. McLean
VP, Operations(843) 577-8603
Fred N. Stribling
VP, Marketing & Sales (843) 577-8689
Stephen E. Connor
VP., Security, Risk Mgmt. and Human Resources (843) 577-8134
Pamela A. Everitt
Chief Information Officer (CIO) (843) 577-8678
Peter O. Lehman, Esq.
Dir., Planning & Business Dev. (843) 577-8601
L. David Schronce
Dir., Georgetown & Veterans (843) 527-4476
Byron D. Miller
Director, Public Relations (843) 577-8197
Barbara L. Melvin
Manager, Government Relations (843) 577-8799
Bernard S. Groseclose
Mr. Groseclose earned a degree in business administration (economics) from Hampden-Sydney College and a master in business administration from the College of William and Mary. Prior to joining the Ports Authority in 1985, Mr. Groseclose spent six years with Rockwell International, rising to the position of manager of financial analysis. Mr. Groseclose is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Ports and Harbors and the Board of the American Association of Port Authorities, for which he previously chaired its Planning and Research Committee. He is co-author of the book Strategic Planning: A Guide for the Port Industry and serves on the Committee on Ports & Channels for the National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board. He has served as chairman of the South Carolina World Trade Center – Charleston, president of the South Atlantic & Caribbean Ports Association and serves on the Advisory Councils of the Intermodal Transportation Program at the College of Charleston and the Center for International Business at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Groseclose was the Director, Planning and Development prior to being appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 1997.
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Joe T. Bryant
Mr. Bryant earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer in Tennessee, Texas and South Carolina. Mr. Bryant was an engineer with Quaker Oats and the Lemm Corporation of Memphis, Tennessee. Before joining the Authority in 1985, Mr. Bryant was president and chief operating officer of the Lemm Corporation, an operator of bulk storage facilities. Mr. Bryant is a frequent lecturer at the College of Charleston’s Intermodal Transportation Professional Training Course and has taught transportation classes for the College of Charleston’s College of Business Administration. Mr. Bryant was the Senior Director, Engineering and Operations prior to being promoted to Vice President, Terminal Development in 1997.
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Peter N. Hughes
Mr. Hughes earned a degree in business administration (accounting) from the College of Charleston. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor. Before joining the Authority, he worked in the public accounting industry. Mr. Hughes joined the Authority in 1983 and has held the positions of Internal Auditor, Manager – General Accounting and Controller before his promotion to Chief Financial Officer in 1996. Mr. Hughes is a member of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, The American Association of Port Authorities Finance Committee and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
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William A. McLean
Mr. McLean earned a bachelor of science degree from Appalachian State University. Mr. McLean’s experience in port operations began in 1979 with US Lines where he started as a manager trainee and held various positions in increasing levels of responsibility including the position of US Lines Port manager at Baltimore. In 1987 Mr. McLean joined Sea-Land services as Terminal Operations Manager in Jacksonville. In 1994 he moved to Houston, where he was promoted to Port Manager. Mr. McLean joined the Authority in 1997.
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Fred N. Stribling
Fred N. Stribling is Vice President, Marketing and Sales for the South Carolina State Ports Authority. He is responsible for all of the Authority’s carrier and cargo sales, pricing and marketing functions. Prior to joining the Authority in 2001 as Director, Marketing & Sales, Mr. Stribling worked for 15 years with Sea-Land Service where he held management positions in both operations and sales. He is an honor graduate from the University of Tampa and was an active duty and reserve officer with the U.S. Army for more than 20 years. Mr. Stribling attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve prior to his retirement. In recognition of his significant contributions to the U.S. Army Transportation Corps, Mr. Stribling was awarded the Ancient Order of Saint Christopher in 2001. He is an active member of the Propeller Club of the Port of Charleston and is interim president of the National Defense Transportation Association’s Charleston Chapter.
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Stephen E. Connor
Mr. Connor earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston. He joined the Ports Authority in 1981 working in Operations. In 1982, he transferred to the Finance Division as Claims Investigator and was promoted to Manager, Risk and Claims in 1987. Mr. Connor was appointed to Director, Security, Risk Management and Human Resources in 2004 and was recently promoted to Vice President, Security, Risk Management and Human Resources. Mr. Connor is a South Carolina licensed all-lines adjuster. He serves as president of the Palmetto Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society and is an active member of the Propeller Club of the Port of Charleston. Mr. Connor serves on emergency planning and response committees at the federal, state and local levels. He is also very involved in church and civic activities.
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Pamela A. Everitt
Mrs. Everitt earned a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Citadel and received an A.S. in Computer Science from the University of Indianapolis. Before joining the Authority Mrs. Everitt worked for Coleman Information Services and the Medical University of South Carolina for a combined 17 years of information systems knowledge including extensive project management and software development experience. Ms. Everitt is an active member of Charleston Women in International Trade, the Propeller Club of the Port of Charleston, the American Association of Port Authorities Information Technology Committee, and Terminal Operator and Port Authority Subcommittee for EDI Standards Development.
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Peter O. Lehman, Esq.
Mr. Lehman earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stetson University, earned a certificate of advanced study from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and obtained his juris doctorate degree from the New England School of Law. He is a licensed attorney and is a member of the South Carolina, New Jersey and District of Columbia Bars as well as 10 Federal Courts including The Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Lehman joined the Authority in 1997 as Executive Assistant to SPA President Bernard Groseclose and was appointed to his new position of Director, Planning & Business Development in 2000.
Before joining the Authority in 1997 he was executive director of the S.C. World Trade Center-Charleston for four years. He has prior experience in international trade and marketing with two private companies and as senior foreign-trade representative for the State of New Jersey’s Department of Commerce. Mr. Lehman is a past president of the Propeller Club of the Port of Charleston and a past chair of the American Association of Port Authorities’ Planning and Research Committee.
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L. David Schronce
Mr. Schronce received his business degree from Washington University, Washington, DC. He also received an associated degree in Transportation Management from Greenville Technical College. Mr. Schronce joined the Authority in 1980 as Assistant Regional Manager, Piedmont Region. He was promoted in 1984 to Manager, Trade Development at the Port of Georgetown. He has served as Director of both the Port of Georgetown and Port of Port Royal since 1993. Before joining the Authority he worked for nine years with a major trucking company serving in both operations and sales. He also worked for Flour Daniel Construction as the Traffic Manager, Puerto Rican Projects for two years.
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Byron D. Miller
Mr. Miller is Director of Public Relations for the South Carolina State Ports Authority, where he is responsible for external communications and serves as the Authority's spokesman. Mr. Miller earned bachelor's degrees in French and in business administration from The College of Charleston, with a concentration in global logistics and transportation. Mr. Miller is an active volunteer on the boards of various professional associations and community organizations including the Propeller Club, the Charleston Traffic & Transportation Club, the South Carolina International Trade Conference, the Charleston Motor Carriers Association and Trident Technical College's Business Advisory Committee. He joined the Ports Authority in 1993.
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Barbara L. Melvin
Ms. Melvin is responsible for lobbying local, state and federal public officials on the Authority's behalf. She received a bachelor's degree in political science from Georgia Southern University with a minor in international relations. Before joining the SPA in 1998, Ms. Melvin was Director of Government Relations for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as a policy analyst for the Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. Ms. Melvin is a member of the Public Policy Committee of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Propeller Club and formerly served on the board for Communities in Schools.
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