The advocacy efforts for SCSHA take many volunteers and led by Kelly Caldwell, the Vice President of Government Affairs, and guided by our lobbyist, Wanda Crotwell. The SCSHA legislative affairs committee is actively involved each year in reviewing and updating advocacy missions as well as the legislative agenda. To find out more about our advocacy leadership, we are including biographies here. Read more about advocacy with SCSHA in the menu. 



 

Wanda Connelly Crotwell is a government relations professional with more than 35 years of experience in the fields of government, communications, and lobbying. Prior to joining The Southern Group in 2019, she was a lobbyist and strategic advisor at Mike Daniel and Associates for seven years.

Before joining MD&A, she was assistant to the Commissioner for External Affairs at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, where she served under four separate commissioners and five different governors. As part of her responsibilities, she managed governmental affairs, constituent services, annual budget requests, accountability reports, internal communications, and media relations. She also served as policy advisor and strategic counsel to the Commissioner. In addition to her 18 years of experience in state government, she has worked in the field of communications for both non-profit and for-profit private sector companies in South Carolina and Georgia.  Her areas of expertise include ... (read more)

 


SCSHA's Policy Team Includes:

Kelly Caldwell
VP of Governmental Relations, Chair of Legislative Committee

Carrie Hinnant
Chair, SCSHA Reimbursement Committee

Katrina Tompkins
Co-Chair SCSHA BabyNet Committee

Andrea Lary
Co-Chair SCSHA BabyNet Committee

Michelle Jordan
Co-Chair SCSHA School SLP Committee

Liddy Parrish
Co-Chair SCSHA School SLP Committee

Mia Rosenberg
SEAL

Taylor Dry
StAMP

Lori-Ann Ferraro
STARs

Angela McLeod
SC ASHA Committee of Ambassadors

Sekenyia Williams
State Assistants MAG