24 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com/CharlestonWomen Charleston Women in Business TOWN AND CITY CHRISTIANE FARRELL, Assistant Town Administrator of Mount Pleasant (2017-present) In July 2017, Christiane Farrell was appointed to the position of assistant town administrator. Since then, she has assisted the town administrator with the general management of the town and oversees the Department of Planning, Land Use & Neighborhoods, Communications Office, Economic Development Office, Emergency Management Office, Human Resources Department, Risk Management Office and Town Attorney’s Office. COURTNEY SOLER, City Administrator of Hanahan (2022-present) After graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in accounting, Courtney Soler joined the City of Charleston Police Department as an officer. While working with CCPD, she became their first budget analyst, managing a $40 million dollar budget. Soler became the City of Hanahan’s first finance director in 2010. It was during that time that she discovered Hanahan was the perfect place to raise the family’s three children. In 2016, Soler accepted a position as the chief financial officer of the Gibbes Museum of Art. Although she enjoyed being part of such a historical and cultural institution, her heart was still in Hanahan. In 2020, Soler returned to the City of Hanahan as its chief financial officer and in 2022 was promoted to city administrator. Soler’s vision for the city is to promote a positive and innovative work environment for staff and to encourage a culture that is centered on citizens and community. The values of integrity, inclusivity, kindness, accountability and transparency that are showcased in each department are what she said makes Hanahan a special place. TIFFANY JOHNSON-WILSON, Summerville Town Council (2024-present) As a member of Summerville’s Town Council, Tiffany Johnson-Wilson has a passion for philanthropy. Having served as a founding member on the board of directors of The Palmetto House homeless shelter, where she also assisted in counseling and rehabilitation, she has accumulated extensive volunteer hours with One80 Place. Johnson-Wilson has also contributed to Lowcountry Local First and loves supporting other nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity and South Carolina Community Loan Fund. Additionally, she has served on local boards such as The Sustainability Institute, where she brings green initiatives to her construction and development companies for the betterment of local communities and the world. JohnsonWilson founded Home of Hope, is a Paul Harris Fellow with Rotary International and is a state mediator and guardian ad litem. Additionally, she sits on the National Association of Realtors legal committees for Grievances and Professional Standards, where she aims to promote justice and fairness. COUNTY LEVEL MARY TINKLER, Charleston County Treasurer (2017-present) Having managed her father Paul Tinkler’s South Carolina Senate race in 2012, Mary Tinkler remained closely involved in local politics before deciding to run for the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. She won and served for two years, representing parts of Charleston and Dorchester counties.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjcyNTM1