2026 Committees

Below you will find a list of committees for the NFB of SC 2025 -2026 year. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Chair for the committee. 

We Care Committee

Melinda Jones, Chair

E-mail: melindajones0571@gmail.com

Phone: 864-978-3230

Pathronda Anderson, Co-chair

E-mail: tronda1@outlook.com

Phone: 803-269-4354

Laverne Addison

Belinda Banks

Roosevelt Burgess

Debra Canty

Shannon Cook

Shelley Coppel

Janice Crosby

Gail Cummings

Shandra Long

Gail Nelson

Pearl Riley

Lenora Robertson

Carl Robinson

Michelle Scott

Janice Smith

Patrice Williams

Fund Raising Committee

Andrew Adams, Chair

E-mail: adams.andrewd@gmail.com

Phone: 803-269-3803

Ed Bible

Frank Coppel

Linda Dizzley

Melinda Jones

Frank Loza

Sarah Massengale

Lenora Robertson

Michelle Scott

Valerie Warrington

Demetrius Williford

Steve Cook

Legislative & Advocacy Committee

David Houck, Chair

E-mail: nfbsc@sc.rr.com  

Phone: 803-254-3777

Janice Bright, Co-chair

E-mail: ms.jlbright@gmail.com 

Phone: 803-760-3717

Belinda Banks

Shannon Cook

Frank Coppel

Linda Dizzley

Sarah Massengale

Lily Pryor

Lenora Robertson

Trenton Smith

Blind Equality Achievement Month Committee

NOTE: This committee carries over through October 31, 2026 unless otherwise notified.

Linda Dizzley, Chair

E-mail: ldizzley@hotmail.com 

Phone: 803-459-4585

J.W. Smith, Co-chair

E-mail: jake50@icloud.com

Phone: 864-269-0004

Carrie Burris

Debra Canty

Loretta Green

Frank Loza

Courtney Rone

Melissa Staley

Braille Literacy Committee

Jamie Allison, Chair

E-mail: nfbsccherokeejamie@gmail.com

Phone: 864-838-0338

Shelley Coppel, Co-chair

E-mail: frankandshelley51@gmail.com

Phone: 803-796-8662

Linda Dizzley

Lenora Robertson

Tracy Spittle

Membership and Mentoring Committee

Thom Spittle, Chair

E-mail: membership@nfbofsc.org 

Phone: 803-331-3344

Frank Coppel, Mentoring Vice Chair

Phone: 803-796-8662

E-mail: frankandshelley@gmail.com

Ed Bible

Debra Canty

Lori Anne Coley

Gregg Jones

Melinda Jones

Frank Loza

Michelle Scott

Trenton Smith

Lenora Robertson

Roger Webb

Patrice Williams

Diabetes Action Network DAN Committee

Melanie Torrance, Chair

E-mail: melanietorrance@icloud.com

Phone: 803-908-6656

Pathronda Anderson

Charlis Borodin

Roosevelt Burgess

Shelley Coppel

Gail Cummings

Angie Rachal

Sean Rachal

Doing our Fair Share Committee

Frank Coppel, Chair

E-mail: frankandshelley51@gmail.com

Phone: 803-796-8662

Debra Canty

Shannon Cook

Steve Cook

Anna Price

Lenora Robertson

Valerie Warrington

Diversity, Equity  and Inclusion Committee

Janice Bright, C

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E-mail: ms.jlbright@gmail.com 

Phone: 803-760-3717

Melinda Jones, Co-chair

E-mail: melindajones0571@gmail.com

Phone: 864-978-3230

Pathronda Anderson

Belinda Banks

Debra Canty

Shannon Cook

Linda Dizzley

Gregg Jones

Wendall Price

Carl Robinson

Employer of the year Committee

David Bundy, Chair

E-mail: davidbundy13@outlook.com  

Phone: 803-447-7629

Ed Bible

Debra Canty

Steve Cook

Loretta Green

Educator of the year Committee

Tracy Spittle, Chair

E-mail: tracysc1974@gmail.com

Phone: 803-447-7609

Andrew Adams

Debra Canty

Linda Dizzley

Tina Herzberg

Finance Committee

Marty McKenzie, Chair

E-mail: president@nfbofsc.org

Phone: 843-939-8091

Debra Canty

David Houck

Lenora Robertson

Larry Warrington

Valerie Warrington

Roger Webb

Scholarship Committee

Shannon Cook, Chair

E-mail: coffeequeensc1@sc.rr.com

Phone: 803-605-4250

Belinda Banks

Janice Bright

Debra Canty

Linda Dizzley

Tina Herzberg

Frank Loza

Michelle Scott

Tracy Spittle

Resolutions Committee

Parnell Diggs, Chair

E-mail: parnelldiggs@icloud.com

Phone: 843-267-2018

Sarah Massengale, Co-chair

E-mail: communications@nfbofsc.org 

Phone: 803-410-2735

Belinda Banks

Janice Bright

David Bundy

Debra Canty

Shannon Cook

Donald C. Capps Committee

David Houck, Chair

E-mail: nfbsc@sc.rr.com

Phone: 803-254-3777

Debra Canty

Frank Coppel

Lenora Robertson

Janice Smith

Demetrius Williford

Betty R. Capps Committee

Julie Bible, Chair

E-mail: jbible73@gmail.com 

Phone: 803-622-8093

David Bundy

Linda Dizzley

Lenora Robertson

Janice Smith

Valerie Warrington