2024
Festival Leadership
Current Festival Chair
Chris Hood
Chris joined the Festival in 2015 as a Team Leader for the Tailgate Party and Fireworks Extravaganza finale event. He served in that capacity for seven years before serving as Vice Chair for the 2022 and 2023 Festivals.
A graduate of Northwestern High School and Clemson University, Chris is a native of Rock Hill and proudly calls this community home. He has been a real estate broker in Rock Hill for over a decade and is a member of the Steven Cooley Real Estate Firm, consistently one of the top-producing real estate teams in York County.
In addition to volunteering with Come-See-Me, Chris is also a dedicated supporter of the Children’s Attention Home and the Humane Society of York County. In his free time, he loves the outdoors and spending time with his dogs, Herschel, Levi, and Valerie.
Chris is excited to serve as Come-See-Me’s 2024 Festival Chair and looks forward to leading this year’s volunteers as they produce another outstanding event for the community.
2024 COME-SEE-ME FESTIVAL
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Amelia Anderson
Andrea Barnette
Brandon Berger
Heather Carter
Melissa Cassell
Freddy Faircloth
Joanne Fockler
Jimmy Freeman
Susan Golder
Lee Hamilton
Chris Hood, 2024 Festival Chair
Nate Mallard, 2026 Vice Chair
Chris Miller
Angie Perry
Wil Pickel
Jennifer Childers
Kelli Shannon, 2025 Vice Chair
Emily Smith, Administrator
Erica Smith
Tim Sturgis
Chet Tucker, Board President
Brian Ullrich, Treasurer
Elizabeth Williams
Olivia Willis
2023 COME-SEE-ME FESTIVAL
Team Leaders
Jim Armour
Jim Austin
Jenny Baker
Sara Blancke
Ryan Blancke
Corrie Brannan
Jamie Brannan
John Brown
Jeb Carlisle
Michelle DiEduardo
Kelley Dills
Sandra Doherty
Melissa Faile
Jennifer George
Ryan Gill
Angie Harkey
Mackenzie Hoisington
Chris Hood
Julie Hord
Doug Hurst
Drew Jackson
Beth Janicke
Jeromy Johnson
Justin Jones
Jennifer Jordan
Gene Knight
Ashley Lang
Ross Lawson
Jack Leitner
Nate Mallard
Lucas McFadden
Susan Miskelly
Ashley Morgan
Brittany Morgan
Tara Park
Amy Peeler
Mark Pursley
Julia Rogers
Gina Rogers
Mary Roueche
Sarah Scoggins
Samantha Shad
Kelli Shannon
Haydan Smith
Emily Smith
Kenny Smith
Brooks Spencer
Chrissy Steen
Everett Stubbs
Leonard Tant
Lauren Taylor Grad
Allison Teno
Heather Truesdale
Terri Urda
Katie Vogel
Hamp Wallace
Tyler Williams
Jeff Williamson
Jenn Williamson
Anna Workman
COME-SEE-ME FESTIVAL
Past Chairs
1962 C. H. “Icky” Albright
1963 C. H. “Icky” Albright
1964 Joe Wise
1965 Joe Wise
1966 Johnny Gill
1967 Johnny Gill
1968 Charles Cauthen
1969 John Godbold, Jr.
1970 Jim Bowman
1971 Tom McKinney
1972 Ned Albright
1973 ———–no festival———–
1974 ———–no festival———–
1975 Richard Roof
1976 Willie Stephenson
1977 David Vipperman
1978 Joe Lanford
1979 Charles Hall
1980 Mike Bailey
1981 Buddy Grimes
1982 Jack Holeman
1983 Ed Thompson
1984 Harold Peeples
1985 Doug Echols
1986 Linda Williams
1987 Wayne Wingate
1988 Vicki Huggins Cook
1989 Ann Terry
1990 Betty Plumb
1991 Jerry Handegan
1992 Phil Land
1993 John Taylor
1994 Sue Love Boulware
1995 Kim Climer
1996 Bob Norwood
1997 Allan Miller
1998 Moe Bell
1999 Angie Perry
2000 Dan Boone
2001 Jane Hayes
2002 Ann Skar
2003 Sherry Martin
2004 Mikki Rentschler
2005 Jimmy Freeman
2006 Andrea Cooper
2007 Mark Sexton
2008 Margaret Wallace
2009 Cameron “Bubba” Bailey
2010 Catherine Hicklin Faircloth
2011 Matt Watson
2012 Jodie Roberts-Smith
2013 Erika Bell
2014 Brian Hovis
2015 David Williams
2016 Jennifer Childers
2017 Amelia Anderson
2018 Chet Tucker
2019 Chad Echols
2020 ———–no festival———–
2021 Susan Golder
2022 Elizabeth Williams
2023 Lee Hamilton