Chad Echols is the 2019 Come-See-Me Festival Chair. Prior to serving as a Festival Vice Chair in 2017 and 2018, he served as a Team Leader for Tailgate Party & Fireworks, Gourmet Gardens, and the Come-See-Me Road Races.

Chad is the second member of his family to chair the festival. His father, Doug Echols, served as Festival Chair in 1985.

In addition to working with Come-See-Me, Chad is also involved with many other local organizations. He helped found the Cherokee Conservation Corps to support capital funding projects at the Upper Palmetto YMCA’s Camp Cherokee. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the camp and is also a member of the York County Clemson Club Board. His past leadership positions include roles with The Palmetto School at the Children’s Attention Home, Good Folks of York County, the York County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs, Family Promise of York County, and as an Elder at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Chad is a graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. A member of the South Carolina Bar, he is the founding partner of The Echols Firm in Rock Hill. He and his wife, Anna, live in Rock Hill with their two children.

Amelia Anderson, Former Festival Chair
Brandon Berger, Member at Large
Melissa Cassell, Member at Large
Jennifer Childers, Board Vice President
Alice Davis, Board President
Chad Echols, 2019 Festival Chair
Freddy Faircloth, Member at Large
Susan Golder, 2019 Festival Vice Chair
Mike Goodner, Member at Large
Brian Hovis, Former Festival Chair
David Linder, City Representative
Gene Lucas, Member at Large
Neal Miller, Winthrop University Representative
Trey Moore, Member at Large
Nicki Nash, Immediate Past President
Angie Perry, Former Festival Chair
Jodie Roberts Smith, Festival Chair Nominee
Tim Sturgis, Member at Large
Lamar Thompson, Member at Large
Chet Tucker, Immediate Past Festival Chair
Brian Ullrich, Treasurer
Matt Watson, Member at Large
Elizabeth Williams, 2019 Festival Vice Chair
Emily Smith, Festival Administrator

Chad Echols, Chair
Susan Golder, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Williams, Vice Chair
Becky Ammons
Ragan Anderson
Jim Armour
Jim Austin
Corrie Brannan
Jamie Brannan
Kenny Brazzell
Jane Capel
Jennifer Carlisle
Holly Chavis
Kennedi Christopher
Allison Cleveland
Merritt Croom
Michelle DiEduardo
Kelley Dills
Haydan Erwin
Melissa Faile
Jennifer George
Tom Glenn
Jami Goins
Shelly Goodner
Lindsay Grant
Lee Hamilton
Chris Hood
Whitney Hough
Brad Howey
Drew Jackson
Beth Janicke
Ashley Lang
Jack Leitner
Tara Lewis
Nate Mallard
Shannon Martin
Leah McCraney
Lucas McFadden
Susan Miskelly
Ashley Morgan
Roger Owens
Kayla Oxendine
Tara Park
Ashley Peeples
Jess Peeples
Regina Price
Faith Ramsey
Gina Rogers
Rebecca Rogers
Kelli Shannon
Erica Smith
Kenny Smith
Katie Stacks
Tiffany Staton
Chrissy Steen
Wendy Stewart
Allison Teno
Molly Wallace
Amy Peeler Williams
Jenna Woods
Emily Smith, Festival Administrator