2023
Festival Leadership
Current Festival Chair
Lee Hamilton
Lee Hamilton is the 2023 Come-See Me Festival Chair. Lee has been involved with the Festival since 2011, serving as a Team Leader for Musical Mania, Gourmet Gardens, and as the Keeper of Glen and Glenda before serving as Vice Chair for the 2021 and 2022 Festivals. Long before his volunteer involvement, Lee remembers attending the Festival as a young child, playing at Glencairn Gardens, eating sweet treats at Cherry Park, and watching the best fireworks show around at Winthrop Farm.
A Rock Hill native, Lee loves his community and truly enjoys giving back to make it a better place to work, play, live, and visit. In addition to volunteering with Come-See-Me, he has served as a Team Leader for the ChristmasVille Festival. He has also enjoyed coaching soccer for the City’s youth league and is involved with Habitat for Humanity and Haven Men’s Shelter. He has served as a board member for the Saluda Center and is a Past President of the Piedmont Regional Association of Realtors. Lee also loves the outdoors and is a member of Ducks Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association.
Outside of his volunteer work, Lee loves his job as a real estate broker and leads one of the highest-producing real estate groups in York County, The Home Team at Allen Tate Realtors. He was also named Realtor of the Year in 2021 for York, Lancaster, and Chester counties.
Outside of his time at Clemson University, where he earned a degree in Communications, Lee has lived in Rock Hill his whole life. He is happily married to Jess, a recent Teacher of the Year at York Preparatory Academy in Rock Hill. When Lee isn’t outdoors hunting or fishing, their two sweet dogs, Nancy and Spooner, keep them busy. You won’t find a more excited servant of the Come-See-Me Festival than Lee, and he is more than ready to serve as Chair for 2023’s event.
2023 COME-SEE-ME FESTIVAL
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Amelia Anderson, Board VP
Brandon Berger
Melissa Cassell
Chad Echols
Freddy Faircloth
Joanne Fockler
Jimmy Freeman
Susan Golder
Lee Hamilton, 2023 Chair
Chris Hood, 2024 Vice Chair
David Linder
Chris Miller
Angie Perry
Wil Pickel
Jodie Roberts-Smith
Kelli Shannon, 2025 Vice Chair
Emily Smith, Administrator
Erica Smith
Tim Sturgis
Chet Tucker, Board President
Brian Ullrich
Emily Wade
Elizabeth Williams
Olivia Willis
2023 COME-SEE-ME FESTIVAL
Team Leaders
Jim Armour
Jim Austin
Sara Blancke
Ryan Blancke
Corrie Brannan
Jamie Brannan
John Brown
Jennifer Carlisle
Jeb Carlisle
Michelle DiEduardo
Kelley Dills
Sandra Doherty
Chelsea Eichorn
Melissa Faile
Jennifer George
Ryan Gill
Tom Glenn
Gil Gonzalez
Stephanie Greer
Lee Hamilton
Angie Harkey
Chris Hood
Drew Jackson
Beth Janicke
Justin Jones
Gene Knight
Ashley Lang
Ross Lawson
Jack Leitner
Nate Mallard
Lucas McFadden
Susan Miskelly
Brittany Morgan
Tara Park
Amy Peeler
Mark Pursley
Julia Rogers
Gina Rogers
Kelli Shannon
Haydan Smith
Emily Smith
Kenny Smith
Brooks Spencer
Katie Stacks
Chrissy Steen
Everette Stubb
Leonard Tant
Lauren Taylor Grad
Allison Teno
Heather Truesdale
Katie Vogel
Tyler Williams
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