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AARP South Carolina
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About AARP South Carolina
Our Vision: A society in which all people live with dignity and purpose, and fulfill their goals and dreams.
Our Purpose: Empower people to choose how they live as they age.
Who brings this vision to life? The AARP South Carolina state office staff are responsible for driving impact across the state along with over 200 volunteers representing the goals and dreams of over 600,000 South Carolina AARP members and the greater population of individuals over 50 and their families.
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Charmaine S. Fuller Cooper, State Director
James Agens, Associate State Director – Communications
Kennedy Brown, Intern – Communications and Outreach
Pearl Hall-Blount, Business Operations Associate
Nikki Hutchison, Associate State Director – Advocacy
Sheila Lewis, Program Specialist – Volunteer Engagement
Joseph Meyers, Associate State Director – Outreach
Jo Pauling-Jones, Associate State Director – Advocacy & Outreach
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Executive Council:
The AARP South Carolina Executive Council is a primarily volunteer body that provides strategic insight, programmatic guidance, and on the ground advocacy and outreach that spreads AARP's impact across the state. South Carolina’s council consists of members from each congressional district representing both rural and urban voices. The national AARP Board of Directors sets policy and the state’s Executive Council provides advice and strategic input for the state plan.
State Volunteer President: Cassandra Addison
State Director: Charmaine S. Fuller Cooper
District 1: Mike Wilt (Jasper) and Bob Zucker (Beaufort)
District 2: Karen Patterson (Barnwell)
District 3: Vacant
District 4: Dan Garvin (Greenville) and Carmenza Millan (Greenville)
District 5: Dr. Cynthia Roddey (Catawba)
District 6: Lorraine Simmons (Richland) and Sam Waldrep (Richland)
District 7: Herbert Jacobs (Dillon)
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Are you interested in having AARP engage in your community?
Points of Contact by Region:
Upstate: Joseph Meyers, Associate State Director – Outreach jmeyers@aarp.org
Lowcountry: Jo Pauling-Jones, Associate State Director – Advocacy & Outreach jpaulingjones@aarp.org
Midlands: Charmaine S. Fuller Cooper, State Director – cfcooper@aarp.org
Pee Dee: Joseph Meyers, Associate State Director – Outreach jmeyers@aarp.org
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Points of Contact by Issue Areas:
Caregiving & Health: Nikki Hutchison, Associate State Director – Advocacy nhutchison@aarp.org (State Lobbyist)
Financial Security, Fraud, Utilities: Jo Pauling-Jones, Associate State Director – Advocacy & Outreach jpaulingjones@aarp.org (State Lobbyist)
Local Advocacy & Livable Communities Education:
Joseph Meyers, Associate State Director, Outreach jmeyers@aarp.org
Jo Pauling-Jones, Associate State Director – Advocacy & Outreach jpaulingjones@aarp.org
Media & Volunteer Speakers’ Bureau: James Agens, Associate State Director Communications jagens@aarp.org
Veterans Engagement: Joseph Meyers, Associate State Director, Outreach jmeyers@aarp.org
Volunteer Engagement: Sheila Lewis, Program Specialist slewis@aarp.org
Voter Engagement: James Agens, Associate State Director – Communications jagens@aarp.org
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State Advocacy Team:
Charmaine S. Fuller Cooper – State Director (General) cfcooper@aarp.org
Nikki Hutchison, Associate State Director – Advocacy (Caregiving & Health) nhutchison@aarp.org
Jo Pauling-Jones, Associate State Director – Advocacy & Outreach (Financial Security, Fraud, Utilities) jpaulingjones@aarp.org
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AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people 50-plus have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates.
