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Director's Office

Agency Director, State Historic Preservation Officer, and State Archivist
W. Eric Emerson, Ph.D.
803-896-6185  

Administration and other Functions

Deputy Director of Administration 
Brenda House
803-896-6160  

Facility Rental
Lesia Banks
803-896-6187 

Media Relations and Agency Advancement
Donna Foster
803-896-0339

Budget and Finance 
Dale Estrada
803-896-6163

 

Archives and Records Management

Deputy Director, Archives and Records Management 
Patrick McCawley 
803-896-6203

Supervisor, Archival Services 
Kim McClure 
803-896-4163

Supervisor, Information Technology Services
Bryan Collars 
803-896-4808 

      Network Services
      Kevin Harmon
      803-896-6216

Supervisor, Records Management Services
Erin Lowry
803-896-6128

      State Government Electronic Records
      Matthew Dantzler
      803-896-6119

      State Government Records
      

      Local Government Records
      Chris Condon
      803-896-6125  

Supervisor, Reference Services 
Wade Dorsey 
803-896-6205

Supervisor, State Records Center
Jay Johnson
1942-A Laurel Street Warehouse,
Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-9980

      State Records Center Staff 
      Geoffrey Davis 
      803-898-2275

State Historical Records Advisory Board

State Coordinator
W. Eric Emerson, Ph.D.
803-896-6185

 

State Historic Preservation Office

State Historic Preservation Officer
W. Eric Emerson, Ph.D.
803-896-6185

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Elizabeth Johnson
803-896-6168

Brad Sauls
Supervisor of Registration, Grant, and Local Government Programs
803-896-6172

John D. Sylvest
Supervisor of Survey and Review & Compliance Programs
803-896-6129

African American History Consultant
Ayanna Goines
803-896-8256

Archaeology
Robert P. Larsen
803-896-6181

Grants
Brad Sauls
803-896-6172

Historical Markers
Edwin Breeden, Ph.D.
803-896-6182

Local Government Assistance/
Certified Local Government Program

Brad Sauls
803-896-6172

National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Harness
803-896-6179

National Register Plaques and Certificates
Brad Sauls
803-896-6172

Outreach Programs / Newsletter
Elizabeth Johnson
803-896-6168

Review and Compliance/Section 106
SHPO Project Review Staff and Assigned Agency Responsibilities (PDF)

Alethea Harrison
803-896-4123

Elizabeth Johnson
803-896-6168

Robert P. Larsen
803-896-6181

Mary Sherrer
803-896-6184

John D. Sylvest
803-896-6129

Statewide Survey of Historic Properties
Brad Sauls
803-896-6172

John D. Sylvest
803-896-6129

Tax Incentives:  Income-Producing Historic 
Buildings and Technical Architectural Assistance

Christopher Tenny
803-896-5638

Tax Incentives: Owners of Historic Homes
and Technical Architecture Assistance

Vacant
803-896-6174

South Carolina Archives & History Foundation
Donna Foster
803-896-0339