About UsSteering Committee Members
Beth Grace -
served on Beaufort County Council from 1989-1999. She was influential
in promoting comprehensive planning for Beaufort County. After attending
a Growth Management Seminar for Counties in Arizona, she encouraged
Beaufort County to begin the process. She served during the open public
process of implementing the first ever Comp Plan in South Carolina.
Beth attended Emory University and has remained active politically and
in community service for the past 33 years in Beaufort, SC. Her goal is
to keep Beaufort as pristine and as affordable for her children and
grandchildren as it was when she & her husband, Dr. Gene Grace, moved to
Beaufort in 1974.
Kay Harris - a local business owner. She received a masters
degree in Speech Pathology from The University of South Carolina. She
became concerned about Beaufort after watching what was happening around
the state and especially Bluffton. She wants to make certain that
Beaufort remains the kind of place that her grandchildren would like to
live. She and her husband, John, reside in Seabrook. She moved to
Beaufort in 1981.
Harley Laing - worked for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's New England Office in Boston as a
senior manager for 25 years. He has broad experience in environmental
protection work with business and industry, local and state governments
and citizen groups. Harley's work included helping several regional
government agencies and municipalities deal with growth management
issues. Harley is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston College Law
School, served in the Peace Corps, and moved to Beaufort with his wife
Lily in 2005.
Patrick Moore,
ex officio member, is the South Coast Director for the Coastal
Conservation League. Patrick received his law degree from the
University of South Carolina in 2005 and a Masters Degree in
Environmental Law from Vermont Law School that same year. He is
a graduate of Presbyterian College and the National Outdoor
Leadership Program as well as an Eagle Scout. Patrick moved to
Beaufort with his wife Beth in 2007.
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