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Board of Directors: 2024-2025
Wendy
Peters
Co-President
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Growing up in Ohio, I always thought​ my husband Ken and I would retire to Hilton Head Island. That changed the day we found Palmetto Bluff! Like so many of us, we immediately fell in love! In 2017 we relocated from Columbus, OH. We are thrilled that our four children and 2 grand daughters love to visit us here. We are enjoying retirement travels especially when they involve great wine. We love cooking, entertaining, playing golf and reading. Thanks to COVID, I enjoy knitting again. I am thrilled to be a part of the WOPB Board, spending some time giving back to our local community.
Amy
Wagner​
Co-President
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My husband and I have been in Palmetto Bluff since 2012 and are now happy to be South Carolina residents, but still spend part of our time in Louisville, KY. What I always dreamt of being was an artist. After retiring from the business of healthcare in 2016, I now get to spend much of my time painting, which I've been practicing regularly since 2013. PB has a vibrant arts community which enriches my passion and allows me to meet wonderful and talented people in the Low Country. Kayaking, pickleball, exercise, yoga and cooking round out my interests. We feel fortunate to live every day among the warm people in this community.
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Fran
Howley
E.V.P | Past President
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My husband and I retired to Palmetto Bluff in 2021 after living in GA, WI and MA with our 3 sons. The boys still live in the North East and I nudge them constantly that the weather is much nicer here and you don't have to shovel snow. Since we've moved here I have felt such a warm welcome from this community. One way that helped me connect was the Women of Palmetto Bluff which has done great things for Palmetto Bluff and Bluffton and I can't wait to see what lies ahead.
Amy
Johnson
Secretary
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Who would have thought an avocado and mango farm girl from Homestead, FL would end up in Palmetto Bluff? The route here began with a business degree in Hospitality Management, which took me to Atlanta to work as a manager in private country clubs. We discovered Palmetto Bluff in 2018 while attending a conference at the Montage and we moved into our new home in River Road July of 2020. I have admired the WOPB and the smart, giving women who serve and felt it was time to get more involved and was excited to be asked to join the Board.
Pat
Young
Treasurer​
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I first experienced Palmetto Bluff when some friends invited my husband, Ken, and I to see the property they’d purchased and celebrate a 65th birthday. We fell in love with PB and went home with offers on two different properties. We joke that we came down for a birthday party and went home with a gift for ourselves. We’ve now been here for eight years. I grew up outside of NYC, and spent my entire professional career in finance. I enjoy being a WOPB member, appreciate its charitable activity, and look forward to working with the wonderful women of WOPB.
Missy McLaughlin
V.P. Membership
Hubby Mike and I have moved 12 times in our 34 years of marriage and now are living the dream in Palmetto Bluff. I am a serial volunteer, and an Event Planner by profession. I love to listen to/read books, any excuse to go on boating excursions, dog rescue transport, and hosting friends for cocktails and dinner parties. We have two crazy rescue dogs, Buddy and Hasty, that we adore. I have made so many new friends through WOPB and enjoy giving back to the Bluffton community.
Marcie
Bowen
Co-V.P. Social ​
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My family and I discovered and became enchanted with Palmetto Bluff shortly after the resort opened in the mid-2000s. I grew up in middle Tennessee and spent my professional career in Atlanta, GA. as a commercial space planner and interior designer. We were particularly drawn to Palmetto Bluff's vast beauty, open spaces, and abundant recreational opportunities. Our two children grew up spending substantial quality time here, and as adults, continue to enjoy visiting the Bluff and our two golden retrievers.
Kristin
Campbell
Co-V.P. Social ​
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Have you ever gone on vacation and said "I'm never leaving this place?" That's how I felt when we first visited Palmetto Bluff in 2017. The natural beauty of the Low Country combined with the warmth of the people in this community made it easy for us to find "home" at The Bluff. Oh, and the Southern food didn't hurt either - we are shrimp 'n grits groupies! I look forward to serving the broader community with the WOPB.
Leslie
Butler
Co-V.P. Fundraising
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After college, I met my husband working in the insurance industry. Over the years that followed, we found ourselves on an unexpected journey of living in and around many different cities here in the US. During this time, we raised two sons and thoroughly enjoyed the friends we made and all the experiences we were able to share with friends and family. However, the best was yet to come when we chose Palmetto Bluff to retire to in 2021. This has been a very welcoming community and one we feel fortunate to be a part of. Here in Palmetto Bluff I am a regular Mahjong player, active in the many fitness and wellness programs and a beginning golfer. I’m excited about joining the WOPB and serving on the board.
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Stephanie
Bell
Co-V.P. Fundraising​
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My husband and I retired in 2019 and moved to Palmetto Bluff in October 2021. Prior to our retirement we spent many years as management consultants, traveling all over the U.S. and moving 5 times. When we began to research places to retire, we stumbled upon Palmetto Bluff in 2018 and immediately felt this place was "special", and so returned in 2019 to purchase land and build our new home. PB has been a very warm and welcoming community and I'm excited to be part of WOPB.
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Lorri
Gill
V.P. Volunteers
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Aaron and I purchased our home in 2016 as a "second home", but you know how that goes! We moved here full time in January, 2020, and have never looked back. We love the community, the people, and the weather. I enjoy pickleball, am an avid reader, love to go out on the May River, and to walk along the paths in Palmetto Bluff. I was a practicing Attorney in Massachusetts until I retired in 2019. Part of my retirement plan was to give back to an underserved community. I think Women of Palmetto Bluff is a great organization within which to do that, with the added benefit of being able to meet and connect with the interesting women that make PB so special.
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