Founder and Staff

Darrin Thomas is a native of Florence, South Carolina and currently resides in Columbia. Mr. Thomas is a graduate of the University Of South Carolina School of Business where he received his undergraduate degree in Marketing and Management. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Xerox Corporation employed Mr. Thomas as a Marketing Representative in Greenville, South Carolina.

Mr. Thomas currently serves on the board of directors for the local Boy Scouts of America, Wachovia Bank-Midlands Advisory Board, YES Carolina, Coker College Board of Trustees, Palmetto Health Foundation Board, SCANA Corporation Advisory Board, and the USC School of Business Partnership Foundation Board of Advisors. He is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Savannah Chapter-National Association of Guardsmen, Alpha Iota Boule-Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, member of the Columbia Rotary Club and serves as Vice President of the Indian Waters Council Boy Scouts of America. He is also a vigil honor member of Santee Lodge 116 – Order of the Arrow.

Darrin is an active member of Francis Burns United Methodist Church and is married to Kela Evans Thomas, formerly of Orangeburg, South Carolina. They have two sons, Todd Asher and Garrison Ervin. He accredits his success to his faith in God, the love of his family and the principle of relationship building.

Black Expo South Team

Jeannie Jackson VP of Marketing Phone: 800-419-2417	Whitney Chisholm Expo Coordinator Phone: 800-419-2417	Cheryl Brown Comptroller Phone: 800-419-2417
Sarah-Laney Long Website Manager Phone: 800-419-2417	Jarvis White Assistant Expo Coordinator Phone: 800-419-2417

Uses pictures and bios from the Black Pages South web site

Darrell Givens, Upstate Expo Market Coordinator

Jemaine Bankhead, Upstate Expo Market Coordinator

Volume Burks, Jacksonville Expo Market Coordinator