Liberal Men of the Lowcountry
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2026 LML Board of Directors
President: Richard Hammes
Richard is originally from Wisconsin but resided in the Chicago area for over 50 years. He has degrees from the University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago and Northern Illinois University. First 15 years of career he worked for the Illinois Dept. of Mental Health and the last 30 years as a management consultant focused on leadership, communication, performance and a range of other programs. He has resided in Hilton Head fulltime since late 2018. He was a founder of the LML in January 2014 and has led the organization for more than five years. He volunteers with many organizations including VIM, Hopeful Horizons, NAACP, and Moms Demand Action.
Treasurer: John Shaulhoup
Born and raised in Massachusetts, John spent 23 years in California before moving to Hilton Head in 2023. In 2024, John retired from the role of Vice President of Sales Enablement at Yamaha Corporation of America where he led the sales, marketing, finance and administration teams. John volunteers as a Small Business Mentor at SCORE, a national organization funded by the SBA. He supports clients who are starting or growing a business in the Lowcountry and select clients in the music industry nationwide.
Secretary: T.J.Ward
Programming: Don Flora
Membership - Bill Stalker
Newsletter: Frank Ward
Frank grew up in Queens, NY and Atlantic City, NJ. He majored in American History and would teach on every level from middle school through graduate school. He eventually got his Ph.D. from Columbia, but then switched to a thirty-plus year career as a Foreign Service Officer. He served in the U. S. Information Agency, USAID, and the State Department in such places as Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Turkey, and El Salvador. Like Frank, his wife Bonnie is a retired Foreign Service Officer. They have children and grandchildren in Virginia and New Orleans, have owned a home in Hilton Head Plantation for over four years, but divide their time between HHI and DC.
Activity Groups: Beau Patterson
Judge Beau Patterson served as the Presiding Judge of the Denver County Court (the first African American Chief Presiding Judge in the Court’s history) He supervised the Court’s management team of 15, was hiring authority for the 300 court employees and 32 full and part-time judicial officers. J.D. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. 1974. B.A. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 1968. Licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado 1975. Martin Luther King Graduate Fellowship Recipient Colorado State University1969. Toastmaster’s International, Downtown Speakeasy Club “Toastmaster of the Year” Award. 2003. Sam Cary Bar Association Distinguished Jurist Award 2003.Member, Denver and Colorado Bar Associations (1975-2011)Chair, the Mayor of Denver’s Justice Center Planning Committee (1999-2000); Panelist on the American Bar Association’s “Ethics in the Public Sector” Seminar (1996); Chief Trial Judge, Hoffman Moot Court, University of Denver College of Law (1987); Trial Judge, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Regional Institute (1991).Judge Patterson coached youth soccer for the Northeast Soccer Association for 13 seasons. Board of Directors of the Colorado Youth Soccer Association (1988-1990); Chair of the Selection Committee for the Denver Public Schools Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Denver, CO (1989-1994).
Technology and Web Development Lead: Doug Luba
High School physics teacher 1969-1976
HVAC contractor on Long Island 1976-2004
Semi -retired to Hilton Head 2004
Facility Engineer - Outpatient Surgery Center 2008-2016
Main interests - Tennis, Bridge, Biking, Family and Grandchildren. 2 Golden doodles
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Governance - Mark Levy
I am a retired Internal Medicine Physician.
I moved to HHI from the Philadelphia area where I practiced for 42 years.
I was born and raised in North Jersey.