Samantha Merritt

The consummate go-getter, Samantha Merritt has a reputation for being the girl who gets things done. She began her career managing multi-million dollar clients and leading an award winning team in the hospitality industry in her hometown of Sumter County After ten years in hospitality management, Samantha began work for the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. Her passion for community building and intuitive business-to-business skills led to her eventual appointment as Executive Director of the organization. To-date, she has been the youngest Executive Director in the history of the 100-year organization. Under her leadership, the chamber doubled in membership size, increased sponsor revenue by 300 percent, and she created and oversaw large-scale tourism-based events that drew thousands of visitors to Sumter County. Upon resigning from the Sumter County Chamber, Samantha went on to ...