The BLOA Training Institute graduated 15 at the Spring Meeting. The institute is designed to improve the professional and administrative skills of business licensing officials. The three sessions needed to complete the training institute include topics on general licensing, problem areas and personal development. This spring session included topics, such as classification and rates, the S.C. Freedom of Information Act(opens in a new tab), coin operated machines and communication skills. The graduates will receive the Accreditation in Business Licensing designation, upon passing an exam.
The 15 graduates are Wendell Hall, business license inspector, City of Aiken(opens in a new tab); Martha Ann Lake, business license clerk, Town of Batesburg-Leesville(opens in a new tab); Angie Currall, business license coordinator, Town of Bluffton(opens in a new tab); T. Joby Williams, business license inspector I, City of Columbia(opens in a new tab); Scott Lang, assistant treasurer/HR coordinator, City of Easley(opens in a new tab); Victoria Bell, revenue collector, Horry County(opens in a new tab); Vicki Bell, business license auditor, Horry County(opens in a new tab); Alten Driggers, supervisor, Horry County(opens in a new tab); Russell Harris, revenue collector, Horry County(opens in a new tab); Rhonda Housand, finance accountant, City of Lake City(opens in a new tab); Jessica Morgan, accounts payable/payroll clerk, Town of Moncks Corner(opens in a new tab); Melody Dangerfield, senior business license technician, Town of Mount Pleasant(opens in a new tab); Michael Burgess, business license inspector, City of North Charleston(opens in a new tab); Barbara Beard, revenue analyst, Richland County(opens in a new tab); and Lori Puckett, business license specialist, City of Sumter(opens in a new tab).