Columbia, South Carolina

Eric Chalmers Poston

Founder & Executive Director · Nonprofit & Operations Leader

I build programs, streamline systems, and lead complex cross-functional projects. Today, I serve as Founder and Executive Director of The Poston Foundation, where I lead program development, fundraising, governance, compliance, communications, digital systems, analytics, and organizational operations.

My background also includes founding and managing a law firm, co-founding an independent music and media business, managing an eight-property web portfolio, and directing release and promotional workflows supporting approximately 100 music and media releases.

This is my official professional website, where I keep my current biography, résumé, portfolio, and professional contact information.

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Eric Chalmers PostonColumbia, South Carolina

50+Volunteers mobilized through Carolina Cares

HundredsColumbia-area residents served through direct community outreach

~100Music and media releases supported through Chakhead workflows

60M+Cumulative video views across associated campaigns and content

About my work

I work where strategy has to become execution.

My work has consistently centered on building structure around complex projects: developing programs, improving systems, organizing information, and creating repeatable workflows that move ideas into execution.

At The Poston Foundation, that means program development, fundraising, governance, compliance, communications, analytics, digital systems, and community outreach. Earlier in my career, it meant managing deadline-driven legal work and building a law practice. Through Chakhead and independent digital projects, it has meant coordinating releases, distribution, websites, publishing systems, search visibility, analytics, and large-scale digital campaigns.

Across those settings, the common thread is practical systems-building: making complex or fragmented work more organized, measurable, repeatable, and easier to execute.

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Professional experience

Selected professional experience.

2020 - PresentColumbia, SC

The Poston Foundation

Founder & Executive Director

I founded The Poston Foundation in 2020 and lead day-to-day operations spanning program development, fundraising, governance, compliance, communications, digital systems, analytics, and organizational records.

Through the Carolina Cares Initiative, I mobilized 50+ volunteers and coordinated direct-aid outreach serving hundreds of Columbia-area residents. I also built reusable grant and institutional infrastructure, secured participation in Google Ad Grants, and developed a $30,000 planning budget and operating framework for the 2026 Carolina Cares relaunch.

The Poston Foundation

2018 - PresentColumbia, SC · Part-time

Chakhead, LLC

Co-Founder & Managing Officer

I co-founded Chakhead in 2018 and continue to direct release planning, distribution, digital marketing, promotional workflows, rights and metadata administration, web/e-commerce systems, analytics, and partner coordination.

The business has supported approximately 100 music and media releases and 75 documented industry credits. Associated campaigns and content have generated 60M+ cumulative video views, while a separately tracked channel has reached 198K+ subscribers and 3M+ channel-specific views.

Chakhead

2018 - 2022Columbia, SC

Chalmers Poston, LLC

Founder & Managing Partner

From 2018 to 2022, I founded and operated a boutique law firm serving individuals and businesses in civil and business matters, managing complex document-intensive work while building standardized templates, calendaring controls, and records systems.

Former law firm

2016 - 2018Columbia, SC

Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.

Associate Attorney

Before launching my own firm, I managed deadline-driven matters involving legal research, record review, drafting, and expert and vendor coordination for institutional and individual clients.

Areas of focus

Capabilities and tools.

Program & Project Coordination

Operations & Process Improvement

Fundraising & Grant Development

Strategic Communications

Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

Digital Strategy & Web Operations

WordPress · Wix Studio · Netlify

Analytics & Performance Measurement

GA4 · Search Console · Tag Manager · Microsoft Excel

Content Architecture & Publishing

Adobe Creative Cloud · Amazon KDP · Google Play Books

Technical SEO & Structured Data

Schema.org / JSON-LD

Documentation & Quality Control

Microsoft 365 · Google Workspace · Acrobat Pro

AI-Assisted Workflow & Research

ChatGPT · OpenAI API · Google AI Studio

Education

Education.

I earned my Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2015 and my Bachelor of Science in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Duke University in 2009.

University of Virginia School of Law

Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2015, Charlottesville, VA

Duke University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology, magna cum laude, 2009, Durham, NC

Elsewhere online

Official profiles and published work.

You can also find my professional, publishing, and public profiles through the links below.

LinkedInericchalmersposton Instagram@realericposton Facebook@realericposton X@ecposton Knowledge PanelEric Poston on Google Amazon AuthorAuthor profile Google BooksBook listings

Contact

Get in touch.

I'm open to conversations about nonprofit and operations leadership, program and project work, fundraising, partnerships, communications, digital strategy, and related opportunities.

For professional opportunities, consulting inquiries, or collaborations, you can reach me directly by email or download my current résumé.

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