2020 - PresentColumbia, SC
The Poston Foundation
Founder & Executive Director
Founder and executive director of a South Carolina 501(c)(3) public charity focused on direct community support and program development, with responsibility for fundraising and day-to-day nonprofit operations.
- Lead day-to-day operations across program development, fundraising, governance, compliance, communications, web and donation systems, analytics, and records management.
- Launched the original Carolina Cares COVID Task Force in 2020, mobilizing 50+ volunteers and coordinating direct-aid outreach serving hundreds of Columbia-area residents.
- Created reusable grant and organizational materials, including program budgets, grant narratives, LOIs, cases for support, sponsorship materials, capability statements, policies, internal controls, and federal grant-readiness documentation.
- Obtained approval for Google Ad Grants, giving the Foundation access to up to $10,000 per month in in-kind Google Search advertising, and integrated donation processing, GA4, Google Tag Manager, and conversion tracking into a coordinated measurement workflow.
- Developed a $30,000 12-month planning budget and operating plan for the 2026 Carolina Cares relaunch, aligning program scope and budget with fundraising, sponsorship, volunteer operations, and impact measurement.
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2018 - PresentColumbia, SC · Part-time
Chakhead, LLC
Co-Founder & Managing Officer
Independent music and media business supporting content development, production, distribution, promotion, and commercial release.
- Direct release planning, digital distribution, marketing, and promotion for approximately 100 music and media releases. Associated campaigns and content have generated 60M+ cumulative video views.
- Co-founded and manage a music and media business with 75 documented industry credits and digital properties that include a channel with 198K+ subscribers and 3M+ channel-specific views.
- Created standardized processes for rights documentation, release metadata, digital distribution, websites, e-commerce, payment systems, SEO, analytics, publishing, and digital asset management.
- Coordinate outside collaborators, distribution partners, release assets, and deadlines to move projects from development through commercial release.
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2018 - 2022Columbia, SC
Chalmers Poston, LLC
Founder & Managing Partner
Founded and operated a boutique law firm serving individuals and businesses in civil litigation and business matters.
- Managed complex, document-intensive civil and business matters from intake through resolution, coordinating clients, opposing counsel, courts, agencies, experts, and vendors.
- Conducted legal research and analysis and prepared correspondence, agreements, recommendations, and other written materials requiring accuracy, judgment, and persuasive communication.
- Created standardized document templates, deadline-tracking procedures, and file-management systems to improve quality control and keep matters organized and on schedule.
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2016 - 2018Columbia, SC
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.
Associate Attorney
Medical malpractice defense attorney representing physicians, hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers in complex civil litigation.
- Managed key phases of medical malpractice defense litigation, including factual investigation, medical-record analysis, written discovery, depositions, motion practice, expert coordination, witness preparation, court filings, and deadline control.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, legal memoranda, discovery materials, and other filings; took depositions, argued motions, and appeared in court on behalf of clients.
- Analyzed liability, causation, damages, medical evidence, and expert issues, translating complex records into concise case assessments and recommendations.
