Board of Directors

Susan Allhusen

Susan and her husband Jim made their Hilton Head their home base in 1990 but have only lived permanently on the Island for a few years. Susan’s career in sales, marketing and business development ended in the mid-90s when moves between Asian countries and the US happened too frequently for her to continue working full-time. Susan has been on several boards overseas in officer capacities and a board member for The Bridge in Atlanta. She currently serves on the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation. Susan has served as a caregiver for the couple’s parents and siblings and currently serves as a Hospice volunteer. Jim and Susan have five children and ten grandchildren and are hoping for an even dozen.

Ray Andrews

Ray Andrews and his wife, Melanie, moved from Delaware to Bluffton in 2015. His career as a corporate accounting and finance executive started at the DuPont Co. and concluded at Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a global small-cap public company where he was Chief Accounting Officer and then Chief Financial Officer. Ray is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant. He has been actively involved with not-for-profit hospice and palliative care since he joined the board of Delaware Hospice, Inc. in 1993, where he was past President and Treasurer and where he last served as chairman of the Strategic Advisory Committee.

Lissa Brown

“Lissa” Brown and her husband, Gary, moved to Hilton Head from the Philadelphia area one year ago. Both Lissa and her husband are ophthalmologists and have transitioned their efforts from private practice to consulting work at The Center for Value-Based Medicine where Lissa serves as President and CEO. The focus of the work is quality-of-life assessment in healthcare and healthcare economics. She currently serves as invited advisor to the Director on the Council of Councils at the National Institutes of Health and is Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. Lissa and Gary have three married daughters who have gifted them with 6 grandchildren and counting. . . boxer, Gus, completes the family.

Jackie Dout

Jackie Dout is President of JD Advisors LLC-a firm specializing in business operational and financial planning. Jackie has been an executive in charge of operations, finance and administrative functions for both profit and non-profit companies during her career. In her specialties, she has been involved with foundations, hospitals, long term care facilities, and educational institutions in addition to medium/large for-profit companies.

Janet Gorton

Janet Gorton first came to Hilton Head in the 70s. She spent most of her adult life in Anchorage, Alaska where she was active in not-for-profits working on literacy and homelessness and cancer research. She moved to Hilton Head permanently in 2002; she enrolled at University of South Carolina Beaufort and completed her degree in 2004. She has been an active volunteer and fundraiser for the Humane Society, Volunteers in Medicine, the Sea Pines Country Club and the Jr Jazz Foundation.  Her experience as a caregiver for her sister stimulated her interest in supporting Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.

Phil Hartman

Jim Irwin

Jim Irwin began visiting Hilton Head in 2001, ultimately purchasing a home in Windmill Harbour in 2009. He moved here permanently in August of 2017. His career in business included ownership and management of Ohio Pipe & Supply Inc. and North Coast Instruments Co. He served as chairman of the Planning Commission of Lakewood, OH and as treasurer of Lakewood Hospital Foundation. He also was chairman of fundraising for Laurel School in Cleveland.  He was president of the Thistle Class Association, a national sailing organization. He currently serves on the Long Term Planning Committee for Windmill Harbour. He is active in sailing and race management at South Carolina.

Janet Porter

Janet Porter and her husband, Jim O’Sullivan, moved to Hilton Head from Boston five years ago. Janet has been a hospital administrator, most recently the Chief Operating Officer of Dana-Farber-Cancer Institute where she was responsible for a large hospice, and the Chief Operating Officer of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she started a pediatric hospice. Janet currently is an adjunct professor teaching healthcare strategy and leadership at University of Miami, University of North Carolina, and Ohio State University, where she also serves on the Board of Trustees. She has been active in end-of-life issues, currently lecturing in Harvard’s Palliative Care Leadership Program, and serving on the board of directors of AARP.

Daphne S. Withrow

Daphne and her husband Michael moved from Atlanta to Hilton Head Island in 2013. She started her career as a Registered Nurse after graduating from the Medical College of Georgia.  After several years of working in the area of women’s health, she utilized her nursing background to become a medical sales representative with a focus on transfusion medicine. After taking a hiatus for raising her children, the third phase of Daphne’s career began as a legal nurse consultant working with personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys. After several years as an LNCC and facing the prospects of an ‘empty nest,’ she applied and was accepted to John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, which she attended at night while continuing her consulting work during the day.  Daphne is currently a partner at the law firm of Olivetti, McCray & Withrow, LLC in Hilton Head where her practice focuses on personal injury and medical malpractice. Michael and Daphne have five grown children who reside in Hilton Head, Atlanta and Salt Lake City.

Michelle Wycoff

Michelle Wycoff is Vice President, Hilton Head-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Michelle has more than 20 years of leadership experience. Over her 15 years at IBM and Accenture, she served several executive roles including Global Lead for IBM’s Market Development & Insights practice and Associate Partner, Sales and Marketing Transformation, for Accenture’s Americas region. Michelle Wycoff and her husband, Chris Wycoff, moved to Hilton Head eight years ago and have two children.