Marilyn L. Hemingway, civic leader and entrepreneur, is the founder and president of the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce, the Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation and The Hemingway Group, communications firm. An advocate for the environment and clean, renewable energy, Marilyn founded the annual Gullah Geechee Environmental & Energy Conference hosted in South Carolina and Georgia with plans to expand to North Carolina and Florida. A native of Georgetown, SC, Marilyn’s Gullah Geechee roots extend along the entire coast of South Carolina from Horry to Beaufort counties and includes a long line of civic, business, education and political family engagement She was recognized by the Post and Courier as “2020 12 African American Leaders to know in South Carolina”, is a recipient of the SC African American Heritage Commission 2021 Herbert A DeCosta Trailblazer award, the Conservation Voters of South Carolina 2020 Harriet Keyserling Community Advocate Award and the Georgetown NAACP Branch #5520 Leadership Award. In 2022, Marilyn received a presidential appointment to the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission.