Meet the Team

Rev. Jim Watkins Core Team Leader — **Rev. Jim Watkins**
Core Team Leader

Sandra Bundy Murrells Inlet Protector — **Sandra Bundy**
Murrells Inlet Protector

Mary Erickson Louisiana Oil Patch Native — **Mary Erickson**
Louisiana Oil Patch Native

Peg Howell Former Offshore Engineer — **Peg Howell**
Former Offshore Engineer

Tom Stickler Pawleys Island Data Guru — **Tom Stickler**
Pawleys Island Data Guru

Gary Weinreich Core Team Member — **Gary Weinreich**
Core Team Member

Joan Furlong Myrtle Beach Organizer — **Joan Furlong**
Myrtle Beach Organizer

Lorraine Chow Core Team Member — **Lorraine Chow**
Core Team Member

Barb MacKinnon North Myrtle Beach Liaison — **Barb MacKinnon**
North Myrtle Beach Liaison

Sandy Porter Core Team Member — **Sandy Porter**
Core Team Member

Ed Yaw North Litchfield Man of Letters — **Ed Yaw**
North Litchfield Man of Letters

In the Beginning…

SODA was founded by Pawleys Island residents Terry Munson and Goffinet McLaren, shown here with the Conservationist of the Year award presented by the SC Wildlife Federation in 2015.

Terry and Goffinet pulled together a group of local activists who have led the grassroots fight against the federal proposal to open the Atlantic, every step along the way, from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration. While core team names and faces may have changed, our mission remains the same!

Read a short history of SODA from its roots in early 2015 through mid-2019 in this March 21, 2019 Special Edition of our SODA e-newsletter.

Friends & Allies

Gullah Geechee Nation
OCEANA
South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP)
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast
Southern Environmental Law Center
Surfrider Foundation - Grand Strand Chapter
SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce
Conservation Voters of South Carolina
Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce
Coastal Conservation League
... and every single coastal city, town and county in South Carolina as well as our friends in the PeeDee, Midlands and Upstate!

Take Action

Contact your federal, state, and local elected officials by phone, email, social media, letter or in-person visits.
Write letters to the editor of local papers.
Sign petitions to the federal government opposing seismic blasting and offshore drilling.
Put a sign in your yard and a sticker on your car!
Vote for people who oppose this plan!
Be sure to thank local and state officials who stand with SODA. Here is contact information for Georgetown and Horry County officials.
Not sure who your elected officials are? Check your voter registration and voting districts at www.scvotes.org.
Addresses of South Carolina elected officials are at www.scstatehouse.gov.
Federal elected officials’ addresses can be found at www.congress.gov.

Volunteer with SODA

Here are just some ways SODA can use your time and talent:

Tabling at festivals and events
Outreach to local businesses
Special event planning and promotion
Writing letters-to-editor, op-eds, e-newsletters
Data entry for our email list
Technical help on e-newsletter and website
Making phone calls
Folding, stuffing, sealing and stamping info packets

Let us know how you want to help. Send a message via our contact form.