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Seema has spent her 20-year career in the convenience industry and is currently the president of her family’s business, Carolina Convenience Corporation (CCC). As President, she has overseen the sale of the bulk of their convenience store filling station businesses and still manages the remaining stores, Hardee’s franchises, plus real estate, and development. As Chair of the Board, she oversaw the merger of two convenience store and petroleum market trade associations into the South Carolina Convenience & Petroleum Marketers Association.
Giving back to the community is a priority for Seema, who manages all CCC’s charitable activities. Under her leadership, CCC has contributed to fundraisers for breast cancer, muscular dystrophy, The Children’s Miracle Network, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Palmetto Children’s Hospital, and the Wounded Warrior Project. She also serves on the Board of the Columbia Museum of Art and the SC Governor’s Mansion Foundation.
Seema is currently Vice Chairwoman of the Board of South Carolina's Department of Health & Environmental Control (SCDHEC), representing the 2nd Congressional District. She headed SCDHEC’s Executive Director search during the world-wide pandemic and provided public commentary regarding curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Seema earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Human Resources from The University of South Carolina.
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