Helen Hill

Helen Hill leads Explore Charleston, also known as the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Under Hill’s leadership, Explore Charleston has developed industry-leading programs that have assisted the Charleston area in becoming one of the most acclaimed destinations in the country. In 2025, Hill was named to the executive board of the U.S. Travel Association. Hill was awarded with the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor, and in 2023, she received the Joseph P. Riley Leadership Award from the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. In 2019, Hill was elected the first female board chair of the Charleston County Aviation Authority.