Meet Carla
Carla Schuessler, Business Development Manager for G3 Engineering & Surveying, is a longtime resident of Myrtle Beach, SC. Originally from the Midwest, Schuessler relocated in 1997 after graduating from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.
In pursuit of warmer weather and fresh opportunities, Carla joined her sister who was a student at Coastal Carolina University. After taking a job just two days later, she began what would become a successful career of over 25 years managing operations and growth within businesses covering the property management, non-profit, and legal sectors.
In that same time, Carla has tirelessly served the Grand Strand community, notably as the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Horry County, Chair of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and has deep roots in volunteerism with the March of Dimes March for Babies, the Grand Strand Housing and Community Development Corporation, the South Carolina Association of Habitat Affiliates, the City of Myrtle Beach Workforce Housing Task Force, and the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Citizens Advisory. Her efforts were recognized in 2017 when she was presented with the prestigious Ann DeBock Leadership Award, a testament to her exemplary leadership and “unwavering commitment to making the Grand Strand community a better place to live and work.”
Carla is a proud mother of two amazing boys and their rescue dog, Harper. Her oldest son Jack graduated in 2022 and enlisted in the United States Navy as a career rescue swimmer. Nathan, who recently graduated from Carolina Forest High School, is attending Coastal Carolina University where he plays wide receiver for the Chanticleers Football Team. As a resident of the Arrowhead community Carla has been actively involved at nearby Wellspring Church for the last 8 years, serving in the early childhood program and as a youth group leader.
Community Involvement
- Recipient of the Ann DeBock Leadership Award
- Served as the Chair of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
- Served on the Grand Strand Housing and Community Development Corporation
- Served on the South Carolina Association of Habitat Affiliates
- Served on the City of Myrtle Beach Workforce Housing Task Force
- Served on the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Citizens Advisory
- Served on the Leadership Grand Strand Board of Regents
- Served on the Young Professionals Council Steering Committee
- Served on the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Policy Council
- Served on the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee
- Member of Leadership Grand Strand Class 29
- Member of Wellspring Church
Supports
- Habitat for Humanity of Horry County
- March of Dimes
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Wellspring Church
- Childhood Leukemia Foundation
