Our Team
Naida Rutherford is the Richland County Coroner. Prior to being elected as Coroner in 2020, she was a nurse practitioner and entrepreneur. Naida has lived in Columbia, SC since she came here as a homeless teen. She worked multiple jobs to put herself through school and eventually became a nurse practitioner. Her early career was spent in the emergency department at Lexington County Hospital. She worked tirelessly to help patients and families deal with trauma and sudden death.
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Administration:
Terri Abney
Courtney Rice
Courtney Jones
Ethel Green
Kristen Neilson
Anthropology Department:
Dr. William Stevens
Dr. Madeline Atwell
Rachel Baker
Autopsy/Evidence Deputy Coroners:
Christianna May-Kelly
Amber Asouzu
Ricky Montgomery
Zemulus Dozier
Chief Deputy Coroners:
Crystal Prochaska (Dee Dee)
Harry Rutherford
C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Team:
Dr. Crystal Stafford
Cicely Martin
Deputy Coroners:
Derrick Brantley
Devin Cooper
Terrell Grant
Kimberly Simpson
Shawn Sears
Ashley Gurganious
Asia Moss
Jazmine James
Cierra Dove
Susan Moore-Cooke
Lemuel Kennedy (Tony)
Patrick Robinson (Andy)
Katherine Collins (Amber)
Elizabeth Jacobs (Jordan)
Robert Marley (Rob)
Jeffrey Black
Public Information Officer:
Jeffrey Lampkin
Procurement:
Christy Brazell
Veteran Liaison:
Shawn Sears
Child Fatality Coordinator:
Ashley Gurganious
Field Training Officers:
Amber Collins
Ashley Gurganious
