Dr. Tina J. Ramsay has built two organizations with two very different missions, yet both are walking away with hardware this year. CTR Media Network, her Columbia based media company, has been named a Best of South Carolina 2026 Regional Winner, its second straight year on the list after taking the full award in 2025. Meanwhile CTR CARES Inc., the nonprofit she founded to serve families through education and literacy work, picked up its first Best of South Carolina 2026 Honorable Mention.
Ramsay spent more than 25 years as a behavior specialist and educator before turning that experience into a media and community services career. That background shows up in how she talks about the wins. She has framed the honors as confirmation of a shared foundation rather than separate achievements, pointing to faith and service as the thread connecting a media brand and a nonprofit that otherwise operate in different lanes.
What each organization actually does
CTR Media Network works with entrepreneurs, authors, educators and other creators who want their content distributed further without losing ownership of it. The company covers podcasting, television, publishing and digital distribution, positioning itself as a visibility engine for people who already have something to say but lack the platform to say it widely.
CTR CARES Inc. takes a different approach entirely. As a registered 501(c)(3), it focuses on literacy programs, family support and community outreach, partnering with other groups to expand access to resources across South Carolina. The nonprofit’s honorable mention marks its first appearance in the Best of South Carolina awards, a notable step for an organization still building out its programming.
Ramsay’s dual role reflects a broader trend
The two brands frequently collaborate even though their missions do not overlap on paper. Media projects sometimes support nonprofit initiatives, and community programming has occasionally found its way onto CTR Media Network’s platforms. Ramsay has described the arrangement as intentional, treating business growth and community impact as complementary goals instead of competing priorities…