South Carolina Advisory Committee

(as of 03/16/10)

Honorary State Co-Chairs for the South Carolina Advisory Committee:

Richard W. Riley

Hon. Richard W. Riley
Governor of South Carolina (1979-1987); U.S. Secretary of Education (1993-2001)

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David H. Wilkins

Amb. David H. Wilkins
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2005-2008)

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South Carolina Advisory Committee:

Hon. T. Patton Adams
Executive Director, SC Commission on Indigent Defense; Mayor of Columbia (1986-1990)

Adeyemi Alade
Compliance Leader, General Electric

Jennet Robinson Alterman
Executive Director, Center for Women – Charleston

Vice-Admiral Albert J. Baciocco (USN, Ret.)

John Baker
Baker & Baker Real Estate Developers, LLC

James F. Barker, FAIA
President, Clemson Unversity

Hon. Andre Bauer
Lieutenant Governor, South Carolina

Charles Bierbauer
Dean, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, University of South Carolina

Antonio Boyd
Vice President, Hope Worldwide U.S. Programs, Ltd.

Robert D. Coble
Mayor, City of Columbia

David Cordeau
President & CEO, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce

The Rev. Joseph A. Darby
Senior Pastor, Morris Brown African Methodist Episcopal Church

Tony Denny
Former Executive Director, South Carolina Republican Party

Hon. Tameika Issac Devine
Councilwoman, Columbia City Council

Steve Dryden
President & CEO, The Mariner Group

Joe Erwin
Co-founder & President, Erwin-Penland Advertising

Michael Fanning
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Michelin North America

Charles T. Ferillo, Jr.
President, Ferillo & Associates, Inc.

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Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management

Russell J. Froneberger
President, Global Consulting & Affiliates

James “Jim” B. Gambrell
Director, Office of Economic Development, City of Columbia

Dr. Ronald Green
Dean of Business Administration, The Citadel

Dr. Raymond S. Greenberg
President, Medical University of South Carolina

Mason B. Hardy, CAE
President, South Carolina Associations of NonProfit Organizations

Hon. Bobby Harrell
Speaker, South Carolina House of Representatives

Ben Haskew
President & CEO, Greenville Chamber of Commerce

Hayne Hipp
Founder, Liberty Fellowship

Bobby Hitt
Manager of Media and Public Relations, BMW

Hon. Jim Hodges
Governor of South Carolina (1998-2002); CEO, Hodges Consulting Group

Joseph J. James
President, West Africa Council of South Carolina

Rev. Brenda Kneece
Executive Minister, South Carolina Christian Action Council

Sam B. “Trip” King III
Special Assistant to the Dean, University Libraries, USC

Ambassador Phillip Lader
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough; Chairman, WPP Group

Maj. Gen James E. Livingston (USMC, Ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient

Sabrina G. Mandanas
Executive Director, Columbia World Affairs Council

Dr. Tim McClendon
Columbia District Superintendent, The United Methodist Church

Ike McLeese
President & CEO, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Barbara Melvin
Director, Government Relations, South Carolina State Ports Authority

Fred Monk
President, ECI- Find New Markets

John C. Moylan III
Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A.

Hon. Joseph “Joe” Neal
South Carolina House of Representatives

Hon. Harry Ott
Minority Leader, South Carolina House of Representatives

Dr. Harris Pastides
President, University of South Carolina

Thompson E. Penney
President & CEO, LS3P Associates Ltd.

Tommy Preston, Jr.
Student Body President Emeritus, USC (2006-2007)

Otis B. Rawl, Jr.
President & CEO, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

Hon. Jim Ritchie
South Carolina Commission on International Agreements and Cooperation

Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa (USAF, Ret.)
President,  The Citadel

Barry W. Russell
System President, SC Technical College System

Arunima Sinha
Hindu Community of South Carolina

Gordon B. Smith
Director, Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina

Gary Snyder
Associate Vice President, University of South Carolina

Dr. Andrew Sorensen
Distinguised President Emeritus, University of South Carolina

John C. Stockwell
Chancellor, University of South Carolina Upstate

Hon. Keith Summey
Mayor, North Charleston

Samuel Tenenbaum
President, Palmetto Health Foundation

Hon. David L. Thomas
South Carolina State Senate

J. Warren Tompkins, III
Tompkins, Kinard & Associates

Charles Van Rysselberge
President and CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Billy Webster
Chair, Board of Trustees, Converse College

Louise Welch
Regional Executive Director, American Red Cross

Hon. Knox White
Mayor, City of Greenville

Dr. Caroline Whitson
President, Columbia College

Vivian Wong
Founder & CEO, Global Trading Consortium

Anita Zucker
Chairperson and CEO, InterTech Group

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