South Carolina Advisory Committee
(as of 03/16/10)
Honorary State Co-Chairs for the South Carolina Advisory Committee:
![]() |
Hon. Richard W. Riley
Governor of South Carolina (1979-1987); U.S. Secretary of Education (1993-2001)
![]() |
Amb. David H. Wilkins
U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2005-2008)
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.
Read Folline
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



