Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chairman
C.W. "Chuck" Garnett
President and CEO
The National Bank of South Carolina

Past Chairman
G. Larry Wilson
FirstMark Capital

Secretary/Treasurer
Paul Trippe
Managing Director
US Trust

Trescott N. "Scott" Hinton, Jr.
President
Companion Life Insurance Company

Nikki Hutchison
Managing Partner
Carroll Campbell & Associates

Alan Kahn
Chairman
MB Kahn Construction

Dr. Thomas E. "Tom" Snider
Senior Vice President (retired)
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank

Board Members

Mark Ballew
Partner
Grant Thornton

Michael R. “Mike” Brenan
President
BB&T

Lee Bussell
Chairman & CEO
Chernoff Newman, LLC

Daniel R. “Dan” D’Alberto
Associate
Nelson Mullins

Fred F. "Trip" DuBard III
Chairman
The School Foundation
Eastern Carolina Community Foundation

William R. “Bill” Edmonds
Director
Merrill Lynch Columbia Complex

Henry B. Haitz III
President and Publisher
The State

Erin Hardwick
Executive Director
South Carolina Association of CPAs

Dr. Stephen W. “Steve” Hefner
Superintendent
Richland School District Two

Christopher “Chris” Lindsay
President
Lindsay & Associates

Sharon Mann
CFO
General Information Services

Matthew “Matt” Martin
Senior Vice President in Charge
Federal Reserve, Charlotte Branch

William E. “Bill” Mahoney
President and CEO
SC Research Authority

Marilyn Messer
Senior Vice President
World Acceptance Corporation

William E. “Bill” Odom
Chairman & CEO (retired)
Ford Motor Credit Company

Kimberly “Kim” Perry
Regional Manager and
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Advisors

Dr. Dennis Placone
Director, Center for
Economic Education
Clemson University

Otis B. Rawl, Jr.
President and CEO
SC Chamber of Commerce

Jasper Salmond
Vice President (retired)
Wilbur Smith Associates

Walter Gerald “Jerry” Stevens
Senior Vice President
Capital Bank

Dr. Gary Stone
Director, Center for
Economic Education
Winthrop University

Ronald “Ronny” Townsend
Director
Business Partnerships
SC Association of School Administrators

Dr. Roger Weikle
Dean, College of
Business Administration
Winthrop University

Roe Young
Owner
State Farm Agency

Honorary Advisory Board

Dr. JoAnne Anderson
Executive Director
Education Oversight Committee

John Baker
Managing Partner
Baker & Baker Real Estate Developers

S. Hunter Howard Jr.
Corporate Advisory Partner
Scott and Company