Board of Trustees: Executive Committee

The SCRA Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee is comprised of the presidents of Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina; the South Carolina governor or designee (to serve as Chairman); an additional appointee of the governor; the chairman of the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee or designee; the chairman of the South Carolina Senate Finance Committee or designee; and two additional members.

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Mr. Don Herriott

SCRA Board Chairman
Entrepreneur and Business Owner

Dr. L. Fred Carter

President, Francis Marion University

Mr. Robert Caslen

President, University of South Carolina

Dr. James P. Clements

President, Clemson University

Dr. David J. Cole

President, Medical University of South Carolina

Hon. Jason T. Elliott

Representative, South Carolina House of Representatives
Attorney, Jason Elliott Attorney at Law, LLC

Ms. Lou Kennedy

President, CEO and Owner, Nephron Pharmaceutical Corporation

Hon. Nikki G. Setzler

Senator, South Carolina Senate
Attorney, Setzler & Scott, P.A.

Board of Trustees

The SCRA Board of Trustees is drawn from leading corporate, academic and government organizations.

Gregory (Gregg) B. Askins, Esq., Attorney and Chairman, South Carolina Board of Technical and Comprehensive Education
Mr. Bryant G. Barnes, President and CEO, Comporium Communications
Dr. L. Fred Carter, President, Francis Marion University
Mr. Robert Caslen, President, University of South Carolina
Mr. James E. Clark, President, South Carolina State University
Dr. James P. Clements, President, Clemson University
Dr. David J. Cole, President, Medical University of South Carolina
Mr. Peter G. Dunphy, CFO, Global Services & Solutions, Michelin North America, Inc.
Rep. Jason Elliott, Attorney and SC House of Representatives
Ms. Jo Watson Hackl, Attorney, Wyche, P.A.; Author
Robert W. (Wes) Hayes Jr., Esq., Attorney and Chairman, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Mr. Don Herriott, SCRA Board Chairman, Entrepreneur & Business Owner

Secretary Bobby M. Hitt III, Secretary, South Carolina Department of Commerce
Ms. Heather Simmons Jones, Principal, Breakwater Development & Advising
Ms. Lou Kennedy, President, CEO and Owner, Nephron Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Vahid Majidi, Executive Vice President, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions; Director, Savannah River National Laboratory
Ms. Stella Mercado, President and CEO, Mercom Corporation
Ms. Krista L. Newkirk, President, Converse College; Chair, Council of College Presidents
Sen. Nikki G. Setzler, Attorney and SC Senate Finance Committee
Dr. Keith Y. Shah, Senior Vice President, Optum, Inc.
Ms. Sue-Ann (Susie) G. Shannon, President and CEO, South Carolina Council on Competitiveness
Mr. David M. Smalls, Legislative Director, Colleton County Legislative Delegation