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, South Carolina State University, 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 three additional members.
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Board of Trustees
The SCRA Board of Trustees is drawn from leading corporate, academic and government organizations.
- Dr. Michael Amiridis, President, University of South Carolina
- Mr. Bryant G. Barnes, President and CEO, Comporium Communications
- Dr. L. Fred Carter, President, Francis Marion University
- Dr. James P. Clements, President, Clemson University
- Dr. David J. Cole, President, Medical University of South Carolina
- Col. Alexander Conyers, President, South Carolina State University
- Ms. Jill Davis, Executive Vice President, Strategic & Diversified Businesses, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
- Dr. Linda M. Distlerath, Principal, Bamberg Advisors, LLC
- Rep. Jason Elliott, SC House of Representatives; Attorney, Jason Elliott Attorney at Law, LLC
- Mr. Sean Flynn, Regional Director/Civil Manager, Thomas & Hutton
- Sen. Lawrence K. “Larry” Grooms, SC Senate
- Ms. Jo Watson Hackl, Attorney, Wyche, P.A.; Author
- Mr. Robert (Wes) Hayes, Jr., Chairman South Carolina Commission on Higher Education; Attorney, Robert W. Hayes, Jr. LLC
- Mr. Don Herriott, SCRA Board Chairman, Entrepreneur & Business Owner
- Ms. Heather Simmons Jones, Director of Southeast Operations, MRB Group
- Ms. Lou Kennedy, President, CEO and Owner, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- Secretary Harry M. Lightsey, III, Secretary, South Carolina Department of Commerce
- Dr. Vahid Majidi, Director, Savannah River National Laboratory; President, Battelle Savannah River Alliance
- Dr. Kristin Manske, Chief Executive Officer, Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
- Mr. Frank Mobley, Entrepreneur
- Dr. Maurice Scherrens, Chair, Council of College Presidents; President, Newberry College
- Mr. Roger P. Schrum, Chairman, South Carolina Board of Technical and Comprehensive Education
- Ms. Sue-Ann (Susie) G. Shannon, President and CEO, South Carolina Council on Competitiveness
- Mr. David M. Smalls, Executive Director, South Carolina Artisans Center