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Board of Visitors

Board Members

Board of Visitors Leadership

Luke Mabry
Board of Visitors Chair
Owner, Fibex, Inc.
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee

Kathy Hunter
Board of Visitors Vice Chair
Personal Trainer (mostly retired)
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter

Teresa Haas
Board of Visitors Secretary
Director of Government & Community Relations, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee

2025–2026

Roy Abercrombie
Business Development, Colliers South - Carolina
Nominated by: Louis Batson
Term expires: Past Chair ‘94

Mary Beth Amaker
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: 2026

Sonya Balogun
Procurement Leader - Supplier Diversity IHG Hotels & Resorts
Nominated by: Patti McAbee
Term expires: 2026

Bob Barreto
Founding Partner, Falcon Real Estate Development
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: 2027

Josh Bell
President, Beemok Education
Nominated by: Mark Richardson
Term expires: 2028

Pat Black
Teacher, Orangeburg School District 4
Nominated by: Louis Lynn
Term expires: Past Chair ‘97

Julie Bockhorst
Consultant, Strategic Partners of SC
Nominated by: Smyth McKissick
Term expires: Sustaining

Phil Bradley
Owner, Bradley Insurance Agency
Nominated by: JJ Britton
Term expires: Past Chair ‘14

Julie Godshall Brown
President, Godshall and Godshall Personnel Consultants, Inc.
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: Past Chair ‘15

Dennis Bull
Owner, Dennis D. Bull CPA LLC
Nominated by: Bob Peeler
Term expires: Legislative Committee Secretary

William Bull, Jr.
W.H. Bull Farms, Owner/Operator Nutrien Ag Solutions, Sales
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee
Term expires: 2026

Rick Caldwell
Policy Specialist & Legislative Coord., SC Farm Bureau Federation
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee
Term expires: Past Chair ‘20

Jennifer Capell
VP Finance, Corp Controller BCBS SC
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: 2028

Jack Carter
COO, Richland School District 2
Nominated by: Louis Lynn
Term expires: Past Chair ‘08

Scott Collins
Architect, Collins and Almers Architecture
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: 2026

Amy Conwell
Nominated by: Bob Peeler
Term expires: 2026

Jim Creel
Vice President, Creel Corporation
Nominated by: Tom Lynch
Term expires: Past Chair ‘12

Barbara Cullum
Director of Regional Claims, Eastern Alliance Insurance Group
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: Past Chair ‘23

Richard Davis
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Nominated by: David Dukes
Term expires: 2028

Sam Dozier
VP, Customer Service, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Nominated by: Lawrence Gressette
Term expires: Past Chair ‘13

Trey DuBose, III
MD, General Internist, IMA Greenville
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: Marketing Committee Chair

Jeff Duckworth
President of U.S. Distribution, John Hancock Investment Management
Nominated by: Alumni Association Liaison
Term expires:

Kelly Durham
Retired
Nominated by: Bill Amick
Term expires: Past Chair ‘05

Sandy Edge
Colonel, Retired
Nominated by: Louis Lynn
Term expires: 2027

Daniel Faulk
Business Owner – Government Contracts, WesWorks, LLC
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee
Term expires: 2027

Tracy Friedlob
Realtor, Greenleaf Realty, Inc
Nominated by: Nikki Haley
Term expires: Sustaining

Becky Funderburk
Early Interventionist, Carolina Behavior and Beyond
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: 2026

Elizabeth Garrison Rasor
Entrepreneur
Nominated by: Patti McAbee
Term expires: 2028

Scott Garvin
President, Garvin Design Group
Nominated by: Cheri Phyfer
Term expires: Sustaining

Brandt Gilbert
Dentist, Gilbert Dental Group
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: Student Success Committee Secretary

Austin Gore
Owner, Outdoor Hands
Nominated by: Doug Kingsmore
Term expires: Past Chair ‘10

Bo Gossett
CEO, Gossett Concrete Pipe Co., Inc.
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: 2027

Tim Hance
President, J. Timothy Hance, Architect, P.A.
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: Past Chair ‘25

James Herlong
Owner, Midas Car Care
Nominated by: Bill Smith
Term expires: 2028

Jennifer Hightower
Government Affairs Manager, Dominion Energy
Nominated by: Bob Peeler
Term expires: 2027

Joshua Jackson
Middle School Math Teacher and High School Football Coach
Nominated by: Nikki Haley
Term expires: 2027

Danny Kassis
VP, Customer Service & Renewables, SC Electric & Gas Company
Nominated by: Bill Amick
Term expires: Past Chair ‘19

Tom LaRoche
Retired
Nominated by: Doug Kingsmore
Term expires: Past Chair ‘09

Ronnie Lee
Dentist, Ronald D. Lee, D.M.D., P.C.
Nominated by: Board of Trustees
Term expires:

Ryan Lee
President, Novant Health Greenville
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: 2028

Katherine Lockwood
CEO, Lockwood LLC
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: 2027

Joseph "Tyler" Lusk
Partner & Managing Director - Portfolio Management, SouthCoast
Nominated by: Mark Richardson
Term expires: 2027

Hank Mabry
President, Mabry Commercial Properties, LLC
Nominated by: David Dukes
Term expires: 2026

Brent Mackie
Regional Executive Midlands, First Reliance Bank
Nominated by: Louis Lynn
Term expires: 2028

Kaki MacLain
Development Associate, Red Rock Developments
Nominated by: Bill Smith
Term expires: 2026

Marc Merchant
CEO, Principal LS3P
Nominated by: Smyth McKissick
Term expires: 2028

Cole McCarter
VP of Sales & Business Development, Defender Services
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee
Term expires: 2028

Martin McKinley
Partner/VP, Caldwell Chevrolet
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: 2027

John McMillan
Vice President Commercial Banking, Synovus Bank
Nominated by: Nikki Haley
Term expires: 2026

Robert Morgan
President, Homes Urban
Nominated by: Mark Richardson
Term expires: 2026

V. Scott Morris
VP, President & GM, IntrinsiQ | Cencora
Nominated by: Mark Richardson
Term expires: Student Success Committee Chair

Gregg Morton
Retired
Nominated by: Bill Smith
Term expires: Past Chair ‘03

Eva Nance
Senior VP, Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: Marketing Committee Secretary

Hank Owen
Retired, Attorney
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: Past Chair ‘17

Neely Page
President, Contractors South, Inc.
Nominated by: Ronnie Lee
Term expires: Legislative Committee Char

Terry Pendergist
Senior Managing Director, Greystar
Nominated by: Bill Smith
Term expires: 2027

Tim Reed
Investments and Real Estate
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: Past Chair ‘06

Joe Rigter
Owner, Chemical Recruiting Inc.
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: 2028

Wayne Rogers
Architect, Catalyst Architects
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: 2027

Mike Sarvis
Market President, First National Bank
Nominated by: Smyth McKissick
Term expires: 2027

Ben Satcher
EVP, Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation
Nominated by: Patti McAbee
Term expires: 2027

Bob Shepard
Principal, RN Shepard Investments, LLC
Nominated by: Tom McTeer
Term expires: Past Chair ‘11

Adrienne Lynn Sienkowski
COO, ENVIRO AgScience, Inc.
Nominated by: Louis Lynn
Term expires: Past Chair, ‘22

Doug Smith
Financial Services/Managing Director, Edgeworth Capital
Nominated by: Cheri Phyfer-Kubu
Term expires: 2027

Greg Smith
President, Blue Vista Ventures, LLC
Nominated by: David Dukes
Term expires: Past Chair '24

Ken Smith
CUF Liaison
Term expires:

Gibson Solomons
Attorney, Speights & Solomons
Nominated by: David Dukes
Term expires: 2027

Lisa Sulka
Realtor, Carson Realty
Nominated by: Bob Peeler
Term expires: Sustaining

Kelly Talley
Real Estate Paralegal, Talley Law Firm
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: 2026

William Ryan Teague
Attorney, Business Owner
Nominated by: Bob Peeler
Term expires: 2028

Allen Ward
President & CEO, Ward Edwards
Nominated by: David Dukes
Term expires: History Committee Chair

Austin Watt
Nominated by: Kim Wilkerson
Term expires: 2028

Beth Webb
Parker Poe Consulting LLC
Nominated by: Nicky McCarter
Term expires: 2028

Shalanda Webb
Physician, CVA-Aetna Inc.
Nominated by: Louis Lynn
Term expires: 2026

Sam White, Jr.
SW Promotions
Nominated by: Joe Swann
Term expires: Sustaining

Brian Wilson
Retired, Automotive Dealer
Nominated by: Cheri Phyfer
Term expires: 2026

Ray Wilson
Retired Educator
Nominated by: Smyth McKissick
Term expires: 2026

Tracy Woodard
Co-Founder/Owner, Covered in Cotton
Nominated by: Bob Peeler
Term expires: 2026

Maggie Worsham
Realtor, Coldwell Banker Caine
Nominated by: Bill Hendrix
Term expires: Past Chair ‘01