Organization

Board of Trustees

Chairman Robert D. Coble Mayor, City of Columbia 
Co-Chairman Dr. Harris Pastides  President, University of South Carolina 
Rep. Joan Brady  SC House of Representatives 
Lee Bussell  Chernoff Newman 
Judith M. Davis  BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina 
Tameika Isaac Devine  City of Columbia City Council
Don Herriott University of South Carolina
Greg Lapointe  SCB&T
Paul Livingston  Richland County Council 
John H. Lumpkin Jr.  Cogdell Spencer Advisors
Sen. Nikki G. Setzler  Setzler & Scott, P.A.
Dr. Hildy Teegen University of South Carolina 
Dr. Sonny White  Midlands Technical College 
Larry Wilson  FirstMark Capital 

 

Board of Advisors

Cory Adams  Boykin Contracting 
Bo Armstrong BB&T of SC
Ben Arnold  Arnold Companies 
Todd Avant  NAI Avant 
Henri Baskins  AT&T 
Pam Benicewicz University of South Carolina
Barbara Blau  DP Professionals, Inc. 
Jeffrey L. Brewer  Business Vitals 
Reba Campbell Municipal Association of South Carolina
Holt Chetwood Wachovia
Tommy Crutchfield  Team IA
John F. Denise  Advanced Automation Consulting 
Steve Dryden Mariner Group
David Dunn VC3
Deepal S. Eliatamby  Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. 
Robert Fletcher  Cotesworth & Co., LLC 
Read Folline  Ellison Kibler Group - Merrill Lynch 
Vann H. Gunter  Midlands Technical College 
Randy Halfacre  Mayor, Town of Lexington 
James B. Hardy, IV  Maxim Communications Group, Inc. 
Carl Hoefel  Bose 
Mason Hogue  Nelson Mullins 
Laddy Howard Howard Association
John Irion  SC Manufactoring Extension Partnership 
Grant Jackson Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Mary Anne Jacobs  Time Warner Cable SC Division 
Damon Jeter Richland County Council
Scott Koerwer University of South Carolina
Susan Lake SC DHEC
Tom Ledbetter Midlands Technical College
David Lockwood Colliers Keenan Inc.
David Lominack Carolina First
Rick Luber Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism
Bobby Lyles Stevens & Wilkinson of SC
Mike Mann Nexsen Pruitt
Lee Mashburn Mashburn Construction
Stewart McKenzie SC Launch
William Metzger Robinson McFadden & Moore, P.C.
Helen Meyers SC Council on Economic Education
Heather A. Mitchell Boudreaux Group, The
Thomas Pietras Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer
Britt Poole Town of Lexington
John J. Pringle, Jr. Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.
Tom Prioreschi Capital Places
Mike Randall Health Sciences South Carolina
Daniel Rickenmann Columbia City Council
Richard Robinson University of South Carolina
Randal M. Senn SCANA Services Inc.
Anne Sinclair Resources Associates, Inc.
Joel Stevenson USC Columbia Technology Incubator
Eddie Sullivan Sullivan Law Firm
Khushru Tata SC Technical College System 
Mary Winter Teaster CB Richard Ellis
Samuel J. Tenenbaum Palmetto Health Foundation
Calhoun "Reb" Thomas, III Thomas Law Firm 
Caroline Whitson Columbia College
Andy Witt  Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties

 

Management Team

Neil McLean Executive Director 
Gregory Hilton Senior Project Manager 
Tory Sojourner  Client Services Manager
Kyle Michel  Government Relations 
Kim Cox  Public Relations & Marketing 
Katherine Robinson  Project Manager                    
Barry Blitch             Project Coordinator