Patton Adams Executive Director, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense; Mayor, City of Columbia 1986-1990 Jennet Robinson Alterman Former Executive Director, Center for Women Vic
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*Indicates Veteran of the United States Military
Honorary Co-Chairs
Hon Richard W Riley Governor, South Carolina (1979-1987); U.S Secretary of Education
(1993-2001) Hon David H Wilkins* U.S Ambassador to Canada (2005-2008)
Hon T Patton Adams Executive Director, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense; Mayor,
City of Columbia (1986-1990) Jennet Robinson Alterman Former Executive Director, Center for Women
Vice Admiral Albert J Baciocco* U.S Navy (Ret.)
John Baker Baker & Baker Real Estate Developers, LLC
James F Barker, FAIA President, Clemson University
Hon J Gresham Barrett Member, U.S House of Representatives (2003-2011)
David H Barron Founder, International Conservation Caucus Foundation
Hon Andre Bauer Lieutenant Governor, South Carolina (2003-2011)
Dr Tony Beam Vice President, Student Services and Christian Worldview, North Greenville
University Hon Steve Benjamin Mayor, City of Columbia
Charles Bierbauer Dean, University of South Carolina College of Mass Communications &
Information Studies Samuel J.T Boone Chaplain, (Colonel), U.S Army (Ret.)
George Boniface Board of Directors, Charleston Foreign Affairs Forum
Antonio Boyd* Vice President, Hope Worldwide U.S Programs, Ltd
John Bruens Chief Officer, Commercial and Business Development, Bridge to Life
Henry M (Buzz) Burwell Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Luke Byars First Tuesday Strategies; Former Executive Director, South Carolina
Republican Party Hon Robert D Coble Mayor, City of Columbia (1990-2010)
David Cordeau President & CEO, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Hon Ronnie W Cromer* Member, South Carolina State Senate; Lt Colonel, South Carolina Army
National Guard (Ret.) Deidre Crow Deputy Director, Columbia Office of Economic Development
Rev Joseph A Darby Senior Pastor, Morris Brown African Methodist Episcopal Church
Tony Denny Former Executive Director, South Carolina Republican Party
Bryan Derreberry President & CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Hon Tameika Isaac Devine Councilwoman, Columbia City Council
Steve Dryden President & CEO, The Mariner Group
Joe Erwin President & Co-founder, Erwin Penland Advertising
Steve Evered Vice President, Government Affairs, Michelin North America
Charles “Bud” Ferillo* Communications Specialist, Children’s Law Center, USC
Dr Don Flowers, Jr Pastor, Providence Baptist Church
Read Folline Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
Carol Fowler Chair, South Carolina Democratic Party (2007-2011)
Dr Douglas Friedman Director, Programs in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, College of
Charleston
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Dr Bambi Gaddist Executive Director, South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council
James “Jim” B Gambrell Former Director, Office of Economic Development, City of Columbia Lewis F Gossett President & CEO, South Carolina Manufactures Alliance
Dr Ronald Green Former Dean, Business Administration, The Citadel
Dr Raymond S Greenberg President, Medical University of South Carolina
Hon Bobby Harrell Speaker, South Carolina House of Representatives
Ben Haskew President & CEO, Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Hon Robert “Wes” Hayes Member, South Carolina State Senate
Sen Greg Hembree Member, South Carolina State Senate
Brig Gen Samuel M Hines, Jr., PhD* Provost & Dean, The Citadel
Bobby Hitt Secretary of Commerce, South Carolina
Hon Jim Hodges Governor, South Carolina (1998-2002); CEO, Hodges Consulting Group Ashley Holbrook Director, State & Local Government Operations, Boeing
Mary Ann Hurst* Major, U.S Army Reserves (Ret.)
Joseph J James President & CEO, Corporation for Economic Opportunity
Sam B “Trip” King III Principal, S.B King & Associates
Rev Brenda Kneece Executive Minister, South Carolina Christian Action Council
Ambassador Philip Lader Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP; Chairman, WPP Group Michael Langston Professor of Chaplain Ministries, Columbia International University
Hon Phil P Leventis* Former Member, South Carolina State Senate (1980-2012); Brigadier
General, South Carolina Air National Guard (Ret.) Hon Curtis Loftis South Carolina State Treasurer
Maj Gen James E Livingston* Medal of Honor Recipient, U.S Marine Corps (Ret.)
Joe Mack* Director, Public Policy, North Greenville University; Director, Preserve
Innocence South Carolina, American Principles Project Sabrina Mandanas Executive Director, Columbia World Affairs Council (2009-2010)
Dr Tim McClendon Columbia District Superintendant, The United Methodist Church
Gerald A McDermott Associate Professor, Sonoco International Business Department, Moore
School of Business, University of South Carolina Barbara Melvin Director, Government Relations, South Carolina State Ports Authority Matt Moore Chairman, South Carolina Republican Party
Tom Moore Chancellor, University of South Carolina Upstate
Fred Monk President, ECI- Find New Markets
John C Moylan III Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A
Hon Joseph “Joe” Neal Member, South Carolina House of Representatives
Rep Harry Ott Former Member, South Carolina House of Representatives (1999-2013)
Dr Harris Pastides President, University of South Carolina
Thompson E Penney President & CEO, LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD
Thomas D Pietras Sharehoulder, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A
Tommy Preston, Jr Student Body President Emeritus, USC (2006-2007)
Otis Rawl President & CEO, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Hon Jim Ritchie South Carolina Commission on International Agreements and Cooperation
Lt Gen John W Rosa* President, The Citadel; U.S Air Force (Ret.)
Barry W Russell President, SC Technical College System (2006-2010)
Lt Gen John Sams, Jr.* President, JBSJ & Associates; U.S Air Force (Ret.)
Bill Simmons President & CEO, American Leprosy Missions
Arunima Sinha Chair, Board of Trustees, Hindu Community of South Carolina
Gordon B Smith Director, Rule of Law Collaborative, University of South Carolina
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Army National Guard Linell Strandine Governor’s Appointee, Southern Global Strategies Council
Dr Hildy Teegen Dean of Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Samuel Tenenbaum President, Palmetto Health Foundation
Hon David L Thomas Former Member, South Carolina State Senate (1984-2012)
J Warren Tompkins, III Partner, Tompkins & Kinard, LLC
Wayne Trotter President, Export Financial Services
Charles Van Rysselberge President, CVR Consulting
Cherod Webber President & CEO, Innovative Global Supply, LLC
Billy Webster Chair, Greenville Hospital System Board of Directors
Louise Welch Regional Executive Director, American Red Cross
Bob Wells Executive Director, South Carolina Bar
Ryan Wetherington Director, Marketing & Public Relations, Lancaster County Economic
Development Corporation Hon Knox White Mayor, City of Greenville
Dr Caroline Whitson Former President, Columbia College
Vivian Wong Founder & CEO, Global Trading Consortium
Anita Zucker Chairperson and CEO, The InterTech Group, Inc