Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. comprises the 21 presidents from the member institutions and no more than 42 business and community leaders. The term of office for trustees, other than college presidents, is three years. A second three-year term is available by re-election. The Board meets twice annually.

SCICU College and University Presidents

Dr. Ernest C. McNealey	Allen University
Dr. Evans P. Whitaker	Anderson University
Dr. Roslyn C. Artis	Benedict College
Dr. Joshua L. Crockett	Bob Jones University
Mr. B. Keith Faulkner	Charleston Southern University
Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack	Claflin University
Dr. Natalie J. Harder	Coker University
Dr. John H. Dozier	Columbia College
Dr. William H. Jones	Columbia International University
Dr. Boone J. Hopkins	Converse University
Dr. Steven C. Adamson	Erskine College
Dr. Elizabeth B. Davis	Furman University
Dr. Nathan B. Copeland	Limestone University
Dr. Said L. Sewell	Morris College
Dr. Maurice W. Scherrens	Newberry College
Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr.	North Greenville University
Dr. Anita O. Gustafson	Presbyterian College
Dr. William D. Barker	Southern Wesleyan University
Mr. W. Scott Cochran	Spartanburg Methodist College
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins	Voorhees University
Dr. Nayef H. Samhat	Wofford College

At-Large Trustees – Business and Community Leaders

Ms. Susan Paget Amick	Senior Vice President – Commercial Banker SouthState Bank	Lexington, SC
Dr. Ava Ayers	CEO APS Firm, LLC	Columbia, SC
Ms. Cynthia M. Bennett	VP, Education and Workforce Development SC Chamber of Commerce	Columbia, SC
Ms. Jerry Bentley	Retired Educator and Mental Health Practitioner	Elgin, SC
Ms. Tyson Blanton	District Manager – Government and Community Relations Duke Energy	Kershaw, SC
Mr. Willis Cantey	President Cantey Tech Consulting	Charleston, SC
Mr. M. Blake Dowd	Market President Synovus	Lexington, SC
Mrs. Kristi Eidson	General Manager Total Comfort Solutions	West Columbia, SC
Mr. John J. Garrison	Attorney Aflac	Columbia, SC
Mr. Steve Groth	SVP / Director of Government Lending First Citizens Bank	Columbia, SC
Mr. Scott Hagler	Midlands Market President Security Federal Bank	Columbia, SC
Mr. Steve Hall	VP for Development FGP International (Find Great People)	Greenville, SC
Mr. David Harrell	Founding Partner Insurance Advantage	Lexington, SC
Mr. Michael Jackson	Director – Federal and State Government Strategy S.C. Ports Authority	Columbia, SC
Mr. Wade Kolb	Member/Attorney Wyche, P.A.	Greenville, SC
Mr. Tom Kutyla	SVP Commercial Division Manager – Columbia Metro Service Area United Community Bank	Columbia, SC
Mr. Dennis Lynch	Member / Attorney Nexsen Pruet	Columbia, SC
Ms. Jada Mcabee	Shareholder / CPA Halliday, Schwartz & Co.	Spartanburg, SC
Mr. Donny McElveen	Employee Benefits Sales Leader – SC Brown and Brown, Inc.	Charleston, SC
Ms. Lucy Grey McIver	Attorney McLeod Law Group	Sumter, SC
Mr. Robert McKie	Technology Consultant/Program Manager Dominion Energy	Irmo, SC
Ms. Adela Mendoza	Executive Director Hispanic Alliance	Greenville, SC
Mr. David Murphy	VP, Growth and Risk Operations Unum/Colonial Life and Accident	Columbia, SC
Ms. Brandolyn Pinkston	Retired Administrator SC Department of Consumer Affairs	Columbia, SC
Mr. Ben Porter	SVP-Commercial Banking First Citizens	Spartanburg, SC
Mr. John Ramsey	Chair Darlington Veneer	Darlington, SC
Ms. Kalisha Richardson	Associate Director of Minority Research South Carolina Senate	Columbia, SC
Mr. Mark Robbins	Senior Director – Global Human Resources Sonoco Products Company	Elgin, SC
Mr. Patrick Sapp	Chief Operating Officer Universal Therapeutic Services, LLC	Greenville, SC
Mr. Kevin Short	SVP – Middle Market Banking – Mid-South Region	TD Bank
Mr. David (Trey) Simon	President & CEO SC Student Loan Corporation	Columbia, SC
Mr. John Sullivan	President Allegiance Industries	Columbia, SC
Ms. Caryn Vedane	Senior Branch Operations Administrator Edward Jones	Greenville, SC
Ms. Danna Vetter	Chief Marketing Officer and SVP Communications Milliken & Company	Spartanburg, SC
Mr. Brent Weaver	Vice President – Government Banking Wells Fargo	Lexington, SC
Ms. Sharon Williams	Consultant S. C. Bar Association	Columbia, SC
Mr. Chris Zimmer	SVP – Columbia Market President Truist Financial Corporation	Columbia, SC

Biographies for trustees elected at the October 10, 2023 board meeting (Class of 2026 — Ms. Susan Amick, Ms. Ava Ayers, Ms. Jerry Bentley, Mr. Wade Kolb, Mr. Tom Kutlya, Mr. Donny McElveen, Ms. Adela Mendoza, Mr. John Ramsey, Ms. Kalisha Richardson, Mr. Mark Robbins, Mr. Patrick Sapp, and Mr. Kevin Short) may be viewed here.

Executive Committee

Mr. Willis Cantey	Board Chair
Ms. Lucy Grey McIver	Past Board Chair / Chair – Nominating Committee
Dr. Gene Fant	Board Vice Chair / Chair – Council of College Presidents
Mr. Ben Porter	Board Chair-Elect
Dr. Natalie Harder	Council of College Presidents
Dr. Leroy Staggers	Council of College Presidents
Dr. Evans Whitaker	Council of College Presidents
Mr. Trey Simon	Chair – Development Committee
Mr. Steve Hall	Chair – Finance Committee
Ms. Brandolyn Pinkston	Chair – Public Policy Committee

Life Trustees

Mrs. Paula Harper-Bethea	President & CEO JM Smith Corporation
Mr. G. Lee Cory	Community Leader
Mr. Hugh C. Lane, Jr.	President The Bank of South Carolina
Mr. E. Erwin Maddrey, II	President Maddrey & Associates
Dr. Jerry M. Neal	Retired President Med Central Health Resources, Inc.
Mr. M. Edward Sellers	Retired President & CEO BlueCross BlueShield of SC
Mrs. Minor Mickel Shaw	President Micco, LLC
Mr. Joel A. Smith, III	Dean Emeritus USC Darla Moore School of Business
Mr. Robert E. Staton	Retired President Presbyterian College
Mr. William B. Timmerman	Retired Chairman & CEO SCANA Corporation
Mr. M. William Youngblood, Jr.	Retired Counsel Burr & Forman, LLP