Advisory Committee *Indicates Veteran of the 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, Hon. J. Member, U.S. House of Representatives (2003-2011) David H. Barron Founder, International Conservation Caucus Foundation Hon. 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 Russell J. Froneberger President, Global Consulting & Affiliates 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, 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 Hayne Hipp Founder, Liberty Fellowship 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.) Minor Shaw President, Micco, LLC 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 Hon. James E. Smith, Jr.* Member, South Carolina House of Representatives; Captain, South Carolina Army National Guard Linell Strandine Governor’s Appointee, Southern Global Strategies Council Hon. Keith Summey Mayor, City of North Charleston 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.