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Advisory Committee

These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that South Carolina benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy.

Hon. Richard W. Riley Hon. David H. Wilkins* Co-Chairs Governor, (1979-1987) U.S. Ambassador to Canada, (2005-2008) U.S. Secretary of Education, (1993-2001) Speaker, S.C. House of Representatives (1994-2005)

Hon. David A. Adams David H. Barron Henry M. “Buzz” Burwell Richland County International Conservation Caucus Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Treasurer Foundation Partner Founder Hon. Patton Adams* Lee Bussell SC Commission on Indigent Defense Tony Beam Chernoff Newman Executive Director North Greenville University Chairman & CEO City of Columbia Vice President of Student Services Luke Byars Mayor (1986-1990) Christian World View First Tuesday Strategies Director Dr. Alex Akulli South Carolina Republican Party SC Fulbright Association Hon. Steve Benjamin Former Executive Director President City of Columbia Dr. Jane Cahaly Mayor Matt Alexander South Carolina House of Representatives OneWorld Health Hon. Beth Bernstein State Representative CEO and Co-Founder South Carolina House of Representatives Sister Cities International State Representative Board of Directors Jennet Robinson Alterman J. Robinson Alterman, LLC Hon. Kenny Bingham Craig Caldwell President & CEO South Carolina House of Representatives Lexington County Republican Party Center for Women Former State Representative (2001-2016) Chairman Former Executive Director Carl Blackstone Hon. Katherine Canavan Hon. Todd Atwater Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce U.S. Ambassador South Carolina House of Representatives President & CEO Republic of Botswana, Retired State Representative Samuel J.T. Boone* Hon. Tod Augsburger U.S. Army South Carolina House of Representatives Lexington Medical Center Colonel & Chaplain State Representative President & CEO Retired Pamela Christopher John Baker George Boniface Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Baker & Baker Real Estate Developers, LLC Oervind Currency Systems President & CEO Manager President Dr. James P. Clements Heyward Bannister Butch Bowers* Banco Bannister Co. Bowers Law Office LLC President Principal Principal Hon. Alan Clemmons Dr. Katherine Barbieri Antonio Boyd* South Carolina House of Representatives University of South Carolina Think Tank Consulting Group State Representative (2002-2020) Vice Chair, Department of Political Science President & CEO Hon. Robert D. Coble SC Fulbright Alumni Association Board of John Bruens Nexsen-Pruet Directors Bridge to Life Member Member Chief Officer Commercial and Business City of Columbia James F. Barker, FAIA Development Mayor (1990-2010) Clemson University Carol Burdette Hon. William Cogswell Professor & President Emeritus South Carolina Association South Carolina House of Representatives Hon. J. Gresham Barrett* of Nonprofit Organizations State Representative House of Representatives Chair Hon. Colleen Condon Member (2003-2011) United Way of Anderson County Alliance for Full Acceptance President & CEO President City of Pendleton Former Mayor South Carolina Advisory Committee

David Cordeau Carol Fowler Jaime Harrison One Group Democratic National Committee Democratic National Committee Executive Committeewoman Chairman Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce South Carolina Democratic Party Tracie Frese President & CEO (2006-2013) Chairman (2013-2017) Upstate International Hon. Ronnie W. Cromer* Executive Director Hon. Robert “Wes” Hayes SC State Senate SC State Senate Dr. Douglas Friedman State Senator State Senator International Studies Program South Carolina Army National Guard Martine Helou Retired Director Palmetto Foundation PR Rev. Joseph A. Darby Executive Director Dr. Bambi Gaddist Morris Brown African Methodist Episcopal South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council Hon. Church Executive Director SC State Senate Presiding Elder State Senator James “Jim” B. Gambrell Richard Davis Navigator Consulting Group, LLC Hon. Capitol Consultants, Inc. Principal South Carolina House of Representatives President Office of Economic Development, City of State Representative Tony Denny Columbia Brig. Gen Samuel M. Hines, Jr., Ph.D.* Denny Public Affairs Former Director Principal Dylan Goff* Provost & Dean Emeritus South Carolina Republican Party Goff Law Group, LLC Former Executive Director Hon. Bobby Hitt Attorney South Carolina Department of Commerce Brandon Dermody Citadel Board of Visitors Secretary of Commerce Southern Strategy Group Member Owner Hon. Jim Hodges Gen. George Goldsmith* McGuireWoods Consulting Deborah DePaoli Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Save the Children Chairman of Military Affairs South Carolina South Carolina State Manager Columbia Chamber of Commerce Governor (1999-2003) Board of Directors Bryan Derreberry South Carolina Veterans Policy Academy Beth Ellen Holimon Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Chairman Beth Ellen Holimon President & CEO Holimon Planning & Coaching Lewis Gossett Hon. Tameika Isaac Devine Principal South Carolina Manufactures Alliance Columbia City Council Together Women Rise Former President & CEO (2003-2017) Councilwoman Former President & CEO Ford Graham Hon. Hon. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South South Carolina House of Representatives South Carolina House of Representatives Carolina State Representative State Representative Past President Steve Dryden Council of American States in Europe Major Mary Ann Hurst* SentinelSix LLC South Carolina Department of Commerce U.S. Army Reserve President & CEO (2008-2017) Retired Hon. Jason Elliot Past President Rev. Dr. Charles Jackson, Sr. South Carolina House of Representatives George C. Greene IV Brookland Baptist Church State Representative Chief Executive Officer and President Senior Pastor Joe Erwin Water Mission Rev. Charles Jackson, Jr. Erwin Penland Advertising Col. Ronald Green, PhD* New Laurel Street Missionary Baptist Former President & CEO The Citadel Church Senior Pastor Charles “Bud” Ferillo* Former Dean, Business Administration University of South Carolina’s Collaborative Jeff Griffith Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs* for Racial Reconciliation Coordinator Southern Strategy Group U.S. Army Reserve Retired J. Read Folline Partner Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Joel Hamilton Joseph J. James Senior Financial Advisor Schiller & Hamilton Agri-Tech Producers, LLC Attorney Founder & President

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Marc Jordan Craig R. Lundgren Hon. North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Japan America Association of South South Carolina House of Representatives Former President & CEO Carolina State Representative Chairman Hon. Dr. Harris Pastides Rotary Club of Greenville University of South Carolina International Committee Board State Senator Former President Hon. Steve MacDougall Sam B. “Trip” King III Hon. Marvin Pendarvis Town of Lexington, SC S.B. King & Associates South Carolina House of Representatives Mayor Principal State Representative Hon. David Mack, III Dr. Matt Kisner Thompson E. Penney South Carolina House of Representatives Richland County Democratic Party LS3P Associates LTD. State Representative Chairman President & CEO Joe Mack Ambassador Philip Lader Carlos Phillips Christian WorldView Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Greenville Chamber of Commerce Director, Public Policy Partner President & CEO WPP Group Rev. Dr. W. Tim McClendon Thomas D. Pietras Chairman St. John’s United Methodist Church Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A U.S. Ambassador Senior Pastor Shareholder United Kingdom (1997-2001) Columbia County Former Superintendent Hon. Mike Pitts Dr. Michael W. Langston* South Carolina House of Representatives Columbia International University Dr. Gerald A. McDermott State Representative (2003-2019) Professor of Chaplaincy University of South Carolina U.S. Navy Sonoco International Business Department, Hon. Ted Pitts* Retired Moore School of Business South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Associate Professor President & CEO Dr. William Lavery South Carolina House of Representatives Furman University Madeleine McGee State Representative (2003-2010) Professor Emeritus of History Together SC South Carolina Army National Guard President & CEO Hon. Phil P. Leventis* Major SC State Senate Barbara Melvin Tommy Preston, Jr. Member (1980-2012) South Carolina State Ports Authority Boeing SC South Carolina Air National Guard Senior Vice President, Operations and National Strategy & Engagement Director Brigadier General Terminals Retired Brady Quirk-Garvin Clay Middleton* Charleston Democratic Party Hon. South Carolina Army National Guard Former Chairman SC Infrastructure Bank Board of Directors Signal Brigade Officer Member Hon. Vic Rawl Tom Moore South Carolina House of Representatives Charleston County Council University of South Carolina Upstate Former State Representative (1994-2017) Chairman Former Chancellor Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston* Hon. Jim Ritchie Fred Monk Medal of Honor Recipient Ritchie & Associates ECI-Find New Markets U.S. Marine Corps Owner President Retired South Carolina Alliance of Health Plans John C. Moylan III Executive Director Hon. Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A. State of South Carolina Trav Robertson Member State Treasurer South Carolina Democratic Party Hon. Sue Myrick Chairman Allison Dean Love U.S. House of Representatives Citadel Board of Visitors Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa* Member (1995-2013) Allison Dean Love Consulting, LLC The Citadel President & CEO Hon. Former President South Carolina House of Representatives U.S. Air Force John Lummus State Representative (2012-2020) Retired Upstate SC Alliance President & CEO Hon. Harry Ott, Jr. Robert Rowen South Carolina House of Representatives Global Action Coalition Former Minority Leader President World Affairs Council Upstate Chairman 3 South Carolina Advisory Committee

Dr. Barry W. Russell Linell Strandine Melissa Watson SC Technical College System Columbia College Berkeley County Democratic Party President (2006-2010) Program Chair, Accounting Chairwoman Hon. Hon. Debbie Summers Steve Ware South Carolina House of Representatives Lexington County Council PAAK Jr. Minority Leader Vice Chairman Managing Partner River’s Edge Lt. Gen. John B. Sams, Jr.* Hon. Keith Summey Founder & CEO Boeing Integated Defense Systems City of North Charleston Former Vice President of Air Force Mayor Ellen Weaver Programs Palmetto Promise Institute Dr. Michael Sweat U.S Air Force President & CEO MUSC Center for Global Health Retired Director Cherod Webber Dot Scott Innovative Global Supply, LLC Hon. John Tecklenburg NAACP - Charleston President & CEO City of Charleston President Mayor William M. Webster, IV. Diane Smock Advance America, Hildy Teegen Greenville City Council Cash Advance Centers, Inc. harborGood.com Former Member Co-founder Co-Founder & CEO Minor Shaw University of South Carolina Hon. Knox White Micco, LLC Former Dean Moore School of Business City of Greenville President (2007-2012) Mayor Hon. Samuel J. Tenenbaum Eaddy Roe Willard South Carolina Senate Palmetto Health Foundation South Carolina Republican Party State Senator (2004-2020) Former President 1st Vice Chairman Col. Kevin Shwedo* Hon. Ivory Thigpen Louise Welch Williams South Carolina Department of Motor South Carolina House of Representatives American Red Cross Vehicles State Representative Former Regional CEO Executive Director Hon. David L. Thomas Sean Wilson Bill Simmons Smith & Thomas Dorchester County Democratic Party American Leprosy Missions Partner Chairman President & CEO SC State Senate George B. Wolfe State Senator (1985-2012) Allen Smith Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP OneSpartanburg, Inc. Ann Timberlake Partner President & CEO Conservation Voters of South Carolina Vivian Wong Former President Gordon B. Smith Global Trade Park University of South Carolina Hon. Mary Tinkler Founder & CEO Distinguished Professor Emeritus South Carolina House of Representatives Scott Woods Former Representative Heather Smith Barefoot Global/The World Shoe Southern Strategy Group J. Warren Tompkins, III Chief Operating Officer Partner J. Warren Tompkins, Inc. Anita Zucker Owner Hon. James E. Smith, Jr.* The InterTech Group, INC. South Carolina House of Representatives Wayne Trotter Chairperson and CEO State Representative (1996-2019) Export Financial Services South Carolina Army National Guard President * Indicates Veteran of the Deb Sofield Dr. Brenda Vander Mey Greenville Water System Clemson University U.S. Armed Forces Commissioner of Public Works Professor Greenville City Council People-Place Sustainability Initiative As of August 12, 2021 Former Member Director Dr. John C. Stockwell Charles Van Rysselberge Spartanburg Academic Movement CVR Consulting Executive Director President University of South Carolina Upstate Tim Veeck Chancellor (1994-2011) Habitat for Humanity of York County Executive Director 4