USGLC's South Carolina Advisory Committee
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South Carolina 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. Micah Caskey 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* Clemson University 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 United States 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 College of Charleston 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. Greg Hembree Church Executive Director SC State Senate Presiding Elder State Senator James “Jim” B. Gambrell Richard Davis Navigator Consulting Group, LLC Hon. Bill Herbkersman 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 The Citadel 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. Chandra Dillard Hon. Chip Huggins 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 2 South Carolina Advisory Committee Marc Jordan Craig R. Lundgren Hon. Russell Ott North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Japan America Association of South South Carolina House of Representatives Former President & CEO Carolina State Representative Chairman Hon. Marlon Kimpson Dr. Harris Pastides Rotary Club of Greenville South Carolina Senate 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. Chip Limehouse 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. Curtis Loftis Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A. State of South Carolina Trav Robertson Member State Treasurer South Carolina Democratic Party Hon. Sue Myrick Chairman Allison