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SCICU names nine SC business leaders to Board of Trustees

September 26, 2018 By SC Independent Colleges & Universities

COLUMBIA, SC –- Nine new trustees – 4 Upstate business leaders and 5 Columbia-area leaders – were named to the SC Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU) Board at the advocacy organization’s Sept. 26 meeting hosted by Presbyterian College.

These trustees will serve a three-year term (through August 31, 2021), and will participate in advocacy efforts that support the 33,000+ students at SCICU’s twenty (20) member colleges and universities.

The Class of 2021 SCICU Trustees (see their profiles here) include the following business leaders:

Cynthia M. Bennett
VP – Education and Workforce Development
SC Chamber of Commerce
Columbia

David Charpia
Market President for Upstate SC
Ameris Bank
Greenville

John Garrison
VP, Chief Compliance Officer
Unum Group
Columbia

Joe Gillis
President / CEO / Founder
Gillis Advertising
Blythewood

Steve Hall
VP – Development
FGP International (Find Great People)
Greenville

Brandolyn Pinkston
Retired Administrator
SC Department of Consumer Affairs
Columbia

Ben Porter
Market President
BB&T
Spartanburg

Leigh Ann Puryear
Public Relations Associate
Duke Energy Carolinas
Greenville

David (Trey) Simon
President & CEO
SC Student Loan Corporation
Columbia

A complete roster of the SCICU Board of Trustees may be viewed at https://www.scicu.org/about-scicu/board-of-trustees/.

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