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/.