Our Board

Officers of the Board

Calvin Elam

Chair
EFinancial Advisors; Columbia, SC

Scott Plyler

Vice Chair
South Atlantic Bank; Myrtle Beach, SC

Kenda Laughey

Chair Emeritus
Southminster; Charlotte, NC

Kim Elliott

Treasurer
USC Foundations; Columbia, SC

Hunter Lambert

Secretary
USC Foundations; Columbia, SC

Sarah Sipes

Assistant Secretary

Directors of the Board

Pam Baker

Burr Forman McNair; Columbia, SC

Committees:

Governance

Chip Chase

USC Sumter Representative
FTC; Sumter, SC

Committees:

Governance

Susan Cramer

Magna Sign International; Lexington, SC

Committees:

Finance

Tom Deas

Investment Committee Chair
National Association of Corporate Treasurers; Haverford, PA

Committees:

Executive
Investment

Calvin Elam

Chair
EFinancial Advisors; Columbia, SC

Committees:

Executive
Governance
Finance
Investment

Lori Hair

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina; Columbia, SC

Committees:

Investment

Felicia Howard

Columbia, SC

Committees:

Governance

Boyd Jones

Synovus Bank; Columbia, SC

Committees:

Executive
Finance
Investment

John Jonson

Ionic Partners; Austin, TX

Committees:

Investment

Kenda Laughey

Chair Emeritus
Southminster; Charlotte, NC

Committees:

Executive
Finance

Nina Levine

USC Faculty Representative
Columbia, SC

Committees:

Finance

Steve Marino

Jefferies Finance; Columbia, SC

Committees:

Investment

Leah Moody

USC Board of Trustees Representative
Attorney; Rock Hill, SC

Committees:

Finance

Swati Patel

Columbia, SC

Committees:

Finance

Scott Plyler

Vice Chair/ Governance Committee Chair
South Atlantic Bank; Myrtle Beach, SC

Committees:

Executive
Governance

Norwood Smith

Wilmington, NC

Committees:

Governance

Jeff Spears

USC Aiken Representative & Finance Committee Chair
Augusta, GA

Committees:

Finance

Allen Wright

Atlanta, GA

Committees:

Executive
Investment

Ex Officio Directors of the Board

Jason Caskey

President and Chief Executive Officer, USC Foundations
Columbia, SC

Michael Amiridis

President, University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Michelle Dodenhoff

Vice President of Development, University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Thadeous Westbrook

Chair, USC Board of Trustees
Columbia, SC

Administrative Liaison to the Board

Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, USC
Columbia, SC

Directors Emeritus

Jim Barrow

Director Emeritus
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss; Dallas, TX

Board Portal

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Hunter Lambert

(803) 576-7277

lamberrh@email.sc.edu