• Members

  • David M. Hay, Chair
  • Demetria Noisette Clemons
  • Renee Buyck Romberger, Secretary
  • Charles J. Baker III
  • R. McLaurin Burch
  • Elizabeth Middleton Burke
  • John Hartnett Busch
  • L. Cherry Daniel
  • Henry A. Futch
  • Henrietta U. Golding
  • Shawn M. Holland
  • Randy Lowell
  • Toya D. Pound
  • Penelope S. Rosner
  • Brian J. Stern
  • Steve D. Swanson
  • August G. Swarat, II
  • Craig C. Thornton
  • Ricci Land Welch
  • John B. Wood, Jr.
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David M. Hay, Chair

• Member at Large; term expires 2020
• Committees: Chair, Executive

Demetria Noisette Clemons, Vice Chair

• Sixth District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Chair, Student Affairs; Executive; Academic Affairs; Alumni Relations

Renee Buyck Romberger, Secretary

• Fourth District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Chair, Athletics; Executive; Academic Affairs; Budget and Finance; Development

Charles J. Baker III

• Alumni Association Representative; term expires 2022
• Committees: Alumni Relations; Athletics; Budget and Finance; Development

R. McLaurin Burch

• Fifth District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Chair, Alumni Relations; Audit and Governance; Student Affairs

Elizabeth Middleton Burke

• First District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Audit and Governance; Budget and Finance; Facilities; Governmental Affairs and External Relations

John Hartnett Busch

• Second District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Chair, Information Technology; Athletics; Governmental Affairs and External Relations

L. Cherry Daniel

• First District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Chair, Governmental Affairs and External Relations; Academic Affairs; Information Technology

Henry A. Futch

• Fifth District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Athletics; Budget and Finance; Development; Information Technology

Henrietta U. Golding

• Seventh District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Chair, Audit and Governance; Budget and Finance; Development; Facilities

Shawn M. Holland

• Third District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Budget and Finance; Facilities; Student Affairs

Randy Lowell

• Member At Large; term expires 2022
• Committees: Chair, Academic Affairs; Athletics; Development; Facilities

Toya D. Pound

• Governor's Designee; term expires Coterminous with the Governor
• Committees: Academic Affairs; Alumni Relations; Student Affairs

Penelope S. Rosner

• Seventh District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Chair, Alumni Relations; Academic Affairs; Student Affairs

Brian J. Stern

• Second District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Budget and Finance; Facilities; Governmental Affairs and External Relations

Steve D. Swanson

• Member at Large; term expires 2022
• Committees: Chair, Development; Academic Affairs; Audit and Governance; Budget and Finance

August G. Swarat, II

• Governor's Designee; term expires Coterminous with the Governor
• Committees: Academic Affairs; Athletics; Governmental Affairs and External Relations

Craig C. Thornton

• Third District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Athletics; Development; Information Technology

Ricci Land Welch

• Sixth District; term expires 2020
• Committees: Chair, Budget and Finance; Executive; Alumni Relations; Athletics; Student Affairs

John B. Wood, Jr.

• Fourth District; term expires 2022
• Committees: Chair, Facilities; Executive; Audit and Governance; Development

Trustees Emeriti

Donald H. Belk

B.A., College of Charleston
Member from 2002 to 2018

J. Philip Bell

B.A., Wofford
M.B.A., University of South Carolina
Member from 1996 to 2013

Joe E. Berry, Jr., Chairman Emeritus

B.A., University of South Carolina
LL.B (now J.D.) University of South Carolina
Member from 1970 to 1994

Timothy N. Dangerfield

B.A., College of Charleston
Member from 1988 to 2003

Sylvia C. Harvey

B.S., College of Charleston
Member from 1988 to 1999

James F. Hightower

B.S., College of Charleston
Member from 2002 to 2018

Marie M. Land

B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
Member from 1988 to 2013

G. Lee Mikell

B.S., College of Charleston
Member from 2004 to 2016

John W. Molony

B.S., College of Charleston
Member from 1988 to 1999

Annaliza O. Moorhead

B.S., College of Charleston
Member from 2002 to 2018

Gregory D. Padgett

B.S., College of Charleston
Member from 2008 to 2018

Robert S. Small, Jr.

B.A., Furman University
MBA, University of South Carolina
Member from 1994 to 2006

Joel H. Smith

B.A., College of Charleston
J.D., University of South Carolina
Member from 1988 to 2004

Joseph F. Thompson, Jr.

B.A., College of Charleston
M.H.A., Medical University of South Carolina
Member from 1998 to 2018

J. David Watson

B.S., College of Charleston
J.D., University of South Carolina
Member from 1988 to 2002

Thomas W. Weeks

B.S., Clemson University
J.D., University of South Carolina
Member from 1981 to 2002

Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees and
Vice President for College Projects

Elizabeth W. Kassebaum

College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29424

843.953.5500 (office)

843.442.0575 (cellular)

843.953.5811 (fax)

kassebaume@cofc.edu (Email)