Members

David M. Hay, Chair

  • Member at Large; term expires 2024

Demetria Noisette Clemons, Vice Chair

  • Sixth District; term expires 2023

Renee Buyck Romberger, Secretary

  • Fourth District; term expires 2023

R. McLaurin Burch

  • Fifth District; term expires 2024

Elizabeth Middleton Burke

  • First District; term expires 2023

John Hartnett Busch

  • Second District; term expires 2023

Henry A. Futch

  • Fifth District; term expires 2023

Andrew A. Gianoukos

  • First District; term expires 2024

Henrietta U. Golding

  • Seventh District; term expires 2023

Shawn M. Holland

  • Third District; term expires 2023

Toya D. Pound

  • Governor's Designee; term expires Coterminous with the Governor

Penelope S. Rosner

  • Seventh District; term expires 2024

Brian J. Stern

  • Second District; term expires 2024

Steve D. Swanson

  • Member at Large; term expires 2023

August G. Swarat, II

  • Governor's Designee; term expires Coterminous with the Governor

Craig C. Thornton

  • Third District; term expires 2024

Ricci Land Welch

  • Sixth District; term expires 2024

Neysa N. Williams

  • Alumni Association Trustee, Seat 19; term expires 2026

John B. Wood, Jr.

  • Fourth District; term expires 2023

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

Timothy N. Dangerfield

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

L. Cherry Daniel

B.A., College of Charleston
M.S., The Citadel
Ph.D., The University of South Carolina
Member from 1996 to 2020

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

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)