Board of Advocates
The School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering is honored to have the following community and national leaders support our mission and our students by serving on our Board of Advocates. The Board meets regularly to discuss issues related to regional/national awareness of our robust STEM programs, experiential learning opportunities for our students, increasing diversity in the School, and fundraising. We sincerely appreciate their volunteer service:
Kenneth Mace Brown, Founder, Mace Brown Natural History Museum, Philanthropist
The Honorable Sylleste Davis, South Carolina House of Representatives - District 100
Neil Draisin, Founder and Optometrist, Draisin Vision Group
J. Steven Dykes, Economic Development Director, Charleston County
Dina Elshazly, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
Oliver Fetzer, Chief Executive Officer, Synthetic Genomics
Lee Fryland, Financial Services Executive
Tommy Gardner, Chief Technology Officer, HP Federal
David T. Ginn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charleston Regional Development Alliance
Kim Hayes, Co-CEO and Founder, The Ambit Group
Susan Hilsman, Retired Physician, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Ebony Hilton, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia and Medical Director, GoodStock Consulting, LLC
Joseph "Mac" Hodgson, Jr., President and CEO, The GEL Group, Inc.
Mitchell Leverette, Chief, Division of Solid Mineral, Bureau of Land Management
Angela Stephenson Lindner, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, University of Florida
Lori Lester Lyles, Dr. Lori Lyles & Associates
Joynicole Martinez, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Alchemist Agency
Thomas P. McKenna III, Chief Operating Officer, Thorne
