Foundation Board
South Carolina Arts Foundation Board
The S.C. Arts Foundation is led by a diverse board of directors comprised of statewide business and civic leaders, artists, educators and others interested in supporting the rich variety of artistic expression found in the Palmetto State.
Steve Bygott
President
Columbia
Kathleen “Kathi” Bateson
Vice President for Development
Hilton Head Island
Michael Haga
Vice President for Administration
Charleston
Elizabeth Sowards
Secretary
Chapin
Shani Blann
Treasurer
Lexington
Flavia Harton
Immediate Past President
Greenville
Felicia Hall Allen
Rock Hill
Judith Aughtry
Charleston/Greenville
Xanna Bailey
Lexington
Tammy Barber
Greenville
Dacey Bell
Columbia
Delores “Dee” Crawford
Aiken (ex officio, SCAC Board Chairwoman)
Beryl Dakers
Columbia
Christy Davis
Columbia
Chandra Foster
Fort Mill
Miller Gaffney
Mount Pleasant
Robin Leverton
Beaufort
F. Scott McMillan
Greenville
David Platts
Columbia (ex officio, SCAC Executive Director)
Thomas Roose
Anderson
Mary Swain
Woodruff
Childs Cantey Thrasher
Charleston
Katie Alice Walker
Columbia
John Whitehead
Columbia
Barbara S. Williams
Columbia