
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.
Elizabeth “Betsy” Franklin-Best
President
Attorney, Owner, Elizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C.
Columbia
Zinnia Willits
Vice President for Development
Executive Director, Southeastern Museums Conference
Charleston
Chandra Foster
Treasurer
Vice President, Bank of America
Fort Mill
Natalie Harvey
Secretary
Director of Cultural Affairs, Town of Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island
Shani Blann
Immediate Past President
Regional Enrollment Director; Unum
Lexington
Felicia Hall Allen
President, Felicia Hall Allen and Associates, Inc.
Rock Hill
Susan Anderson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina
Columbia
Ashley Kerns Brown
Ex officio, SCAC Interim Executive Director
West Columbia
Beryl Dakers
Director of Cultural Programming/Outreach, SCETV
Columbia
Sharon Reynolds Earle, Ed.D.
Senior National Sales Director Partner, Primerica;
Owner, SIR Consulting Group
Columbia
Tayloe Harding, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Music
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Flavia Harton
Ex officio
Chairperson, S.C. Arts Commission Board of Commissioners
Greenville
Maria Hooper
Principal Art Consultant, EMROSE projects
Bluffton
Aaron Jophlin
Attorney, Bell Legal Group
Pawleys Island
Jeannie Lindler
Columbia
Professor Stephanie L. Milling, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Head of Dance Education,
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Danielle Thompson
Founder & CEO, Quixote Hospitality
SCAC Board Commissioner Appointee
Sumter
John Whitehead
Executive Director, Columbia Music Festival Association
Columbia
Steve Bygott
Columbia
Lese Corrigan
Charleston
Michael Haga
Rock Hill
Elizabeth Sowards
Chapin
Leo Twiggs, Ed.D.
Orangeburg
Barbara S. Williams
Columbia