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.
Shani Blann
President
Director, Customer Success; Unum
Lexington
Regina Willoughby
Vice President for Governance
Artistic Director, Lexington Youth Ballet
Lexington
Chandra Foster
Treasurer
Vice President, Bank of America
Fort Mill
Vida O. Miller
Secretary
Former member, S.C. House of Representatives
Pawley’s Island
Steve Bygott
Immediate Past President
Founder & President, True Catalyst Agency
Columbia
Felicia Hall Allen
President, Felicia Hall Allen and Associates, Inc.
Rock Hill
Quentin Baxter
GRAMMY Award-winning musician/producer; BME, LLC
Charleston
Dacey Bell
Commissioner, South Carolina Arts Commission
Director of Instrumental Music, Lexington Baptist Church
Columbia
Lese Corrigan
Owner, Corrigan Gallery llc;
Member, Mayor of Charleston Commission for the Arts
Charleston
Delores “Dee” Crawford
Ex officio, SCAC Board Chair
Aiken
Beryl Dakers
Director of Cultural Programming/Outreach, SCETV
Columbia
Christy Davis
Owner, Christy Davis Interiors
Columbia
Sharon Reynolds Earle, Ed.D.
Senior National Sales Director Partner, Primerica;
Owner, SIR Consulting Group
Columbia
Elizabeth “Betsy” Franklin-Best
Attorney, Owner, Elizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C.
Columbia
Michael Haga
Retired Associate Dean, College of Charleston School of the Arts
Rock Hill
Tayloe Harding, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Music
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Ted Huge
Attorney, Harris and Huge LLC
Charleston
Peggy Lewis
Singer, musician, and songwriter
Charleston
F. Scott McMillan
Owner, F. Scott McMillan Design & Associates, LLC
Greenville
Professor Stephanie L. Milling, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Head of Dance Education,
University of South Carolina
Columbia
David Platts
Ex officio, SCAC Executive Director
Columbia
Hope E. Rivers, Ph.D.
President, Piedmont Technical College
Lexington
Kimberly Spears
Capital Campaign Manager, Hospice of the Upstate, Inc.
Anderson
John Whitehead
Executive Director, Columbia Music Festival Association
Columbia
Zinnia Willits
Executive Director, Southeastern Museums Conference
Charleston
Elizabeth Sowards
Chapin
Leo Twiggs, Ed.D.
Orangeburg
Barbara S. Williams
Columbia