Upstate Affiliate Organization Board of Directors

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1 Upstate Affiliate Organization Board of Directors Charles E. Dalton is president and CEO of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc., and has been in this role for 34 years. Since 1992, he has also served as president and CEO of Blue Ridge Security Solutions. Prior to that, he and his brother owned and operated Dalton s Incorporated, a high-end furniture store that once provided the décor for portions of both the Clemson House and the Clemson president s home. Dalton has served on the Clemson Alumni Association board and the Clemson University Foundation Board of Directors. He is also serving or has served on the boards of numerous Upstate agencies, including the Upstate Alliance of South Carolina, Cannon Memorial Hospital, Innovate Anderson and the Peace Center for the Performing Arts. He is an alumnus of Clemson University. W. Michael Ellison is a banking professional with more than 41 years of experience in retail banking, cash management, middle market commercial banking, private banking and credit administration. He currently serves as a vice president with TD Bank, where he is responsible for hiring, developing and managing a team of credit officers as part of the creation of a new center for underwriting small business loans for TD markets from Delaware to Miami. Ellison has served on numerous boards, including the Laurens County Healthcare Foundation, United Way of Laurens County and Piedmont Technical College Board of Visitors. He also served on and chaired the Laurens County Health Care System board before the organization merged with Greenville Health System. He has a B.A. in history from Furman University. David Lominack is a commercial banking executive with nearly 20 years of experience. He is currently market president of South Carolina for TD Bank, where he is responsible for commercial banking throughout the state. Lominack is serving or has served on a number of boards, including the South Carolina Bankers Association, Greenville Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Greenville County. He has a B.S. in business administration from Presbyterian College and is a graduate of the Stonier National Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Liberty Fellow and graduate of the Diversity Leadership Institute at Furman University. Robert T. Nitto is the retired vice president of government affairs for BMW of North America, LLC. He served in several high-level financial positions in his 30 years at BMW, including an overseas assignment in Munich. Prior to his current role, Nitto served as chief financial officer and vice president for corporate affairs for BMW Manufacturing.

2 Nitto is currently president of South Carolina Charities, Inc., which oversees the BMW Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, and serves on the board of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and S.C. Chamber of Commerce. He has a B.S. in accounting from Villanova University. Richard A. Phillips owns Padgett Business Services, an accounting and income tax preparation firm. Prior to starting his own business 27 years ago, he worked in manufacturing accounting for Coats & Clark in Toccoa, Georgia, and Square D Company in Seneca, South Carolina. Phillips is actively involved with several local charities, including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and Volunteers in Medical Missions. He also served on the Oconee Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees for six years. During his last year on the board, he served as chair and had an active role in Oconee Memorial Hospital becoming part of Greenville Health System. He has a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Georgia. Timothy J. Reed is co-founder of Upstate Carolina Angel Network and serves as the Clemson representative to the S.C. Launch board. He also serves on the boards of several start-up companies in the area and is working on several business initiatives with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Reed has served on the boards of several charitable organizations in the area, including the United Way of Greenville County and the American Red Cross. He has also served on the Clemson University Board of Visitors, Clemson Real Estate Foundation and Clemson Foundation. He has a B.S. in industrial management from Clemson University. Ruth M. Richburg is a retired biology schoolteacher with Greenville County Schools. She is also a seasoned volunteer, having served on the board or in a leadership positions with the YWCA, American Association of University Women and Greenville Health System s Minority Advisory Council and as a life member of the NAACP and a member of Greenville Chapter of PUSH. She is a member of the Greenville County Civitan Charities Board; the United Teaching Profession Association-Retired; the South Carolina Education Association-Retired; and the Greenville County Education Association-Retired. Richburg also served on the Greenville County Economic Development Advisory Committee, Greenville Habitat for Humanity Selection Committee, the United Negro College Fund Upstate Advisory Committee, and as Secretary of the Greenville County Historic Preservation Commission. She has a B.S. from Bennett College and a master of education in biological science from South Carolina State College. She also completed additional graduate courses at Clemson University, Indiana University, Indiana State University, Howard University and Furman University.

3 Michelle B. Seaver is president of United Community Bank for Greenville County. Prior to this role, she served as a senior vice president and wealth market leader for TD Bank. Seaver has served on numerous boards or held leadership positions with groups such as Greenville Health System s Women s Advisory Council, Greenville Community Foundation, Greenville Women Giving, YWCA Dream Achievers and United Way of Greenville County. She has a B.S. in accounting from the University of South Carolina. Rev. Thomas E. Simmons is the pastor of Reedy Fork Baptist Church of Simpsonville. Under his leadership, church membership has increased more than 75 percent. The church s assets have also grown to include a $1.8 million facility that houses space for administration, education and family life center. Simmons serves as regional vice president of the Baptist E&M Convention of S.C. Region 4, chair of the Reedy Fork Center for Community Development and member of the Meharry/Vanderbilt HIV/AIDS Taskforce. He is also a member of the Greenville Health System Minority Advisory Committee and a former member of the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees. He is an alumnus of South Carolina State University and the Interdenominational Theological Center Morehouse School of Religion in Georgia. Simmons has also completed studies at the Billy Graham School of Evangelism in Illinois and the Institute of Church Administration and Management of Georgia. He is currently pursuing his doctors in ministry degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center Morehouse School of Religion and received an honorary doctorate degree from the N.J. Brockman School of Religion in C. Michael Smith is president of Smith Development Company, a real estate company that manages light industrial buildings. Prior to that, he was CEO of his family s flooring distribution business, Orders Distributing Company, before the company was sold to Kraus Carpet Mills. Smith has served on the board or in a leadership position with organizations like Wofford College, Upstate Carolina Angel Network and F.W. Symmes Foundation. He has also served on a number of industry boards, such as the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors. He has a B.A. in economics from Wofford College. Benjamin B. Waters, III, is a retired executive with more than 40 years of experience in project management, commercial construction and banking. His most recent role was president of Cunningham-Waters Construction Co., Inc., which he helped grow from a $500,000 company to a $10 million dollar company. Waters currently serves on the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees. He has also served as a board member and president of the Greer Lions Club, director of the Greer Chamber of Commerce, and director and chairman of the board for the Citizens Building and Loan Association. He was a member and committee chair of the Governor s Workforce Investment

4 Board and served on the Governor s Education Taskforce for Excellence in Public Education. Waters has also served on boards affiliated with Greenville Technical College and North Greenville University. He has a B.A. from The Citadel and an A.S. in civil engineering technology from Greenville Technical College. He also served as an officer in the United States Army for nearly a decade. Marguerite R. Wyche, UAO Board Chair, is president of Marguerite Wyche and Associates, LLC. She formerly served as president and co-owner of The Furman Company Residential, LLC, and as executive vice president of Coldwell Banker Caine. She is a licensed real estate broker and has been recognized both locally and nationally for outstanding performance in residential real estate. Wyche is the past chairman of the Greenville Health Corporation Board of Directors. She has served on the boards of the Greenville Technical College Foundation, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville Junior League, South Carolina Junior League, Meals on Wheels, Metropolitan Arts Council, United Way of Greenville County, Greenville Women Giving and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. She has also served on advisory boards of Bank of America, Carolina First and TD Bank. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with honors.

5 Strategic Coordinating Organization Board of Directors Craig Brown is president and co-owner of the Greenville Drive Baseball Team, the Class-A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. He is also CEO of Keelers Ridge Associates (KRA), an investment and consulting firm engaged in ownership and entrepreneurial activities involving sports properties, technology and marketing. Prior to founding KRA, Brown spent 23 years as a key executive in the globalization of the advertising industry, most recently as president and COO of the Bcom 3Group, an advertising and communications services holding company. Over the course of his advertising career, Brown was a principal executive in the advertising industry s three most defining mergers, including the 2000 merger of Leo Burnett and The MacManus Group to form Bcom3 and the 2002 merger of Bcom3 and the Publicis Groupe. Brown currently serves as a member of Greenville Health System s Quality and Academics Committee and as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Medical Experience Academy at GHS. Mr. Brown is a member of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and serves as Co-Chair of the ACCELERATE! Greenville Initiative. He is also chairman of Spartan Innovations at Michigan State University and a member of Michigan State University s Athletic Director s Council. He serves as senior vice chairman of the Hydrocephalus Association and is a founding member of MILB Enterprises. He has a B.A. in accounting from Michigan State University. Michael Cumby is a business executive with more than 30 years of experience in finance, strategic planning and corporate management. He currently serves as treasurer and director of credit for Michelin North America. Prior to that, he served as divisional CFO of European passenger car and light truck replacement tires and as director of finance and administration of Michelin Americas Research Corporation. Cumby s civic experience includes involvement with the Parkinson s Support Group of the Upstate, Boy Scouts of America and Special Olympics. He has also served as president of both the Michelin Tire Corporate Federal Credit Union and Greater Greenville Institute of Management Accountants. He has a B.Com. from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a MBA from Dalhousie University. He also has his CPA and CMA from Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia. Frances DeLoache Ellison, SCO Board Chair, is a seasoned philanthropist and lifelong resident of Greenville. She was a practicing attorney with the firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., from 1978 to 1990, where her primary field of practice was health care.

6 Ellison has held numerous leadership roles on the boards of leading area corporations, organizations and institutes of learning, including serving as chair of the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees and the Greenville Health Corporation Board of Directors. She has also served on the Baptist Easley Hospital Board of Directors, as a trustee on the Joe C. Davis Foundation, and as an elder of Fourth Presbyterian Church. She is also involved in Greenville Women Giving, a special initiative of the Community Foundation of Greenville. She has a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina. Annmarie Higgins is vice president of human resources and corporate security for SCANA. Prior to her role at SCANA, Higgins served as BMW s vice president of corporate human resources, where she was responsible for HR strategy, talent management, health management and safety. She also worked at Mitsubishi Polyester Film (formerly Hoechst Celanese) as its HR director and at Hoechste Celanese as its organizational effectiveness facilitator. Higgins has served on the Utilities Employees Credit Union board and the Riegel & Emory HR Advisory Board. She also served as chair of the S.C. Business Coalition of Health and as a member of the United Way of the Piedmont Board of Directors. She has a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia. Anna Kate Hipp is a seasoned philanthropist who has made volunteerism for education and environmental issues her life s work. Instrumental in the development of Greenville s Falls Park on the Reedy River, she co-chaired the effort that raised $3.2 million from the private sector to form the Falls Park Endowment. In 2004, she co-founded Liberty Fellowship, an incubator for exemplary leadership in South Carolina. Hipp currently serves on the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees and on the boards of the Environmental Law Center, TreesGreenville, Liberty Fellowship and Carolina Foothills Garden Club. Past board memberships include the Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Community Foundation of Greenville, Greenville County Museum of Art Association, Brookgreen Gardens, Friends of the Reedy River, Slow Foot Upstate and Pawleys Island Beautification Foundation. A Mary Baldwin College alumnus and Trustee Emeriti, she served on the Board of Trustees for 25 years five years as the first alumnae chair receiving an honorary Ph.D and the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from the college.

7 An instrument-rated pilot, Hipp has logged almost 3,500 hours and flown in seven all-women air races. Margaret L. Jenkins is a retired marketing executive and current marketing and branding consultant. Prior to her consulting role, she served as senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Denny s Corporation, the nation s largest family restaurant company. She also served as chief marketing officer of El Pollo Loco restaurants, a 400-unit Southern California-based company, and held various senior management positions with Taco Bell Corp. and PepsiCo International Foodservice. Jenkins was also executive vice president of client services for Morrison, Lee & Stevens Advertising in Irvine, California, and held management positions with advertising agencies in California and Colorado, where she was assigned to brands like Sunny Delight Beverages, the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) and McDonald s. Jenkins recently completed an eight-year term as a corporate director of the PVH Corp., an international apparel manufacturer and retailer that owns brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. In this role, she served on PVH s nominating, governance and corporate social responsibility committees. Jenkins currently serves on the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees. She has also served on the boards of the Peace Center for the Performing Arts and the Greenville Symphony. She studied journalism and communications at the University of Colorado in Boulder and received public company certification from UCLA s Anderson School of Management. Jennie Johnson is chief creative officer for Liberty Fellowship of South Carolina, a valuesbased leadership initiative partnered by Wofford College, The Aspen Institute and Hayne Hipp. Prior to this role, Johnson served as president of JMJ Partners, LLC, and as president of Liberty Insurance Services for both The Liberty Corporation and Royal Bank of Canada. Johnson s has served on the Greenville Technical College Area Commission, S.C. Research Authority Board of Directors, and the Miami University College of Arts and Science Advisory Board. She has also served on the boards of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Greenville County, Greenville Chamber of Commerce and Peace Center for the Performing Arts. She has a B.A. in political science from Miami University, a M.A. in public administration from the University of Virginia and MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.

8 James C. Morton, Jr., is a retired corporate executive with more than 30 years of experience working for international companies in senior management positions. His most recent role was vice chairman of Nissan North America. Prior to that role, he served as senior vice president of finance and administration, during which time he focused on Nissan s federal, state and local government and community affairs. Nissan s diversity efforts were a particular concern internally and in the communities where Nissan had a significant presence. Prior to Nissan, Morton spent 24 years with Michelin North America, where he served as general counsel and vice president of public relations and governmental affairs. Morton is the current chair of the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees. He has also served on the boards of the National Urban League, S.C. Chamber of Commerce, California Chamber of Commerce, Greenville Tech Foundation, S.C. Ports Authority, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers and Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Morton has a B.A. from Westminster College and a law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law. He also served as an officer in the United States Army, where he was awarded a Bronze Star during his service in South Vietnam, and in the Missouri Army National Guard. Prashant Prabhu, PhD, is a retired Michelin executive with 35 years of experience in numerous materials and research divisions across the globe. In his most recent role, he was responsible for the creation of Michelin s Global Incubator Program. Prior to that, he traveled the world, serving as global director of reinforcement materials development, director of all materials development for North America, vice president of new manufacturing development, and president of Michelin North America Research and Development Corporation. He also served as president of Earthmover and Industrial Tires Worldwide for Group Michelin in France and was responsible for setting up manufacturing for Michelin in India before moving back to Greenville. In his retirement, Prabhu teaches a course for Clemson University s MBA program, which he developed based on his experience in the global business world. He also serves as a mentor to start-up firms under the auspices of the Venture Mentoring Service developed by NEXT. He earned a B.S. in chemistry and a B.S. in textile chemistry from the University of Bombay. He also earned a M.S. in textile chemistry and a PhD in fiber and polymer science from North Carolina State University. Lisa H. Stevens career in Greenville began as a city planner with Greenville County which led to her being involved in a number of local and state boards. While serving on the South Carolina State Board of Education she became acutely aware that the most effective way for education to improve in this state is from inside the classroom. This led her to assemble the

9 team of community volunteers who began Langston Charter Middle School in She continued her involvement in charter schools by serving on the planning committee board for NEXT High School, which opened in She currently serves on the GHS MedEx Advisory Board. Ms. Stevens has served as a member of the South Carolina Mental Health Commission, the South Carolina Education Lottery Commission, Chairman of the Legacy Trust, Greenville County Planning Commission and chaired the Greenville County Citizens Roads Advisory Commission. Ms. Stevens received a master s of city and regional planning degree from Clemson University and a BA in Sociology from Furman University. Benjamin B. Waters, III, is a retired executive with more than 40 years of experience in project management, commercial construction and banking. His most recent role was president of Cunningham-Waters Construction Co., Inc., which he helped grow from a $500,000 company to a $10 million dollar company. Waters currently serves on the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees. He has also served as a board member and president of the Greer Lions Club, director of the Greer Chamber of Commerce, and director and chairman of the board for the Citizens Building and Loan Association. He was a member and committee chair of the Governor s Workforce Investment Board and served on the Governor s Education Taskforce for Excellence in Public Education. Waters has also served on boards affiliated with Greenville Technical College and North Greenville University. He has a B.A. from The Citadel and an A.S. in civil engineering technology from Greenville Technical College. He also served as an officer in the United States Army for nearly a decade. William M. Webster, IV, is an adjunct healthcare policy professor at Wofford College. Prior to this role, Webster served multiple roles in the White House, including assistant to the president and director of scheduling and advance, where he was responsible for the coordination and planning of all presidential events with management responsibility for a staff of 25 full-time and 300 part-time employees. He also served as chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and chief of staff for the presidential transition, where he was responsible for coordination and administration of sub-cabinet appointments in the Clinton administration. He also served as president of Greenville-based Carabo, Inc., which, at the time, operated 27 Bojangles restaurants in South Carolina. Webster currently serves on the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees and on the boards of Golub BDC (NASDAQ: GBDC) and LKQ Corp (NASDAQ: LKQX). He has also served on the Converse College Board of Trustees, Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees, M.D.

10 Anderson Medical Center Board of Visitors, Spartanburg Day School Board of Trustees and Liberty Fellows Board of Directors. He has a B.A. in English and German from Washington & Lee University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He also attended the University of Regensburg in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship. Andrew J. White, Jr., is a retired attorney with more than 40 years of experience in business law. In his most recent role at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A., he led the legal teams charged with establishing the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville and Doodle Trail in Pickens County. He also provided legal services to executives from numerous international companies and represented both borrowers and lenders and buyers and sellers in multi-million dollar financial transactions. White serves on the boards of both the S.C. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the S.C. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation. He also serves on the board of the Greenville Symphony and as a volunteer with Meals on Wheels. He is a member of the Christ Church Episcopal church garden and grounds committee. He has a B.A. in European civilization from Washington & Lee University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina. Richard Dick Wilkerson is a retired executive with more than 32 years of experience working for international companies in senior management positions. His most recent role was chairman and president of Michelin North America. Prior to this role, he served as COO for the company s North American specialty tire product lines and executive vice president of human resources. During his 32-year career with Michelin, he worked in Michelin operations in France, Scotland and North America. Wilkerson currently serves on the boards of the Patriot s Point Development Authority Board, the S.C. Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the S.C. Institute of Medicine and Public Health, and the Institute for Child Success. He also chairs the Greenville Area Development Corporation and the Community Foundation of Greenville s Board of Directors. Past board experience includes serving as chairman of the executive committee of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Yellowstone Park Foundation Board of Directors. He also served on Clemson University s President s Advisory Board and the University of South Carolina National Advisory Council. Additionally, he was 2012 chairman of the United Way of Greenville County s Board of Trustees. He has a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Duke University, as well as an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the College of Charleston and an honorary doctor of business administration degree from Norwich University.

11 Dwayne Wilson is a senior vice president with Fluor Corporation, where he reports to the chairman and CEO on key initiatives of strategic importance to the corporation. Prior to this role, he served as president and CEO of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, where he was responsible for safe, effective and efficient management and operations of the Savannah River Site. He was also group president of industrial and infrastructure of Fluor Corporation and served as its group executive. In this role, he was responsible for diverse markets, including infrastructure, telecommunications, mining, transportation, life sciences, advanced technology, health care, alternative power and more. Wilson serves on the Ingredion Incorporated Board of Directors (NYSE: INGR) and as chairman of the Compensation Committee. He is a Trustee of the Flour and served as chairman of the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association. He is also a former executive director of the Urban league of the Upstate. He has a B.S. in civil engineering from Loyola Marymount University and graduate studies at Dartmouth s Tuck School of Business Management and Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management.