About the SCCMS

Our Advisory Board
The SCCMS Board of Advisors is responsible for providing broad policy and programmatic guidance for SCCMS in accordance with the collective views of the membership, partners and funding agents. We appreciate the service of our current and past board members.

Current Board Members

Trent Acker

Founding Partner
District Manager
SC Government and Community Relations
Duke Energy

Max Metcalf

Founding Partner
Manager
Government & Community Relations
BMW Manufacturing Co.

Anton Thomas

Founding Partner
Director, Campus Transformation
Michelin North America

Regina E. Ciphrah, Ph.D.

Board Chair
Place-Based Education
Owner and Principal Consultant
Verbalizing Visions LLC

Representative Sylleste H. Davis

SC Legislator

Erin Ford

South Carolina Business/Industry
Executive Vice President/COO
SCBIO

Marc Drews

South Carolina Mathematics (Interim)
Vice President of Mission & Strategic Partnerships
EdVenture

Zelda Waymer

Informal STEM
SC Afterschool Alliance

Dr. Gary J. Senn

South Carolina Science
Director, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center,
Professor, University of South Carolina Aiken

Alex Vitou

South Carolina Business/Industry
Director of Operations
Mechanical Power Transmission – Bulk Material Handling Motors and Generators Business
ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc.

Renée Lyons, Ph.D.

Institution of Higher Education
Executive Director of Science Outreach
Clemson University
College of Science

Tom Cronin

School Superintendent
Green Charter Schools

Dr. Donna Foster

Technical College
Associate Vice President, Assessment and Compliance
Piedmont Technical College

To Be Determined

SC Chamber of Commerce

To Be Determined

South Carolina Department of Education

To Be Determined

South Carolina Business/Industry
Community Relations
Fluor Corporation

Ex Officio Members

Gregg Bunner

Founding Partner
Corporate Communications
BMW Manufacturing Co.

Anand K. Gramopadhye

Clemson University Center for Workforce Development
Assoc. Vice President for Work Force Development
Dean of College of Engineering and Science

Cheryl Wiggins

Fluor Corporation
Retired

Advisory Board

Name Details
Trent Acker
  • Founding Member: Yes
  • Role: SC Government and Community Relations
  • Organization: Duke Energy
Founding Partner
Max Metcalf
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: Manager
  • Organization: BMW Manufacturing Co.
Founding Partner
Anton Thomas
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: Director, Campus Transformation
  • Organization: Michelin North America
Founding Partner
To Be Determined
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: none
  • Organization: South Carolina Department of Education
To Be Determined
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: To Be Determined
  • Organization: SC Chamber of Commerce
Regina E. (Wragg) Ciphrah, Ph.D.
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: Place-Based Education Owner and Principal Consultant Verbalizing Visions LLC
  • Organization: Place-Based Education Owner and Principal Consultant Verbalizing Visions LLC
Board Chair
Representative Sylleste H. Davis
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: SC Legislator
  • Organization: SC Legislator
Erin Ford
  • Founding Member: No
  • Role: South Carolina Business/Industry Executive Vice President/COO SCBIO
  • Organization: South Carolina Business/Industry Executive Vice President/COO SCBIO

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