Foundation Board

Suzy Cole
Chair
Village Legal Hub

Ken Leopard
Vice Chair
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Cindy Kelly
Treasurer
TNB Financial

Judy Bynum
Secretary
Nonprofit Professional

Steve Aldrich
CSL Plasma

Rita Allison
State Board of Education

Jeffrey Brown
Greenville Drive

Dr. Randall Gary
Spartanburg District 5

Dorenda Fulmer ’92
Retired Global Sourcing Leader

Linda Hannon
Duke Energy

Joey Haney ’94
Union County Schools

Jakie Hodge ’80, ’90
Primary and Secondary Educator

Mary Jane Jennings ’76
Spartanburg Regional Hospital System

Scott Johnston
Johnston Design Group

Tori Lawing ’11
American Credit Acceptance

Terence McGee ’07
WEKO North America

Claudia Ruffin

Kelly Tam ’98
Neel-Schaffer

Beth Thompson ’05
Spartanburg Academic Movement

Thomas Young
Young Office Supply

Bennie Harris
Chancellor, USC Upstate

Tameca Brown ’07
USC Upstate Alumni Council Chair

Cathy McCabe
Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education

RJ Gimbl
Executive Director, 
USC Upstate Foundation

Uma Gupta
Faculty Representative

Steven Hardy 
Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration