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Portrait of Gloria Mack Bell, Trustee

Gloria Mack Bell
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021

PROFESSION : Retired Vice President Internal Audit, Sonoco

Portrait of Anne Blomeyer, Trustee

Anne Blomeyer
CURRENT CITY : Dallas, TX
TERM EXPIRES : 2021

PROFESSION : Retired Corporate Executive, GTE

Portrait of John Cerasani, Trustee

John Cerasani
CURRENT CITY : Chicago, IL
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Senior Vice President, Risk Strategies Company

Jerry Cheatham
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Director of Finance for Global Tubes and Cores at Sonoco

Isaac Cody
CURRENT CITY : Tokyo, Japan
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walmart Japan

Portrait of Chris Dawson, Trustee

Christopher Dawson
CURRENT CITY : Peachtree City, GA
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : Producer, CNN

Portrait of Chris Ford, Trustee

Chris Ford
CURRENT CITY : Millington, TN
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : Agency/Owner, State Farm Insurance

Portrait of Dr. Pamela G. Franklin, Trustee

Dr. Pamela G. Franklin
CURRENT CITY : San Antonio, TX
TERM EXPIRES : 2021

PROFESSION : Retired Art Instructor, Northeast Lakeview College

Secretary of the Board

Portrait of Larry Gantt, Trustee

Larry O. Gantt
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Retired Corporate Vice President, Sonoco

Portrait of Walter George, Trustee

Walter N. George
CURRENT CITY : Fairway, KS
TERM EXPIRES : 2019

PROFESSION : Founder/President, G3Consulting, LLC

Portrait of Charles Hupfer, Trustee

Charles J. Hupfer
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2019

PROFESSION : Retired Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Sonoco

Portrait of Eliza Ingle, Trustee

Eliza Ingle
CURRENT CITY : Charleston, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Professor of Dance, College of Charleston

Portrait of Donna Isgett, Trustee

Donna Isgett
CURRENT CITY : Darlington, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Corporate Vice President for Quality & Safety, McLeod Health

Portrait of Danny Johnson, Trustee

Danny Johnson, Jr.
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : Vice President/Engineer, North Industrial Machine, LLC

Portrait of Hoyt Kelly, Trustee

A. Hoyt Kelley
CURRENT CITY : Mount Pleasant, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Co-founder, ReachSmart Interactive

James Linville
CURRENT CITY : New York/Somalia
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Headmaster, Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somalia

Portrait of Allen McLeland

Allan McLeland
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2020

PROFESSION : Chief Human Resources Officer, Sonoco

Chairman of the Board 

Portrait of Susan Morano, Trustee

Susan Allen Morano
CURRENT CITY : New Brunswick, NJ
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Founder/President, Suzanne’s Specialties

Portrait of Dr. Jane Norwood, Trustee

Dr. Jane P. Norwood
CURRENT CITY : Charlotte, NC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Retired Professor, Appalachian State University

Portrait of Chris Ragain, Trustee

Christopher Ragain
CURRENT CITY : Eden Prarie, MN/ Bonita Springs, FL
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : Founder, Ragain Financial, Inc.

Matt Ray
CURRENT CITY : Chicago, IL
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Chief Operating Officer of Integrated Rehab Consultants

James W. Roquemore
CURRENT CITY : Orangeburg, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : CEO of Patten Seed Company, Inc.

Portrait of Sarah Jo (Wood) Safrit, Trustee

Sarah Jo (Wood) Safrit
CURRENT CITY : Beaufort, NC
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : Retired Corporate Officer, East Hardwood Company, Inc.

Portrait of Dr. Gayle Sawyer, Trustee

Dr. Gayle B. Sawyer
CURRENT CITY : Rock Hill, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Retired Professor, Winthrop University

Portrait of Goz Segars, Trustee

Goz Segars
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Owner,Segars Realty / Farmer-Rancher

Portrait of Valerie Speakman, JD, Trustee

Valerie Speakman, JD
CURRENT CITY : Lakeland, TN
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : General Counsel, Arlington Community School Board of Education

Portrait of Angie Stanland, Trustee

Angie Stanland
CURRENT CITY : Kansas City, MO
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : Vice President of Associate Services & Recruiting, Cerner Corporation
 
Vice Chair of the Board

Portrait of Charles Sullivan, Jr., Trustee

Charles L. Sullivan, Jr.
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Retired Senior Vice President Global Consumer Products, Sonoco

Portrait of Mindy Taylor, Trustee

Mindy Taylor
CURRENT CITY : Florence, SC
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : District Manager for Government and Community Relations, Duke Energy

Portrait of Sharon Ting, Trustee

Sharon Ting
CURRENT CITY : Greensboro, NC
TERM EXPIRES : 2020
PROFESSION : Ting Associates, President

Portrait of James Towey, Trustee

Justin Towey
CURRENT CITY : New York, NY
TERM EXPIRES : 2019
PROFESSION : Managing Director, Hightower Advisors Morse, Towey & White
 
Treasurer of the Board 

Lou Warner
CURRENT CITY : Nashville, TN
TERM EXPIRES : 2021
PROFESSION : President of Warner’s Athletic Construction Company
 

Portrait of Dr. Robert L. Wyatt, Trustee

Dr. Robert L. Wyatt
CURRENT CITY : Hartsville, SC
TERM EXPIRES : N/A

PROFESSION : Coker College, President

Ex-Officio