Advisory Council Members

Individuals with key positions in state and local leadership who are committed to the Institute's mission, assist with outreach efforts around the state and provide guidance to the organization. 

  • Rita Allison, SC Representative
  • Jennet Robinson Alterman, Executive Director, Center for Women
  • Joan Brady, SC Representative
  • Gilda Cobb-Hunter, SC Representative
  • Ted Creech, AT&T
  • Terri DeCenzo, Executive Director, Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University
  • Chandra Dillard, SC Representative
  • Amy Ryberg Doyle, Greenville City Council
  • Joyce Hearn, Former SC Representative
  • Jenny Horne, SC Representative
  • Phil Leventis, SC Senator
  • Sherry Shealy Martschink, Former SC Representative
  • Joe McEachern, SC Representative
  • Vida Miller, Former SC Representative
  • Barbara Morgan, Former 2nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor
  • Liz J. Patterson, Former U.S. Congresswoman
  • Betty Jo Rhea, Former Mayor of Rock Hill
  • Linda Short, Former SC Senator
  • Martha Scott Smith, AT&T
  • Deb Sofield, President, Executive Speech & Presentations Company
  • Lisa Manini Sox
  • Skip Webb, Gumshoe Books