S.C. Sea Grant Consortium Board of Directors
The Board of Directors consists of the executive officers of our member institutions.
Board Leadership
Geoffrey Scott, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Board Chair
Chief of Staff and Professor
University of South Carolina
Darin Zimmerman, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Board Vice Chair
Dean, Swain School of Math and Science
The Citadel
Clemson University
Bob Jones, Ph.D.
Interim President
Clemson University
Carlyle Brewster, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Acting Associate Dean of Research College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
James Winebrake, Ph.D.
President
Coastal Carolina University
Chad L. Leverette, Ph.D.
Dean, Gupta College of Science
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Andrew T. Hsu, Ph.D.
President
College of Charleston
Seth Pritchard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
College of Charleston
Francis Marion University
Luther F. Carter, Ph.D.
President
Francis Marion University
Lisa Pike (Alternate)
Associate Professor of Biology
Francis Marion University
Medical University of South Carolina
David J. Cole, M.D.
President
Medical University of South Carolina
Alexander Alekseyenko, Ph.D.
Professor, Public Health Services
Medical University of South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Thomas S. Mullikin, Ph.D., J.D.
Director
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Cheyenne Twilley (Alternate)
Chief, Office of Education, Outreach, and Information
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
South Carolina State University
Colonel Alexander Conyers
President
South Carolina State University
Louis Whitesides, DBA (Alternate)
Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture
Executive Director for 1890 Research and Extension
South Carolina State University
The Citadel
General Glenn Walters
President
The Citadel
Darin Zimmerman, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Board Vice Chair
Dean, Swain School of Math and Science
The Citadel
University of South Carolina
Michael Amiridis, Ph.D.
President
University of South Carolina
Geoffrey Scott, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Board Chair
Chief of Staff and Professor
University of South Carolina
Board Meeting Minutes
June 11, 2025
February 10, 2025
October 29, 2024