Members of the GSSM Board of Trustees are appointed by statute and by the Governor's Office of the State of South Carolina. The Board is responsible for the school's operations and oversight according to its bylaws.
Meet Our Board
Robert (Bob) Brown, Board Chair
President
Integrated Systems, Inc.
B. Charmeka Childs
President
MC Consulting, LLC
William Hudson Denny
Partner
Net3 Technology, Inc.
John Michael Florence
Vice President, HR, General Counsel & Secretary
Sonoco Products Company
Dennis Getter
Retired Businessman
Ellen Weaver
Superintendent of Education
South Carolina Department of Education
Heyward Hilliard
Executive Vice President of Operations
HMR Veterans Services, Inc.
Rainey H. Knight, PhD
Director of Strategic Innovation
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
Barbara Melvin
President and Chief Executive Officer
South Carolina Ports Authority
Danny Dorsel, Board Secretary
President
Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics
Henry Tisdale, PhD
President Emeritus
Claflin University
Argentini Anderson, PhD – Designee for Dr. Monhollon
Assistant Director, Academic Affairs
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Jane E. Joseph, PhD - Designee for Dr. Saladin
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Medical University of South Carolina
Heather Srulevich
President, GSSM Foundation
VP & CFO
BCBS Heathcare Division
Robert H. Jones Jr., PhD
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Clemson University
Stephanie Distasio – Designee for SCDE Superintendent
Director of Personalized Learning
South Carolina Department of Education
Rusty Monhollon, PhD
President and Executive Director
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Lisa K. Saladin, PhD
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Medical University of South Carolina
Donna Arnett, PhD
Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Provost
University of South Carolina
David Tedeschi, PhD – Designee for Dr. Culter
Professor – Physics and Astronomy
University of South Carolina
Cynthia Y. Young, PhD – Designee for Dr. Jones
Dean, College of Science & Professor, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Clemson University
Rainey H. Knight, PhD, Board Vice Chair
Director of Strategic Innovation
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
David Tedschi, PhD - Designee for Dr. Arnett
Professor - Physics, and Astronomy
University of South Carolina