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 Chairperson
President
Integrated Systems, Inc.
Charmeka Childs
President
MC Consulting, LLC
William Hudson Denney
Partner
Net3 Technology, Inc.
Danny Dorsel, Board Secretary
President
SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics
John Michael Florence
VP, HR, General Counsel & Secretary
Sonoco
Dennis Getter
Retired Businessman
Heyward Hilliard
Executive VP of Operations
HMR Veterans Services, Inc.
Dr. Rainey H. Knight, Board Vice Chairperson
Director of Strategic Innovation
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
Barbara Melvin
President & CEO
South Carolina Ports Authority
Henry Tisdale, PhD
President Emeritus
Claflin University
Ex-Officio Members and Designees
Donna Arnett, PhD
Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Provost
University of South Carolina
Robert H. Jones Jr., PhD
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Clemson University
Rusty Monhollon, PhD
President and Executive Director
SC Commission on Higher Education
Lisa K. Saladin, PhD
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Medical University of South Carolina
Michael M. Shetterly
Shareholder
Ogletree Deakins
President, GSSM Foundation Board of Directors
Ellen Weaver
Superintendent of Education
South Carolina Department of Education
David Tedeschi, PhD - designee for Dr. Donna Arnett
Physics and Astronomy Professor
University of South Carolina
Cynthia Y. Young, PhD - designee for Dr. Robert H. Jones
Dean, College of Science & Mathematical & Statistical Sciences
Clemson University
Argentini Anderson, PhD - designee for Dr. Rusty Monhollon
Assistant Director, Academic Affairs
SC Commission on Higher Education
Dr. Jane E. Joseph, PhD - designee for Dr. Lisa Saladin
Professor, Dept. of Neurosciences Director of the Neuroimaging Division
Medical University of South Carolina
Stephanie DiStasio - designee for Ellen Weaver
Director, Personalized Learning
South Carolina Department of Education