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
Bob Brown, Chairperson
President
Integrated Systems, Inc.
William Hudson Denney
Partner
Net3 Technology, Inc.
Danny Dorsel, Class of 1990, Board Secretary
President
SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics
John Florence, Jr.
General Counsel, Secretary, and Vice President
Tubes & Cores U.S./Canada
Sonoco Products Company
Dennis Getter
Retired Business Professional
Heyward Hilliard
Director, State Veterans Homes
SC Department of Veterans Affairs
Rainey H. Knight, PhD, Vice-Chairperson
Director of Strategic Innovation
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
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
Kristi Austin, PhD - designee for the South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Director, Office of Assessment Standards
South Carolina Department of Education
Patrick Cleary, Class of 2001
Partner
Bowman and Brooke LLP
President, GSSM Foundation Board of Directors
Robert H. Jones, PhD
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Clemson University
Jane E. Joseph, PhD - designee for the Medical University of South Carolina Provost
Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Director of the Neuroimaging Division
Medical University of South Carolina
L. Jeffrey Perez, 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
David Tedeschi, PhD - designee for the University of South Carolina Provost
Physics and Astronomy Professor
University of South Carolina
Ellen Weaver
South Carolina Superintendent of Education
SC Department of Education
Cynthia Y. Young, PhD - designee for Clemson University Provost
Dean, College of Science, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Clemson University
100% of new Board of Trustees members have completed the orientation requirement.