As the College’s governing body, the Board of Trustees is responsible for the school's educational mission and fiscal policies. The Columbia College Board of Trustees members serve a term of four years and are eligible to serve as many as three consecutive terms.
Board Trustees for 2022–2023
Mr. Ben Rex | Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Cyberwoven
Robin Waites | Vice Chair
Executive Director
Historic Columbia Foundation
Hon. Kaymani D. West, '97 | Secretary
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge
Ms. Cathy Adams
Retired Vice President and COO
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Mr. Tim Arnold
President and CEO, ColonialLife
Executive Vice President, Voluntary Benefits at Unum Group
Rev. Tiffany D. Knowlin Boykin '03
Minister
Wesley United Methodist Church
Ms. Ruth Anne McCarter Collins ’68
Businesswoman
Ms. Helen Nelson Grant ’81
Chief Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion Officer
Richland District Two
Bishop L. Jonathan Holston
Resident Bishop
South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
Mr. Thomas C. Keith
Retired President
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
Mr. Marion A. Knox, Jr.
Chairman/CEO
Terminix Service Inc.
Mr. John Marshall Mosser, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
Global Lending Services
Mr. Rodrick Shiver, CPA
The Shiver Group
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Shiver Certified Public Accountants
Dr. Ershela Sims
Executive Director
Women in Engineering ProActive Network
Mr. Mark Timbes
Principal
Garvin Design Group
Dr. E. Christopher Troup
Physician | Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Prisma Health
Alumni Association President
Sara Snell Whitaker '99
Staff Associate for Affiliate Services
Municipal Association of SC
Trustee Emeritus
Mr. M. Edward Sellers
Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina