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 2020–2021
Mr. Thomas C. Keith | Chair
President
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
Ms. Kimberly Wellman | Vice Chair
Vice President | Communication Strategies
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Mr. John Marshall Mosser, Esq. | Secretary
Associate General Counsel
Global Lending Services
Ms. Charlotte L. Berry
Businesswoman
Rev. Tiffany D. Knowlin Boykin '03
Minister
Wesley United Methodist Church
Ms. Martha Brown '88
Owner
La-Z-Boy Southeast
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. Marion A. Knox, Jr.
Chairman/CEO
Terminix Service Inc.
Ms. Margie Pizarro M'02
Attorney
The Pizarro Law Firm, LLC
Mr. Ben Rex
Chief Executive Officer
Cyberwoven
Mr. John C.B. Smith, Jr.
Attorney, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Owner, John C. B. Smith Real Estate
Mr. Mark Timbes
Principal
Garvin Design Group
Dr. E. Christopher Troup
Physician | Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Greenville Health System
Alumnae Association President
Ms. Lisa K Fusco '91
Director of Development
Epworth Children's Home
Trustee Emeritus
Mr. M. Edward Sellers
Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina