COMMISSION MEMBERS
See below for a list of the 30+ community leaders helping to move our initiatives forward.
LEADERSHIP
EDUCATION
Merl F. Code, Ogletree Deakins, REEM Commission Co-Chair
David Lominack, TD Bank, REEM Commission Co-Chair
Meghan Barp, United Way of Greenville County
Pastor Sean Dogan, Long Branch Baptist Church
Deborah McKetty, United Way of Greenville County
Carlos Phillips, Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Gail Wilson Awan, Urban League of the Upstate
Elizabeth Davis, Furman University (Co-Chair)
Stacey Mills, USC Upstate (Co-Chair)
Baxter Wynn, Community Advocate
Liz Seman, Furman University, Greenville County Council
Dr. Burke Royster, Greenville County Schools
Jason Richards, NAI Earle Furman
Minor Shaw, Micco LLC
INCOME AND WEALTH
Will Whitley, Michelin North America (Co-Chair)
Jessica Donan, EY (Co-Chair)
Gage Weekes, Hollingsworth Funds
Bob Morris, Community Foundation of Greenville
Jessica Donan, EY
S.T. Peden, Minority Economic Development Institute
Mayor Knox White, City of Greenville
Joe Erwin, Endeavor
Rich Hagins, US&S
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Dr. Karen Baynes-Dunning, Community Advocate (Co-Chair)
Chief Howie Thompson, Greenville Police Department (Co-Chair)
Traci Fant, Freedom Fighter’s Upstate Foundation
Reverend J. M. Flemming, NAACP
Sheriff Hobart Lewis, Greenville County Sheriff’s Department
Bishop Sam Zimmerman, NAACP Greenville
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Dr. Shaniece Criss, Furman University & TR City Council (Co-Chair)
Deb Long, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System (Co-Chair)
Peggy Baxter, Community Advocate
Matt Caldwell, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Amy Linsin, Prisma Health
COMMUNITYWIDE LEARNING
Tamela Spann, Hollingsworth Funds (Co-Chair)
Katy Smith, Greenville Partnership for Philanthropy (Co-Chair)
Butch Kirven, Greenville County Council
Robert Hughes, Hughes Development
Kennedy Brown, Youth Advocate