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About the Foundation Board
Mission
The Mission of the College of Charleston Foundation is to promote programs of education, research, student development, and faculty development for the exclusive benefit of the College of Charleston.
Governance
Chartered by the State of South Carolina in 1970 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, the College of Charleston Foundation, Inc. is governed by a 31-member Board of Directors.
As a 509 (a) (1), public charity, the College of Charleston Foundation follows an interdependent model of working with the College of Charleston. Key members of executive leadership for the College serve as ex-officio non-voting members of the Foundation Board of Directors.
In accordance with the Bylaws, there are nine standing committees of the Board of Directors:
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Listing of Board Members
VOTING MEMBERS
- Mr. Todd Abedon
- Mr. Johnnie Baxley ’92, Secretary
- Ms. Peggy G. Boykin ’81
- Mr. Mark J. Buono ’81
- Mr. John B. Carter, Jr.
- Ms. Elizabeth Colbert-Busch ’79, Alumni Association President
- Mr. Eric S. Cox ’93
- Ms. Tina M. Cundari ’96
- Dr. Neil W. Draisin ’65
- Ms. Bartina L. Edwards ’87
- Mr. Craig Eney
- Mr. George Fraggos, CofC Athletic Fund President
- Mr. Robbie Freeman ’78
- Mrs. Leslie Gambee
- Mr. Nicholas Glover ’05
- Mr. Kenneth “Gus” Gustafson ’75
- Mr. Fleetwood S. Hassell
- Ms. Amy L. Heyel ’92
- Mr. Theodore “Vic” Howie, Jr. ’83
- Ms. Reba Kinne Huge
- Ms. Jean W. Johnson
- Mr. Stephen R. Kerrigan, Chair
- Mr. Noah Leask
- Ms. Mitsy Mangum ‘86
- Mr. H. Chapman “Chappy” McKay ’86
- Mr. Justin R. McLain ’98
- Ms. Beth Meredith ’97
- Dr. Charles Mosteller ’81
- Ms. LaGuardia Myers ’93
- Ms. Tricia Ory ’96, Treasurer
- Mr. Rallis Pappas ’78
- Ms. Laura T. Ricciardelli
- Mr. R. Keith Sauls ’90, Vice Chair
- Ms. Catherine Murray-Smith
- Ms. Sherrie C. Snipes-Williams
- Dr. Sam Stafford III ’68
- Ms. Cynthia Bramlett Thompson
- Ms. Kathy Williams ‘79
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS / (non-voting):
- Dr. Andrew T. Hsu
President, College of Charleston - Dr. Suzanne Austin
Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost - Mr. JR Barnhart
Interim Assistant Treasurer Foundation Board &
Executive Director Finance & Administration - Beth Middleton Burke ’94
College of Charleston Board of Trustees,
Representative to the Foundation Board - Alicia D. Caudill
Executive Vice President Student Affairs - Dr. Courtney Howard
Vice President of Access and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer - John Loonan
Executive Vice President, Business Affairs/CFO
College of Charleston - Cathy Mahon
Interim Executive Director, College of Charleston Foundation - Amy Takayama-Perez
Vice President of Enrollment Planning and University Marketing - Matt Roberts
Director of Athletics
Want to get in touch?

Cathy Mahon
Interim Executive Director, College of Charleston Foundation
Email: mahonc@cofc.edu
Phone: 843.953.5432
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424