Board of Directors
Building the business of life sciences in SC
SCbio is led by a Board of Directors comprised of dynamic and invested industry and business leaders and governed by an Executive Committee elected by their peers. Together with the support of SCbio staff, they author the strategy and lead the advance of life sciences in South Carolina.
Fiduciary and Operations Board
James Chappell, Ph.D
PRESIDENT & CEO, SCbio
Lou Kennedy
SCbio Past chair; CEO, Nephron Pharmaceuticals
David Stefanich
SCbio Board chair; Founder & CEO, Rymedi
Christopher Hanson
Vice Chair; Partner, Nelson Mullins
Dan Nodes
Treasurer; Chief Operating Officer, VIKOR Scientific
Dr. Matthew Cannon, DO
Secretary; Dean for the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Carolinas
Greg Marshall
Officer; Corporate VP, COO, Charles River Labs
Thornton Kirby
Officer; CEO, SC Hospital Association
Cynthia Y. Young, Ph.D
Officer; Dean, College of Science, Clemson University
Ashely Teasdel
Officer; Deputy Secretary of Commerce, SC Department of Commerce
Herbert Drayton
Officer (AT LARGE); Managing Partner, HI Mark Capital
Scott Pancoast
Officer (AT LARGE); CEO & Founder, Zylö Therapeutics
Strategic Advisory Board
Craig Black
Founder & CEO, DeGen Medical, Inc.
Juliette Bogus
Inspire Agency, President & CEO
Mandy Brawley
Director, SC Department of Commerce
Michael Brenan
Regional President, Truist
Caroline Brown
Chief External Affairs Officer, Medical University of South Carolina
Jason Brown
Sr. Account Manager, Elkem Silicones
John Cadena
Manager of Economic Development and Local Government, Dominion Energy
Jody Chastain
President and CEO, Ritedose
James Chavez
President and CEO, SC Power Team
Tushar Chikhliker
Member, Nexsen Pruet LLC
Matthew Couvillion
Attorney, Wyche Law Firm
Stephen Creech
Assistant VP, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Stephen Cutler, Ph.D.
Dean College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
J.J Darby
State Government Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Services
Ronda Dean
President & CEO of Afaxys
Dr. Jeff DeLisi
President & CEO of Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Deepal Eliatamby
President, Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Justin Goethe
President, Allied Logistics LLC
Jesse Goodwin, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer; Medical University of South Carolina
Mike Graney
VP, Charleston Regl. Develop. Alliance
Chad Hardaway
Associate Director, Office of Economic Engagement, University of South Carolina
Angie Leidinger
VP External Affairs, Clemson University
Nelson Lindsay
President & CEO, Central SC Alliance
Curtis McDonald
State Govt. Affairs, Bristol Myers Squibb
Craig Nies
Senior Member of Technical Staff, KYOCERA AVX Components
David Orr
Ceo, Medpoint
Bob Quinn
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCRA
Cody Reynolds
Intellectual Property & Commercialization Dir., Prisma Health- Health sCiences center
Kay Self
Executive Director, VisionGreenwood
David Shalaby
PRESIDENT, POLY-MED
David Shenberger
VP Marketing & Consulting Services, CAI
Dr. Steve Skinner, MD
Director, Greenwood Genetic Center
Samantha Spratt
Business Recruitment Officer, Upstate SC Alliance
Kimberlee Steele
Managing Director, SHL Medical
Brandon Thomas
Principal, Elliott Davis
Gary Thompson
Sr. Director Operations, Abbott
Shane Whatley
Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, THS Constructors, Inc.
Stephanie Yarbrough
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
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