Honors College Advisory Board
The Honors College Advisory Board brings together alumni, parents, and community members who use their expertise to support you as an Honors College student.
Board members offer professional expertise, unique perspectives, and access to opportunities, all to help the Honors College accomplish its goal: Providing talented students with a place where they can flourish and grow.
The Honors College Advisory Board
Providing yet another level of support to help Honors College students thrive.
2026/27 Honors College Advisory Board
Chair
Chris Bailey '12, '15
Head Cross Country Coach at the College of Charleston
Vice Chair
Justin Herp '15Tax Senior Manager at Forvis Mazars US
Committee Chairs
Mary Geer Kirkland '20
Associate Attorney at Nelson Mullins
Kelley McWhirter
Art historian and member of the Society 1858 auxiliary group at the Gibbes Museum of Art
Anna Musselman '92
Teacher-Librarian at Fort Dorchester High
Student Representative
Griffin Keefe '27Political science major at the College of Charleston Honors College
Board Members
David Adams
Distinguished University Professor of Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina
Mary Conley '94
Southeast Marine Conservation Director at The Nature Conservancy
Elizabeth Crotty
Early Childhood and ESOL(K-12) Teacher at Dorchester School District II
Jerry Crotty
Systems Analyst at the Scientific Research Corporation
Neil W. Draisin '65
Founder and Optometrist at Draisin Vision Group
Kenny Gardner '08
Attorney at Butler Snow LLP
Emily Giarrocco '10
Adjunct Instructor at the College of Charleston Department of Biology
Mindy Hong
Educational Consultant and Instructor at the College of Charleston Honors College
Caroline Kenny '15
White House Producer at NBC News
Sabine Lang
Former Director at MEKRA Lang North America
Jacki Lovegrove
Former Business Development Manager at Owens Corning
Robert Lovegrove
President & CEO at The ChemQuest Group, Inc.
Isaiah Nelson '12
Principal at McKenna Media
John Newell
Dean emeritus of the College of Charleston Honors College
Travis ODell
Curator and owner, TLO Travels
Nathan C. Rowland
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery & Neurology at MUSC
Franck Sogaard
CEO Americas at Maytronics
Sam Stafford '68
Retired Dermatologist with Mt. Pleasant Dermatology
Susan West Story '93
Former Peer Mentor with the US Department of State