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Board of Directors

Officers

  • Chair – Tookie Nemchak, Red Hot Homes 

  • Immediate Past Chair - Kim Burden, AnMed Health Prisma Health Oconee Medical Campus

  • Chair Elect - Bill D’Andrea, Clemson Community Foundation

  • At large Board Representatives 

    • ​Amber Miller AnMed, Hunter Kome 

    • Prisma Health Oconee Medical Campus

 

Board Members​

  • Bryan Lee, Elite Custom Golf Cart

  • Reggie Hawthorn, Mix Masters

  • Tenoia Alexander, 2 Gurlz & A Party, LLC

  • David Kopelson, The Roar

  • Doug Zirbel, Your Pie

  • Stephanie Hoffman, Burr Informan LLP

  • Keri Unsworth, Unsworth Marketing

  • Neil Monaghan, Monaghan Real Estate

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City Representatives

  • Phillip Mishoe, Town of Central

  • Andy Blondeau, City of Clemson

  • Mike Seef, Town of Pendleton 

  • Mayor Roy Stoddard, Town of Six Mile

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Higher Education Representatives

  • Karen Potter, Tri-County Technical College

  • Scott Drury, Southern Wesleyan University

  • Julio Hernandez, Clemson University

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Julio Hernandez, Clemson University

Assistant to the President for Community Outreach & Engagement

 

Julio Hernandez serves as Assistant to the President for Community Outreach & Engagement at Clemson University. In his current role, Julio is responsible for developing, leading, and implementing an overall strategic community and engagement plan that aligns with the Clemson strategic priorities. As a liaison and representative of the Office of the President, Julio works in partnership with the Office of External Affairs to establish strong local government and community strategies for the President and the university.  

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In his previous role, Julio served as the Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Executive Director for Hispanic Outreach, Julio was responsible for leading the strategic development and implementation of policies, programs, and initiatives that support and sustain a culturally diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environment. Julio has over 25 years of work experience in higher education with a background in admissions, financial aid, marketing, public & community relations, student affairs, business operations and in diversity, equity and inclusion. 

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Karen Potter, Tri-County Technical College

Senior Director of Strategic Communication & Engagement

 

Karen Potter joined Tri-County Technical College as senior director of strategic communication and engagement in 2020. In this role, she directs the College’s marketing, public relations, branding and communications efforts. 

 

Prior to working at Tri-County, she worked for BMW Manufacturing Company and Prisma Health (formerly Greenville Health System). She began her career at The Women’s Center in Wisconsin.  

 

Potter serves on the boards of the Greenville Literacy Association, Clemson Chamber of Commerce and South Carolina chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in communications from Marist College in New York. She has her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America. She also is a graduate of the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative. 

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