Dr. Carolyn Styles, Chairperson of the Greenville County School District (GCSD) Board of Trustees. As a professional and recognized educator and administrator, Dr. Styles brings deep on-the-ground expertise to her role. Dr. Styles provided insight into her role as Chairperson as well as the Board of Trustees’ responsibilities. She emphasized that, for our school system, “the vision needs to start from the top.”

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Dr. Phillip Stone of Wofford University discusses local government and discusses roles and responsibilities for city and county councils. He also discusses boards and commissions. Greenville Mayor Pro Tem Lillian Brock Flemming shares her experiences on City Council, emphasizing the challenges of constituent communication and the importance of civic education.

A sixth generation South Carolinian, Dr. Rhondda Thomas leads the effort to unearth and document the story of enslaved African Americans, who built what we now know as Clemson University. Read More and Register.