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              July 26, 2022

              PRESS RELEASE
              MEDIA CONTACT
              Sam Hoffman
              communications@governors.school
              For Immediate Release
               
              South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation Announces New Board Members and Officers

              COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 26, 2022) ─ The South Carolina Governor's School for Science andMathematics (GSSM) Foundation has elected six new members to its board of directors and named new officers for 2022-23.


              The following board members were elected:

              Mary Morton Bell, Chief People Officer at Zeus Industrial Products, Inc.

              Andrew S. Etkind, General Counsel at JTEKT North America

              Nicole Flippin, Site Vice President at Duke Energy Robinson Nuclear Plant

              Royce Shannon, Manager of Columbia Electric Operations at Dominion Energy 

              Ann F. Trapp, Senior Administrative Assistant at Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.

              Dr. Brigid Troan ’91, Toxicologic Pathologist and Adjunct Professor at NCSU

               

              The following officers were elected: 

              President: Heather Srulevich, VP & CFO, BCBS Health Care Division at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina 

              Vice President: Michael Shetterly, Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins

              Secretary: Patrick Cleary ’01, Partner at Bowman and Brooke LLP 

              Treasurer: Chris Madden, Strategic Program Manager - B2B Development at Michelin North America 

               

              “We are excited to welcome these talented individuals to the GSSM Foundation Board of Directors. We are grateful to them and the 2022-23 board officers for their commitment to the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics and the GSSM Foundation,” said Executive Director Beth Dinndorf.


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              The GSSM Foundation advocates for GSSM and provides funds and support to enhance its programs and students' educational endeavors. The Foundation connects GSSM with a broad community and showcases GSSM's contribution to quality of life and economic prosperity of South Carolina and beyond. Its core objectives include fundraising and alumni relations. One of the few specialized public residential high schools of its kind, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) exists to push motivated young learners beyond their perceived levels of academic ability. Founded in 1988 under the leadership of the late Governor Carroll Campbell, GSSM has consistently raised the bar for STEM education in the Palmetto State. GSSM’s two-year residential high school program—as well as its virtual high school program, summer camps, and outreach programs—all invite young people to explore the subjects they love in a diverse, inclusive, and uncommonly supportive academic environment. al. Learn more by visiting www.scgssm.org.
               

              About GSSM


              One of the few specialized public residential high schools of its kind, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science + Mathematics (GSSM) exists to push motivated young learners beyond their perceived levels of academic ability. Founded in 1988 under the leadership of the late Governor Carroll Campbell, GSSM has consistently raised the bar for STEM education in the Palmetto State. GSSM’s two-year residential high school program—as well as its virtual high school program, summer camps, and outreach programs—all invite young people to explore the subjects they love in a diverse, inclusive, and uncommonly supportive academic environment. Here, challenge is viewed as a gateway to opportunity. GSSM students embrace the school’s rigorous approach to education and in so doing begin to realize their full potential. Learn more by visiting www.scgssm.org.
              Contact:
              Samantha Hoffman
              (843) 250-1156