2026 Board of Directors
Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation
Chair
Kimberly F. Cooley
Simpsonville, SC
Vice Chair
Robert P. "Beau" Harling
BSI Companies
Greenville, SC
Secretary
Barry J. Lynch
Greenville, SC
Treasurer
S. Kenneth "Ken" Cummings
Southern First Bank
Simpsonville, SC
Chair, Board Engagement & Nominations Committee
Sidney P. Mitchell, Jr.
Mitchell Ramseur, LLC
Greenville, SC
Chair, Philanthropy Committee
Julie G. Brown
Godshall Recruiting
Greenville, SC
Chair, Stewardship Committee
Patricia A. Calder
Greer, SC
Back row: William Murphy, Dr. Edward Heidtman, Barry Lynch (Treasurer), Joseph Mazzawi, Sidney Mitchell, David Beard, Ken Cummings, Carl Sharperson
Not pictured: Dr. Marcus Blackstone, Dr. Ahmad Boota, Patricia Calder (Secretary), Matt Caldwell, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Beau Harling, Kathy Higgins, Dr. Steve Newman
David L. Beard
Greenville, SC
Joseph Mazzawi, MDiv
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Duncan, SC
Reggie Bell
RealOp Investments
Greenville, SC
Parks McLeod
McLeod Landscape Architects, LLC
Greenville, SC
Marcus E. Blackstone, MD
Gray Court, SC
William A. "Will" Murphy
Wells Fargo Advisors
Greenville, SC
Linda Cowart
Ashland, KY
Steve Newman, MD
Poinsett Family Practice
Greenville, SC
Sean Dogan
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Simpsonville, SC
Laurens C. Nicholson
Windsor Aughtry
Greenville, SC
Lt. Governor Pamela S. Evette
State of South Carolina
Travelers Rest, SC
Allison Quartararo
Greenville, SC
Nancy Y. Furman
Greenville, SC
Fahd Quddus, MD
Bon Secours Hematology and Oncology
Greenville, SC
Fred Gilmer, III
Southern First Bank
Greenville, SC
Alex Roy
Greenville, SC
Phil Gregory
Greenville, SC
Sally T. Russell
Greenville, SC
Edward P. Heidtman, MD
Carolina Women’s Health
Greenville, SC
Carl H. Sharperson, Jr.
Sharperson’s Executive Leadership
Clemson, SC
Kathy B. Higgins
Greenville, SC
Anna T. Swing
Coldwell Banker Caine
Greenville, SC
Elizabeth W. Mann
Elizabeth Mann Designs
Greenville, SC
Ex Officio
President
Erik B. Whaley
Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation
Greenville, SC
Market Board Liaison
Matthew A. Cooney
Michelin North America
Simpsonville, SC