Board of Directors

The Board of Directors, which oversees the Center's budget and operations, includes representatives from colleges and universities, teachers and district administrators, state education agencies, professional education associations, the General Assembly and private businesses and industry. Each member of the board is appointed to serve a three-year term. By mutual agreement of the Board of Directors, CERRA is housed at Winthrop University, which serves as CERRA’s fiscal agent to provide human resource and financial services.

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CERRA News
Jennifer Ainsworth
Socastee High
​School
Dr. Rechel Anderson
Marion County School District
Dr. Cliff Barrineau
Midlands Technical
College
Dr. Chris Burkett
Columbia
​College
The Honorable
Rep. Neal Collins
SC House
Ms. Amanda Darden
Coastal Carolina
​University
Dr. Amy Edwards
Education
​Consultant
Amanda Finley
Newberry High School
Mr. Tony Folk
Dorchester County
School District Four
Dr. Connie Graham
Kershaw County
Schools
Ms. Bernadette Hampton
The SCEA
Dr. Susan Henderson
Coker
​College
Dr. Zona Jefferson
SC Alliance of Black 
School Educators
Mr. Rick Jiran
Duke
Energy
Mr. Louis Jones
COlonial
​Life
Dr. John Lane
SC Commission on
Higher Education
The Honorable 
Sen. Gerald Malloy
SC Senate
Dr. Scott Mercer
Spartanburg
​District Two
Mr. Bill Millar
Clemson
University
Dr. Sheila Quinn
SC Department of
Education
Dr. Jennie Rakestraw
Winthrop
​University
Dr. Cleo Richardson
Cleo Richardson &
Daughters, LLC
​Dr. Kathryn
Richardson-Jones
The Citadel
Ms. Amy Simmons
Whale Branch
MiddlE School
Ms. Darleen Sutton
Clover School District
2014 SC Teacher
of the YeaR
Ms. Debra Templin
Prosperity/Rikard Elem.
1996 SC Teacher
of the Year
Dr. Lee Vartanian

Lander
​University
​
Ms. Stephanie Wallace

Berkeley Elementary
School
​
Dr. Chuck Wooten
Anderson
University
Dr. Ray Wilson, Jr.

​Retired