State Director’s Office
SC Small Business Development Centers
USC Moore School of Business
1014 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
P 803.777.4907
F 803.777.7819
Michele Abraham, State Director
P 803.777.3130
mabraham@sc.edu
Francis Heape, Associate State Director
P 803.777.4555
fheape@sc.edu
David Lorick, Associate State Director
P 803.777.4555
dlorick@sc.edu
Alice Becker, Admin.
P 803.777.1094
abecker@sc.edu
Sarah Hines, Assistant to the State Director
P 803.777.0749
shines@sc.edu
Susan Sturgeon, Marketing Manager
P 803.777.0440
ssturgeon@sc.edu
Robin Miller,
PTAC Program Manager
P 803.576.6719
robin.miller@sc.edu
Scott Bellows, Procurement Consultant, PTAC
P 803.777.7877
shbellows@sc.edu
Cheryl Salley, Minority Outreach Manager
P 803.777.4409
csalley@sc.edu
Clemson Region
Greenville Area SBDC
Clemson University
1 North Main Street
Greenville SC 29601
P 864.370.1545
F 864.370.1522
clemsonsbdc@clemson.edu
Jill Burroughs, Region Director
P 864.370.1547
jillb@clemson.edu
Scott Whelchel,
Area Manager
P 864.370.1546
swhelch@clemson.edu
Leslea Gass, Office Manager
P 864.370.1545
lgass@clemson.edu
Sherry Pittinger, Procurement Specialist
P 864.276.5560
Spittin@clemson.edu
Kostas Ioannidis, Business Consultant
P 864.370.8140
kioanni@clemson.edu
Clemson Area SBDC
Clemson University
413 Sirrine Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-1392
P 864.710.4717
F 864.656.4869
Ben Smith, Area Manager
bennys@clemson.edu
Greenwood Area SBDC
430 Helix Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
P 864.941.8092
Matt Wiggins, Area Manager
P 864.941.8092
wigginw@clemson.edu
Spartanburg Area SBDC
Spartanburg Community College
Tyger River Campus
1875 E. Main St.
Suite #4 Rm. TRB 318
Duncan, SC 29334
P 864.592.6318
Beth Smith, Area Manager
ES2@Clemson.edu
Allen Jones, Technology Commercialization
Business Consultant
P 864.592.6351
allenjones@sc.edu
SC State Region
Orangeburg Area SBDC
SC State University
College of Business and
Applied Professional Sciences
Algernon S. Belcher Hall
300 College St., Campus Box 7176
Orangeburg, SC 29117
P 803.536.8445
F 803.536.8066
Jim Johnson, SC State Region Director
jjohns47@scsu.edu
Pamela Free, Area Manager
pfree@scsu.edu
Dolline Tucker, Admin.
dtucker@scsu.edu
Gary Robinson, Business Consultant
grobins3@scsu.edu
Walterboro Satellite Center
Colleton Commercial Kitchen
514 East Washington Street
Walterboro, SC 29488
843.549.2303
USC Region
Columbia Area SBDC
1225 Laurel Street 3rd Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
P 803.777.5118
F 803.545.0079
Pete Oliver, Area Manager
Columbia, SC 29201
P 803.777.4550
oliverp@sc.edu
Earl Gregorich, Business Consultant
803.777.1020
earlg@sc.edu
Lexington Satellite Center
311 West Main Street
Lexington, SC 29072
803.777.5118
Sumter Area SBDC
200 Miller Rd., Room 216
Sumter, SC 29150-2498
P 803.938.3833
F 803.938.3835
Ken PriVette, Business Consultant
privetkr@uscsumter.edu
Jim Giffin, Business Consultant
jgiffin@sc.edu
Newberry Area SBDC
Newberry College
2100 College St.
Newberry, SC 29108-2126
P 803.321.5689
Nancy Williamson, Business Consultant
Nancy.williamson@newberry.edu
Aiken Area SBDC
USC Aiken School of Business
471 University Parkway, Box 9
Aiken, SC 29801
P 803.641.3646
F 803.641.3647
Marilyn Miller, Admin.
P 803.641.3646
sbdc@usca.edu
Brent Hoover, Business Consultant
brentho@usca.edu
P 803.641.3468
237
Park Avenue
Suite 201, Mailbox 201
Aiken, SC 29801
Laura DiSano, Business Consultant
P 803.262.4204
laurad@usca.edu
Beaufort Area SBDC
USC Historic Beaufort Campus
801 Carteret St.
Beaufort, SC 29902
P 843.521.4143
F 843.521.4142
Martin Goodman, USC Region Director
goodman@uscb.edu
Karen Fripp, Admin.
Fripp@uscb.edu
Hilton Head Area SBDC
USC Gateway to Hilton Head Campus
One University Blvd.
Bluffton, SC 29909
P 843.208.8259
F 843.208.8276
Patricia K. Cameron, Business Consultant
pcameron@uscb.edu
North Charleston Area SBDC
6296 Rivers Ave. Suite 300
North Charleston 29406
F 843.740.1607
Darrell Jones, Area Manager
P 843.740.6164
jonesdw@mailbox.sc.edu
Melida Low, Admin.
P 843.740.6160
lowme@mailbox.sc.edu
Linda Blanton, Procurement Consultant, PTAC
P 843.740.5447
Blanton@mailbox.sc.edu
Jim Wasson, Technology Commercialization Business Consultant
P 843.804.9026
wassonjw@mailbox.sc.edu
Robert Jones, Business Consultant
P 843.740.6160
robertjones@sc.edu
Charleston Area SBDC
256 Bond Hall, Citadel School of Business
171 Moultrie St. 256A
Charleston, SC 29409
P 843.953.6007
Tom Lauria, Business Consultant
P 843.953.6007
tomlauria@sc.edu
Winthrop Region
Rock Hill Area SBDC
Winthrop University
118 Thurmond Building
Rock Hill, SC 29733
P 803.323.2283
F 803.323.4281
winthropregionalSBDC@gmail.com
Larry Stevens, Region Director
stevensl@winthrop.edu
Carol Daly, Business Consultant
dalyc@winthrop.edu
Eduardo Venegas Mejias, Business Consultant
venegase@winthrop.edu
Myrtle Beach Area SBDC
Atlantic Hall
Coastal Carolina University
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054
P 843.349.4010
F 843.349.6517
Janet Graham, Area Manager
jpgraham@coastal.edu
P 843.349.5070
Bernita S. Platt, Business Consultant
bplatt@coastal.edu
P 843.349.6914
Tara Lightfoot, Intern
tlightfoot.sbdc@gmail.com
Georgetown Satellite Center
Georgetown Library
405 Cleland Street
Georgetown, SC 29440
Lee Mednikow, Georgetown Business Consultant
P 843.606.0116
lmednikow@coastal.edu
Florence Area SBDC
Florence-Darlington Technical College
PO Box 100548
Florence, SC 29501-0548
Sbdc.florence@gmail.com
Mike Bell, Area Manager
P 843.661.8256
F 843.661.8379
Mike.bell@fdtc.edu
Linda Floyd, Admin.
P 843.661.8175
F 843.661.8332
Linda.floyd@fdtc.edu
Eddie Watson, Business Consultant
P 843.661.8394
F 843.661.8379
Eddie.Watson@fdtc.edu
Cheraw Satellite Center
Northeastern Technical College
Continuing Education Department
1201 Chesterfield Hwy
Cheraw, SC 29520
John Mahon, Business Consultant
P 843.910.7352
CherawSBDC@gmail.com
Union Satellite Center
SC Works Building
103 West Main Street
Union, SC 29379
Lewis Jeter, Business Consultant
P 864.427.4119
unionsbdc@gmail.com