Dr. Eric Emerson, Chair
Director and State Historic Preservation Officer
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Ms. Jannie Harriot, Vice Chair
South Carolina African American Heritage Commission
Dr. Courtney Tollison, Secretary
Appointee of Speaker of SC House of Representatives
Mr. Michael Allen, Treasurer
Appointee of Speaker of SC House of Representatives
Mr. Allen Roberson, Executive Committee Member
Director of SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
Other Board Members
Mr. Marion Edmonds
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
Dr. Mick Zais
State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Fritz Hamer
South Carolina State Museum
Dr. Faye Jensen
The South Carolina Historical Society
Ms. Beth Bilderback
The South Caroliniana Library
Dr. Patricia Lessane
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
Mr. Mark Simpson
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Mrs. Eloise Verdin
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mr. Tim Stone
Fort Sumter National Monument
Mr. Claude Sinclair
South Carolina Battalion
Mr. David Clark
Patriots Point
Mr. Bernie L. Wright
Penn Center
Mr. Ted L. Gragg
President of SC Senate Appointee
Mr. Robert N. Rosen
President of SC Senate Appointee
Mr. Cleveland “Corky” Huey
Governor’s Appoint