The Board of Trustees

Wofford College has 31 trustees who serve as the legal governing body of the college under the conditions of the will of the Rev. Benjamin Wofford and the state charter of 1851. Trustees are elected by the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

The following list identifies those persons who serve as trustees for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Ashley Richardson Allen (Vice Chair)
Charlotte, NC

Ronald A. Andrews '81
Nashville, TN

John E. Bauknight, IV '89
Entrepreneur
Spartanburg, SC

Christopher A. P. Carpenter ’90 (Chair)
Attorney, Political Consultant
Atlanta, GA

Katherine A. Close '83
Physician
Stamford, CT and Pawleys Island, SC

Catherine Roberta Codispoti '03
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Mercy Health Systems
Saint Louis, MO

R. Howard Coker '85
CEO,  Sonoco Products
Hartsville, SC

English C. Flack '00
Pediatric Cardiologist
Nashville, TN

B. Shawan Gillians '04
Attorney, Director of Sustainability, Santee Cooper
Charleston, SC

David G. Johnson, '98
CEO, Morgan Corporation
Spartanburg, SC

Blanding U. Jones, '92
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Los Angeles, CA

Wade P. Keisler '80
Real Estate Developer
Lexington, SC

Timothy E. Madden '85
South Carolina Family Court Judge
Greenville, SC

William F. Malambri '98 (Secretary)
Senior Minister, Belin United Methodist Church
Murrells Inlet, SC

John "Jack" McBride
CEO Contec
Spartanburg, SC

Matthew Clinton Mason McCoy '97
Managing Director of CGA Capital
Matthews, NC

Monique McDowell '92
Senior Attorney, Southern Company
Stockbridge, GA

Jodie W. McLean
President and Chief Executive Officer, EDENS
Bethesda, MD

James C. Meadors '81
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Meadors, Inc.
Charleston, SC

Craig D. Melvin '01
NBC News, Co-Anchor, TODAY Show
New York, NY

Steven W. Mungo '81
President and CEO, Mungo Homes
Charleston, SC

Gregory A. O'Dell '92
President, Oakview Group
Washington, DC

Costa M. Pleicones '65
Retired Chief Justice, Supreme Court of S.C.
Columbia, SC

George Murrell Smith, Jr. '90
Speaker, SC House of Representatives
Sumter, SC

Dorothy Acee Thomas '96
Nonprofit/Attorney
Gainesville, FL

Erin M. Watson '91
Truist Bank
Atlanta, GA

Joshua S. Whitley '05
Attorney
Charleston, SC

William H. Willimon '68
Bishop (retired), United Methodist Church
Durham, NC

Lisa N. Yebuah '99
Minister, United Methodist Church
Raleigh, NC

Margaret G. Young '92
Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Spartanburg, SC and Blacksburg, VA