The Greenville County Commission for Technical Education (Area Commission) is an administrative agency of Greenville County established by the South Carolina General Assembly. The Area Commission is responsible for the development and operation of Greenville Technical College in accordance with the standards set forth by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.
The Area Commission consists of seven members appointed by the legislative delegation to serve three-year terms and three ex officio members. The responsibilities of the Area Commission include appointing a president of the college, representing the college before the County Council and state agencies, establishing programs of instruction within the college, and applying the standards of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education to all operations of the college.
Upcoming Meetings (Board meeting dates, next meeting agenda)
Past Meeting Minutes
Committee Assignments (PDF - Requires Acrobat Reader)
Committee Agendas and Reports
Strategic Imperatives
 Paul O. Batson, III, is an accountant and owner of Batson Accounting & Tax, P.A. He serves as Chairman of the Area Commission, chairman of the Executive Committee, and chairman of the Audit Committee. |
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Calder D. Ehrmann spent 30 years with Michelin North America, where he held a wide variety of positions and launched the company’s corporate diversity function. A Senior Associate in the Richard E. Riley Institute at Furman University, he serves on the Academic Policy & Review Committee and the Personnel & Diversity Committee.
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 Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher is the superintendent of education for Greenville County Schools. Dr. Fisher serves as an ex-officio member of the Area Commission.
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| Term expires May 30, 2010 |
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Term expires February 19, 2012 |
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Serving since 2004 |
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 Megan Hickerson is chairperson of the board of trustees for Greenville County Schools. She serves as an ex-officio member of the Area Commission. |
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 Rev. O.T. Hill is an instructor at Morris College and the minister at Beaverdam Baptist Church. He serves as chairman of the Academic Policy and Review Committee. |
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 Jennie Johnson is
the executive director of the Liberty Fellowship of South Carolina. She serves on the Personnel and Diversity and Academic Policy and Review committees. |
| Serving since 2009 |
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Term expires May 30, 2011 |
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Term expires May 30, 2011 |
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.jpg "C. Shouse") Coleman Shouse is the managing member of Lazarus Shouse Communities, LLC, a homebuilding and land development company. An ex-officio member representing the University Center, he serves as treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Building and Grounds Committee.
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.jpg "D. Stafford") David Stafford has served as Chief Operating Officer of Michelin Americas Research Company, a division of Michelin North America, Inc. since 2007. He serves on the Audit Committee.
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 Robert A. Wilson, M.D., is a physician in private practivce. He serves on the Academic Policy and Review Committee. |
| Term expires February 19, 2012 |
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Term expires February 19, 2012 |
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Term expires May 30, 2010 |
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