Board of Directors

AFP SC, Piedmont Chapter
2023 Board Officers, Members & Committee Chairs

President: Scott Stephens, MA, CFRE, Director of Development, University Advancement, USC Upstate


Immediate Past President: Julie Lonon, MA, CFRE, Associate Director of Philanthropy and Philanthropy Communication, The Nature Conservancy South Carolina

President-Elect/Be the Cause Campaign Chair: Noel Brooks, Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County

President Nominee / Treasurer: Taylor Bancroft, Manager for Advancement Services & Annual Funds, Bob Jones University

Secretary: MaryEllis Petrosian, CFRE, Executive Director, YMCA of Greenville Foundation

Membership Chair: Rachel Martin, MPA, Director of Donor Engagement, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Publications Chair's – Communications – Chapter Support: Co-Chairs- Reagan Thompson, Development of Development, The Warehouse Theatre, and Amanda Herlihy, Executive Director, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities Foundation

Certification (CFRE) Chair: Taylor Cook, CFRE, Senior Director of Development and Unit Lead Advancement, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University

IDEA Chair: Maddi Currier, MNM, CFRE, Associate Athletic Director for Development, University Advancement, USC Upstate

Government Relations Chair: Liz Evans, Development and Marketing Director, PAL Spartanburg

Mentorship Chair: Jami Wood Emory, MNA, Director of Development, ETV Endowment of South Carolina

Scholarship Chair: Lisa O'Connell-Hall, CFRE, Interim Executive Director, Chapman Cultural Center

At Large Board Members:

Tommy Blackmon, Founder & CEO, Nonprofit Transformation

Joy Blue, Director of Development, Center for Developmental Services

Ryan Thackray, CFRE, Associate Director of Philanthropy, The Nature Conservancy 


For additional questions and/or contact information, please contact our chapter administrator at afppiedmontsc@gmail.com.