Effective with the 2021-22 academic year, the Professional Review Committee (PRC) will be comprised of thirteen voting members and three non-voting, ex officio members appointed by the State Board of Education (SBE). Members will serve staggered terms of three years.
Because of the PRC’s role in the approval and accreditation of providers across the state and the programs they offer, its membership must be representative of diverse education communities and stakeholders in South Carolina.
The following positions are included among the membership of the PRC:
- five representatives of public institutions of higher education,
- five representatives of private institutions of higher education,
- one representative from an alternative route preparation program,
- one representative from a South Carolina public school district, and
- one previous South Carolina Teacher of the Year or Honor Roll Teacher.
Ex officio, non-voting members include:
- one representative of the Educator Professions Committee (EPC) of the SBE,
- one representative of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE), and
- one representative from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) office that supports teacher evaluation and/or school leadership.
Ex officio, non-voting members of the PRC provide subject-matter expertise, serve in an advisory capacity, and participate in meetings and discussions of the committee.
In an effort to support the recruitment and preparation of a diverse educator workforce, the SCDE recognizes the significant work of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and will actively seek representatives of these institutions for PRC membership.
Staff in the SCDE office(s) that support educator preparation and certification coordinate and facilitate all meetings of the PRC.
Voting Members of the PRC
The date in parenthesis indicates the end of the member’s term.
Public Institution Representatives
Dr. Chris Burkett (December 2027)
University of South Carolina–Columbia
803-777-9704
Email: Burkett3@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Erin Hamel (December 2026)
Winthrop University
803-323-4727
Email: hamele@winthrop.edu
Dr. James Ritter (December 2028)
Francis Marion University
843-661-1468
Email: james.ritter@fmarion.edu
Dr. Cathy Scott, chair-elect (December 2027)
Coastal Carolina University
843-349-6558
Email: cscott1@coastal.edu
Dr. Stephen Bismarck (December 2028)
Lander University
864-388-8412
Email: sbismarck@lander.edu
Private Institution Representatives
Dr. Mark D. McCann, chair (December 2026)
Columbia International University
803-807-5395
Email: Mark.McCann@ciu.edu
Dr. Julie Fernandez (December 2027)
Charleston Southern University
843-863-7914
Email: jfernandez@csuniv.edu
Dr. Kelly Harrison (December 2028)
Converse University
864-596-9081
Email: kelly@converse.edu
Dr. Lisa Stockdale (December 2027)
Coker College
803-427-3550
Email: lstockdale@coker.edu
Dr. Gretchen Whitman (December 2027)
Columbia College
803-786-3093
Email: gwhitman@columbiasc.edu
Alternative Route Preparation Program Representative
Dr. Marla Sanders (December 2027)
Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification (APEC), Columbia College
803-786-3067
Email: msanders@columbiasc.edu
Previous Teacher of the Year or Honor Roll Teacher Representative
Dr. Jennifer Wise (December 2027)
Lexington School District Two
803-739-4051
Email: jwise@lex2.org
South Carolina District Representative
Dr. Candice Moore (December 2028)
Greenville County School District
843-355-3895
Email: cvmoore@greenville.k12.sc.us
Ex Officio, Non-Voting Members of the PRC
SCDE Office Representative
Vacant
CHE Office Representative
Dr. Lishu Yin
SC Commission on Higher Education
803-737-0141
Email: lyin@che.sc.gov
EPC Representative
Vacant
