An accomplished fundraising veteran, community advocate and change agent, Sandy Morckel has assisted not-for-profit organizations and public/private partnerships in raising over $50 million in philanthropic support across the country for a wide variety of causes. Beginning in 1987, Sandy has
Managing partner of HI Mark Capital, Chair of the Coastal Community Foundation, Board of Directors for the Association of Black Foundation Executives
Partner at Nelson Mullins, Serves as counsel; Member, Board of Directors, Spoleto Festival, USA
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Audrey KS Lane is the founder and CEO of Lane Equity Enterprises, a management consulting firm with expertise in the areas of non-profit leadership, strategy, leadership development, talent pipeline development, and project management
Amanda Lawrence is a change agent, known for developing creative strategies, building complex systems and executing large-scale collaborative efforts with integrity and accountability and through authentic engagement. Lawrence has served in the nonprofit sector for twelve years and serves
Teaching Faculty
Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III is the Pastor of Charity Missionary Baptist Church in the Liberty Hill Community of North Charleston, SC and the Vice President of Religious Affairs and External Relations of the National Action Network since 2014. For
Board of Directors / Teaching Faculty
Carolyn Rivers is Founder and Director of The Sophia Institute. As a teacher, visionary, and spiritual mentor, her work centers on personal, interpersonal and societal transformation that fosters the emergence of Feminine, cultivating wisdom and mindfulness, for a more just,