Fain McDaniel Announced as New Board Chair of SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation

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The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation announces that current board member Fain McDaniel has assumed the role of board chair, effective January 1, 2024. McDaniel succeeds Terry Grayson-Caprio, who served as chair since 2019 and has been on the board since 2018. In her service to the Governor’s School Foundation board, McDaniel has chaired the Search and Strategy Committee and is a member of the Finance and Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.

“It has been a great honor to have served as chair of the Governor’s School Foundation Board of Directors,” said Grayson-Caprio. “I am incredibly proud of our accomplishments over the past several years. I am confident in our future and Fain’s leadership as the Foundation expands its impact across the state.”

McDaniel is a native of Greenville with strong ties to the arts, having participated in children’s theatre productions at Greenville Theatre and was a member of the inaugural graduating class of the Fine Arts Center in Greenville. McDaniel is also a Converse College graduate with a degree in accounting. She is a retired Partner of KPMG, LLP.

McDaniel serves on the Board of Trustees and chairs the Audit Committee at Converse University and has held numerous professional and philanthropic leadership positions with various organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Women Corporate Directors, and Junior Achievement.

“I’m honored to serve in this important role and to deepen my engagement with the Governor’s School Foundation. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the board to support arts education across the state.”

For more information on the Foundation’s leadership team, including our current board of directors, please visit our website, www.scgsah.org/give

ABOUT THE SC GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION
The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation is a nonprofit organization that raises money to support the Governor’s School. The foundation uses its resources to increase access to the school for students who need financial support, aid the school’s efforts to provide arts education in under-resourced counties, and bridge the gap between state funding and the unique needs of South Carolina’s premier public arts school. Visit www.scgsah.org/give or call (864) 282-1570.