As the governing body of the college, the Greenville Technical College Area Commission is responsible for development and operation of Greenville Tech in accordance with Act 743 of 1962 as last amended by Act 310 of 2010 and the standards set forth by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.

The area commission consists of 12 members, three of whom are nonvoting, appointed by the Legislative Delegation.  Seven members serve four-year terms, one serves a two-year term at the recommendation of the chairman of the Greenville County Council, one serves a two-year term at the recommendation of the chairman of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation, two are ex officio members (the superintendent of Greenville County Schools and the director of workforce development for Greenville County), and one is a representative of the University Center of Greenville selected upon recommendation by the chairman of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation.

Area commission responsibilities include appointing a president of the college, representing the college before County Council and state agencies, establishing programs of instruction, applying standards of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education to all college operations, and performing functions necessary for proper governance with regard to policy, personnel and fiduciary matters.

Upcoming Meetings (Board meeting dates, next meeting agenda)
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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.		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.		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.
Term expires May 31, 2014		Term expires May 31, 2012		Serving since 2004
Glenn Hamilton is retired after serving as a Navy pilot, a Delta Airlines pilot, and 12 years as a state legislative representative.		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.		Dean Jones is Executive Director for the Greenville County Workforce Investment Board and president of the South Carolina Workforce Development Area Administrators Association.
Term expires May 31, 2014		Term expires May 31, 2015		Serving since 2010
Ray Lattimore is the founder and president of Marketplace Staffing Services, Inc., a company headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. He is a respected community leader and a dynamic speaker on entrepreneurship, minority enterprises and wealth creation.		Ray Martin is retired  from the real estate  and insurance  business. He has an  education background.		Coleman Shouse is a retired homebuilder and land developer.  A member representing the University Center, he serves as treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Building and Grounds Committee.
Term expires May 31, 2015		Term expires May 31, 2014		Term expires May 31, 2012
Kenneth Southerlin is retired from The School District of Greenville County after a 35-year career in education, including 29 years as principal of Blue Ridge High School.		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.		Robert A. Wilson, M.D., is a physician in private practice. He serves on the Academic Policy and Review Committee.
Term expires May 31, 2014		Term expires May 31, 2012		Term expires May 31, 2014