2001
Alumna to head S.C. Manufacturers Alliance
Sara Hopper Hazzard was named president and CEO of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) in January 2018. Since 2004, Sara had served as SCMA’s vice president of government relations, where she championed legislative issues impacting manufacturing. Sara also is an active member of the South Carolina Economic Developers Association. Sara earned a degree in political science and minored in business administration and history at PC. She and her husband, John, live in Columbia with their two children.
Wil Elder is living in High Point, N.C., with his wife, Dr. Sadie Leder Elder. Wil is the senior development officer for High Point Regional Health Foundation and vice president of Secure Test Results, a drug testing program administration company that works with schools, colleges and fraternities across the country. Sadie is a tenured associate professor of psychology at High Point University. In 2017, both Sadie and Wil were named “Top 40 under 40” by the Triad Business Journal. This was the first time a married couple had received this honor in the same year. Last May, they joyfully welcomed their first child, Gemma Leder Elder. Eric Moses was admitted as a partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman in August 2017, and is managing partner of tax practice in the Nashville, Tenn., office. Rebecca Grau Perry, MD, began practicing neonatology at Lehigh Valley Children’s Hospital in Allentown, Pa., in June 2017. She continues her work as medical director for International Milk Bank. She and husband, Mike (with a military book under one arm), are becoming experts at Tickle Monster with their children, Alexis, 8; Cate, 5; and Teddy, 2. Matt Sherman will move to principal of Blythewood High in Blythewood, S.C., from his current position as an assistant principal at the school. He has served as an assistant principal in Richland Two for seven years, including three years at Round Top Elementary. He also served as an assistant administrator at Blythewood High School from 2008 through 2011. Matt began his career in education 18 years ago in Richland Two as a special education teacher at Ridge View High School. There he was selected as a Teacher of the Year and served as the chair of the special education department. He also coached football at both high schools. While serving as a transition specialist, he received a $129,000 Competitive Employment Training Grant. He completed a master’s of educational administration at the University of South Carolina. In addition to holding certifications in elementary and secondary administration, he earned National Board Certification in 2005. Matt is a member of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators. Alicia Weeber is a teacher for the military’s DoDEA school, Seoul American Elementary School, in Seoul, South Korea. She has been living overseas for eight years and will be in South Korea for the 201819 school year.
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Andrew Gardner moved to Amsterdam in September 2017 as the North American program manager to digitize the company he’s worked for the last 11 years. Starting in sales in 2007 in Greenville, S.C., he then transitioned to branch manager of the Charleston location in 2013-2016. Andrew then managed five locations as a district manager until he moved overseas. He also completed an executive education at INSEAD via the company, Brenntag, over 2016-2017 at the Fontainebleau, France and Singapore campus. He plans to move back to the U.S. in the late summer to implement digital transformation across U.S. campuses. Barbara Eves Oswald was named vice president of programs for Special Olympics South Carolina in January 2018. Barbara has more than 16 years of service with the organization. During this time, she has served in varying roles, including director of program development and senior director of programs. Barbara’s first experience with Special Olympics was as a student volunteer at the local Spring Games hosted by PC.
Anne Pearce Worrell and her husband, Andrew, are thrilled to announce the addition of Virginia Rhodes Worrell, born on June 29, 2017. Rhodes joins big brothers Drew, 3, and Pearce, 2. The Worrells live in Atlanta, Ga., where Andrew is in his 18th season with the Atlanta Braves. Anne continues her charity work while raising the couple’s children. In September, Anne co-chaired the Hope Flies: Catch the Cure gala, which benefits the Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine (FMM) in honor of Anne’s 8-year-old goddaughter, who suffers from Mitochondrial Disease. In addition to her work with the FMM, Anne serves on the advisory board and several other committees at The Shepherd Center in Atlanta.
2002
Nick Haigler, an attorney with Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC in Columbia, S.C., has been named by The State newspaper to its “20 under 40” class for 2018. The State recognizes Nick as one of the truly remarkable young professionals in the Midlands. Nick is the leader of the firm’s workers’ compensation team. He graduated from
