Ferillo Elected Chairman of S.C. Arts Commission Board
June 11, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC – June 11, 2009 – The Board of the South Carolina Arts Commission elected new officers during its June 3 meeting. The board named Charles T. “Bud” Ferillo Jr. of Columbia chairman and Sarah Lynn Hayes of Rock Hill vice chairman. Board members also elected Henry Horowitz of Greenville and immediate past chair Linda Stern of Columbia to the executive committee.
Ferillo is president of Ferillo & Associates Inc., a public relations and advertising firm in Columbia. He has served as vice chair of the Arts Commission Board since 2006. Ferillo served as the executive director of the Office of House Research and Personnel for the S.C. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982, and was the deputy lieutenant governor of S.C. from 1982 to 1986. He succeeds Linda Stern, who served six years as chairman.
Hayes is director of Fine Arts and Gifted and Talented programs for Rock Hill School District Three until July 1, when she will become the director of the Central Child Development Center, which serves 350 at-risk four-year-olds in Rock Hill schools. She is co-owner of Eventsperse, an event planning and management company in Rock Hill, and serves as the district coordinator for the John F. Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program.
Horowitz is the co-founder and principal managing partner of Oxford Capital Partners LLC, a real estate investment firm in Greenville and Dallas, Texas. He is also a managing member of Med Properties Holdings LLC, a private equity firm in Dallas. Previously, Horowitz was president of RealtiCorp, a commercial land investment company in Greenville, and served in various executive management roles with Insignia Financial Group.
The Arts Commission Board is composed of nine volunteer citizens appointed at large for three-year terms by the governor and confirmed by the senate for the purpose of guiding the development of the arts in the state. Commissioners are residents of South Carolina who are selected for their practice of, participation in or support of the creative and interpretive arts. The Commissioners attend grant panel meetings and meet regularly to take action on funding and formulating policy for the Arts Commission.
About SCAC: The South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances. Created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission works to increase public participation in the arts by providing services, grants and leadership initiatives in three areas: arts education, community arts development and artist development. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Arts Commission is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources. For more information, visit www.SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) 734-8696.
