CMA board of trustees adds four new members

The Columbia Museum of Art announces Sally H. Caver, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Toby Goodlett, and Terry K. Schmoyer as the four new members elected to serve on its board of trustees for the 2026 – 2029 term.

“We are delighted to welcome these four new trustees to the board,” says Therese Griffin, board president. “We thank them for committing their time, talents, and perspectives toward ensuring that the CMA remains vibrant and welcoming to all in the city, state, and region.”

Caver is the Columbia office managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP. She focuses her practice on complex commercial contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. She holds a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and psychology from Clemson University. She was named one of the 2024 Influential Women of Law by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Caver values curiosity and lifelong learning. She currently serves on the Operating Agreement Subcommittee of the CMA Commission and as a community member on the museum’s Governance and Nominations Committee.

Fitzpatrick is on leave from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications to serve as the University of South Carolina’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. As USC’s chief academic officer, she leads the university’s academic vision and oversees all undergraduate and graduate programs. She also chairs the USC Policy Advisory Committee, which guides the creation and revision of university policies. Fitzpatrick earned her Ph.D. in communication and her B.A. in political science from Temple University. She is widely recognized for her scholarly contributions to family communication, marital interaction, and interpersonal communication. Fitzpatrick and her husband have been CMA members since 2006.

Goodlett serves as retail service executive and executive vice president at First Citizens Bank. Over more than two decades with the bank, he has held leadership roles across retail banking, mortgage operations, and consumer lending, contributing to organizational strategy and operational excellence. Goodlett is active in civic and cultural leadership, with volunteer board service focused on governance and institutional strategy, including prior service on the CMA Board and Executive Committee. He is a devoted admirer of the work of Vincent van Gogh.

Schmoyer is president and managing partner of Schmoyer and Company, LLC, Certified Public Accountants. With more than 30 years of public accounting experience, he specializes in auditing (including HUD), business consulting, tax planning, healthcare accounting, Medicaid and Medicare cost report preparation, and audit appeal representation. Schmoyer is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in accounting and is a licensed CPA in both South Carolina and Georgia. He is an active volunteer, including service with Communities in Schools of South Carolina, the Budget and Finance Committee of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, and the Finance Committee of the CMA.

The CMA board of trustees’ elected officers for this term are as follows: Therese Griffin, president; Ann Marie Stieritz, vice president; Suzi Clawson, incoming secretary; and J.P. Scurry, incoming treasurer.