Columbia World Affairs Council announces Tia Nelson’s departure, gains new Fellow, Doria Kim

Columbia World Affairs Council (CWAC) announces Communications and Development Director Tia Nelson will be transitioning to Board of Directors as she joins the Office of Innovation at South Carolina Department of Commerce in September. Nelson will become one of several other board members serving in a leading economic development capacity statewide.

“Within several months, Tia made a great impact developing new partners and programs for the Council,” said CWAC Executive Director Dickson Monk. “She remains an active and important member of our Board of Directors. We are excited for her new role and look forward to strengthening our already close work with the SC Dept. of Commerce and the Office of Innovation.”

This transition happens as Doria Kim steps into a membership development and management role as the Council’s newest Fellow. Kim earned her B.A. from the University of South Carolina in Political Science and Economics.  For study abroad, she attended Moscow State University to advance her knowledge in Russian language, politics, and economics.  Through her interests in both domestic and international affairs, she has interned at the federal, municipal, and non-profit organization level. She was a political intern for the State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea Chair research intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Mayor’s Fellow at the Office of Mayor Steve Benjamin, and Program and Membership Coordinator intern at the Columbia World Affairs Council.

Since 1993, Columbia World Affairs Council has been at the forefront of international competitiveness on both the regional and state level. Beginning with a passionate board of directors, several still serving or involved, the World Affairs Council fostered relationships that would eventually further the recruitment efforts of manufacturing giants, BMW, among others, to our state. Today, we are growing our ability to support economic development efforts, provide great educational programs, and connect our community with their counterparts around the globe.

As the Council looks forward to hosting its 26th annual Global Vision Award Dinner honoring Claflin University President Dr. Henry Tisdale on October 23, and many other exciting programs in 2020, it hopes to expand the involvement of its members and neighbors in creating new opportunities to benefit the community.

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