Founded in 1984, the Savannah Technical College Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization that exists to raise and disperse funds to support the College’s efforts to enhance learning, workforce training and economic development in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. The Foundation also supports student success through its many privately funded
scholarships. The state of Georgia provides 65% of the operational budget for the college; therefore, for Savannah Technical College to meet its mission of excellence, private investment is essential. The Foundation, its volunteer Board of Trustees and Community Council work as advocates and solicit funds from public, corporate and individual partnerships that are necessary to cultivate investment in the college.
The Foundation organizes and actively promotes annual fund drives, annual fundraising events and new scholarship opportunities.
To find out how you can benefit from Foundation scholarships or how you can give financially to the College or its students, please contact us through email or by calling 912.443.3019.
Apply for scholarships now! Click here for an application.
Savannah Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees
Chair
Scott Center – National Office Systems, Inc.
Past Chair
Jennifer Abshire Patterson – Abshire Public Relations, LLC
Secretary
Stephen Green – Stephen Green Properties, Inc.
Treasurer
Richard Henry – Holland, Henry, and Bromley, LLP
Advisor
Richard Estus – E.M. Security Services, Inc.
Trustees
Fraser Bowen – Raymond James and Associates, Inc.
John M. Coleman – Bonitz of Georgia, Inc.
Archibald H. Davis
Helen Downing
Celia Dunn – Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty
Linda Evans – West Broad Development Co.
Brian Foster – First Chatham Bank
Matt Gignilliat – Georgia Power
Brynn Grant – Savannah Economic Development Authority
Lee Hughes – Hughes Public Affairs
Jim LaHaise – The Coastal Bank
Pete Liakakis – United Detective Agecy
L. Scott Martens – MGI Commercial, INC
Howard Morrison – Lebanon Ventures
Jules Paderewski
Benjamin Price – Wachovia Securities, LLC
Ex-Officio Trustees Member
Dr. Kathy Love – President, Savannah Technical College
Executive Director
Melinda Laager
Savannah Technical College Foundation Community Council
Chairs
Melissa D. Phillips – Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung, Inc.
Brian P. Smith – The Coastal Bank
Council Members
Michael Brooks – The South Magazine
Bryant Easterling – Queensborough National Bank and Trust
Karen Guinn – JCB Inc.
J. Mason Heidt – Financial Design Associates
Mark Howard – Atlantic Bank and Trust
Shonah Jefferson – Hunter, Maclean, Exley and Dunn, PC
Helen Johnson – Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty
Tammie Mosley – Superior Court, Eastern Judicial Circuit
Heather Novak – National Office Systems, Inc.
Mandy Ownley – The Coastal Bank
Dee Pinckney – First Chatham Bank
Tammy Moseley Ray – The Detail Department, LLC
Jennifer Roberts – Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Cecelia Russo – Cecelia Russo Marketing, LLC
Christi Ryan – Georgia Power
Robert Sparks – Wachovia Corporation
Steven Stowers – Lott and Barber Architects
Anne Westbrook – Bouhan, Williams and Levy LLP
Courtney Williams – International Paper
R. Allen Williams – Bernard Williams and Company