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BOARD MEMBERS

Diane Carr
Polly Kosko
Elizabeth McCullough
Zoe Sanders
Liesl Westbrook

The Charleston School of Law Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that is comprised of a governing board of five directors:

Originally from Miami, Florida, Diane Carr is a 1970 graduate of Furman University. She was a member, president and regional director in chapters of the Jaycee-ettes in Florence, Columbia and Charleston. She and her husband Bob were the senior high directors at Shandon Methodist Church in Columbia, and she previously worked as a re-election staff member for U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond. A Spanish teacher in Florence, Richland and Charleston counties for 12 years, she is now employed at East Cooper Baptist Church as an administrative associate.

Polly Spann Kosko, who is vice president for national programming at SCETV, is responsible for national programming activities through all phases from the development of the initial concept through the promotion and broadcast of the program. This division of the Network is responsible for securing underwriting from foundations and corporations to support the production of both national and local programming. She has served as ETV's executive in charge of several major productions. Her efforts have made possible the production by ETV of over 80 other programs and series, including the popular children's series The Dooley and Pals Show. A native of Charleston, S.C., Kosko is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. A 30-year veteran of the network, she has served in a senior fundraising and development positions to include the Development Advisory Committee for the Public Broadcasting Service. She is a lifetime member of the board of directors of CINE and Director of the Charleston School of Law Foundation. More.

Professor Elizabeth McCullough, who has represented a variety of commercial lenders in private practice, teaches commercial law at the Charleston School of Law, where she also directs the schools externship program. In recent years, McCullough served as co-lead counsel for the trustee in the HomeGold Inc./Carolina Investors bankruptcies, the largest bankruptcy in South Carolina history. She is a former law clerk of U.S. Judge Robert F. Chapman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. McCullough holds a law degree with honors and a master's degree from the University of South Carolina. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. More.

Zoe Dutrow Sanders is from Columbia , S.C. and graduated from the University of South Carolina. In 1992 she and her husband, Alex Sanders, moved to Charleston. Her gifts and talents have borne fruit in her successful book, Entertaining at the College of Charleston. Through her assiduous and personal marketing the book has earned scholarships for deserving students at the College. The Sanders have a daughter, Zoe Sanders Nettles. She and her husband, Bill Nettles, practice law in Columbia and are the parents of twin boys, William, Jr. and Alex, born in 2003.

Liesl Westbrook, a graduate of the College of Charleston, serves as president of the board of directors of the Charleston School of Law Foundation. Through the years, she has served as a director of the local Red Cross board and as a past board member and president of the Christ Our King Stella Maris School board, where she currently is on the communications committee. Westbrook also currently serves as a board member of East Cooper Community Outreach in Mount Pleasant. A legal assistant for five years, she is married to Charleston attorney Ed Westbrook. They have three children.

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