Governance

PASCAL is a consortium serving 56 academic libraries at 54 public and private institutions. Membership is open to all public and private colleges, not for profit universities and technical colleges that are headquartered in South Carolina.

PASCAL is governed by a Board of Directors, made up of eleven elected members, seven from public institutions and four from independent institutions. Ex officio (non-voting) members of the Board include the Director of the South Carolina State Library, and designated representatives of the Commission on Higher Education, and SCICU.

Executive Committee  

Chair (2025-26)
Jason Reed (LDF-AL) (2026), Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College

Chair-Elect (2025-26)
Katie Miller (LDF-T) (2028), Aiken Technical College

Past Chair (2025-26)
John White (LDF-AL) (2026), College of Charleston

Treasurer (2025-26)
Eric Kistler (LDC) (2026), Charleston Southern University

Secretary (2025-26)
Shannon Jones (LDF-S) (2027) Medical University of South Carolina

Board Members  

Reid Austin (LDC) (2027), Newberry College

Melvin Davis (LDF-C) (2028), Coastal Carolina University

John Barnett (LDF-AL) (2027) University of South Carolina Upstate

Heather Heckman (LDF-R) (2028) University of South Carolina

Carla McMahan (LDC) (2026), North Greenville University

Caroline Mills (LDC) (2026), Furman University 

Ex-Officio

Robert Lloyd, South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU)

Angela Peters, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE)

Leesa Aiken, South Carolina State Library