Governance

PASCAL is a consortium serving 57 academic libraries at 55 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 (2023-24)
Chris Cox (LDF-R) (2025), Clemson University

Chair-Elect (2023-24)
John White (LDF-AL) (2026), College of Charleston

Past Chair (2023-24)
Richard J. Moniz (LDF-AL) (2023, Ex Officio), Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Treasurer (2023-26)
Eric Kistler (LDC) (2026), Charleston Southern University

Secretary (2023-26)
Jason Reed (LDF-AL) (2026), Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College

Board Members  

Reid Austin (LDC) (2024), Newberry College

John Barnett (LDF-C) (2025), University of South Carolina Upstate

John Kennerly (LDC) (2026), Erskine College

Katie Miller (LDF-T) (2025), Aiken Technical College

Demetra Walker (LDF-AL) (2024) Francis Marion University

Candle Wester (LDF-S) (2024) University of South Carolina School of Law

Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea (LDC) (2025), Benedict College

Ex-Officio

Jeff Perez, South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU)

Lishu Yin, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE)

Leesa Aiken, South Carolina State Library