Board of Directors & Advisory Council

Louise Connell is recently retired as the Section Manager for Supplier Diversity with BMW North America. She led BMW to realize their objectives for minority spending and increased the automobile company’s community involvement. A graduate of USC, she also serves as the chair of the Foothills Regional Advisory
Committee and is a board member of the Greater Women’s Business Council, Spartanburg Chamber of
Commerce Diversity Committee, and the USC Upstate Foundation Board of Directors, among others.