| Assistant Majority Leader
Businessman & Consultant
Residing at 402 Brown Avenue, Belton
Born November 29, 1964 in Anderson
Son of John T. West III and Susan Poore Lacy
Erskine 1987; Masters, 1992; Doctorate, 1997
Gordon Conwell, Arrow Leadership Dev., 1990 - 1992
Penn St. University, School of Econ. Dev., 2007
January 8, 1988 married Jennifer Brice, 3 children John T. West V "Jack" Brice McCaslin West, and Gray Thomason West
Manager State Farm Insurance, 1986 - 1989
VP, Inst. Relations, Erskine College, 1993 - 2007
CEO, The Partnership Alliance, 2007 - 2009
The Taliaferro Group, Principal, 2009 - present
Rotary Citizen of the Year, Abbeville County, 2000
Innovision Technology Award, 2001
Palmetto Pride Board of Directors, Appointed by Governor James H. Hodges, 2002 - 2004
Govs. Statewide Award for Rural Leadership Dev., S.C. Dept. of Commerce, 2002
South Carolina. Ambassador for Econ. Dev., 2002
Upstate Alliance Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Com., Chairman, Developers Com., 2006 - 2009
Erskine College Board of Counselors, 2006 - 2008
South Carolina BIO Board of Govs., 2006 - 2009
Lander University Board of Visitors, 2007 - 2009
SCPAC, Legis. Com., 2015
South Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition, Board of Directors, 2016
Chm., Transportation Subcommittee of Education and Public Works, 2017-2018
S.C. Health Policy Fellow
Master Mason to Hamilton Lodge #403
Chm, Health Care and Regulations Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, 2019 - Present
Chm, Public Utilities Subcommittee on Labor Commerce Industry, 2021 - Present
Public Utilities Review Committee, 2021 - Present
Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Award, 2019 - 2020 |