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Development Systems International
-Marketing Assistant at Nelson
-Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
-Community Relations Coordinator
at Carolina Children's Home
-Marketing/Sales Assistant at EdVenture Children's Museum
-Intern at Talent Department
J
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E
VERETT
is the Principal
Gifts O cer and an Adjunct In-
structor at Benedict College. He
worked for UBS Financial Servic-
es as a nancial advisor and cur-
rently is the Vice President of Business at the Pot-
ter's Christian Life Center. Finally, Mr. Everett has
over twenty- ve years of experience in nance, sales
and management in Corporate America for Merck,
Baxter Healthcare, and Biomet Orthopedics. He was
also very successful as an O cer in the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Everett is a member of the 100 Black Men of
Columbia and was the 2009 Mentor of the Year for
the organization. He is involved in various mentor-
ing programs to improve the plight of our African-
American youth in Columbia. He is also on the board
of directors of various non-pro t organizations.
Mr. Everett is a native of North Carolina. He is a
graduate of the University of North Carolina at Cha-
pel Hill in Health Care Administration with an em-
phasis in Finance. He holds a Master's of Business
degree from Golden Gate University in San Fran-
cisco. Mr. Everett is married and has two children
who are college graduates.
K
EITH
M
ARION
is Senior Vice
President for Development and
Operations at Columbia Interna-
tional University (CIU) and serves
as Chairman of Ben Lippen School
Board of Directors. He received an
AA degree in accounting from Surry Community Col-
lege and his BA and MED degrees from CIU.
Keith has served as Accounting Manager, Business
Manager, Director of Stewardship, Director of Ben
Lippen School, Director of Development and now as
Senior Vice President for Development and Operations
during his 30 years at CIU. In addition to the ministry
position he presently holds, Keith is also an ordained
Southern Baptist minister and has held pastoral and
other church sta positions in South Carolina.
Keith has successfully implemented the Estate and Gift
Design program for CIU and has taught estate semi-
nars for other organizations, churches, and Evangelical
Development Ministries.
He has been married to Debbie for 39 years and has
three sons, one daughter, and three grandchildren.
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