Board Information

On July 1, 2007, Judith M. Davis was named chairman of the United Way of the Midlands Board of Directors. The board consists of 34 business and community leaders from Richland, Lexington, Fairfield, Newberry, Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.

Davis was chairman of the 2006-2007 United Way of the Midlands campaign that raised $10.9 million dollars. She also serves as the chairman of the board for the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and formerly served as president of the board of Trinity Housing Corporation of Columbia. She is also a board member for SC Governors School of Science and Mathematics Foundation, Engenuity Executive Committee, Central Carolina Community Foundation & Women's Studies at USC.

Davis is executive vice president and chief legal officer for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and its Companion companies. She is responsible for managing Companion Property and Casualty Company and Companion Life Insurance Company. In addition, she manages the legal operations, state public affairs, corporate communications and public relations for Blue Cross and its subsidiary companies.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Ohio Northern University in 1981, as a marketing major. She received her JD from the Ohio State University School of Law in 1984. She was admitted to practice law in Ohio and Indiana in 1984 and in South Carolina in 1995. Prior to joining BCBSSC in 1995, Judy practiced law for 11 years with Lincoln National Corporation in Fort Wayne, IN where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions.

2007-2008 Board of Directors

Judith M. Davis, Esquire--Board Chair BlueCross BlueShield of SC	Diane E. Frea The State Newspaper
Samuel I. Baxter Bank of America	Marjorie L. Gilbert Central Carolina Community Foundation
James A. Bennett First Citizens Bank	Henry B. Haitz III The State Newspaper
Morris J. Blachman, Ph.D. USC School of Medicine	Carl W. Hawkins, Jr. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office
J. Scott Blackmon Arthur State Bank	James E. Hazel, Jr., CPA Elliott Davis, LLC
Michael R. Brenan BB&T of South Carolina	Stephen D. Hickman Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Antonio Boyd HOPE worldwide Ltd.	Charles B. Jackson, Jr. New Laurel Street Baptist Church
Raul Fernandez Carreras Michelin-Lexington Plant	Mary M. Kennemur
Henry B. Clay Clay Publishing, Inc.	James K. Lehman, Esquire> Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Dennis Coker Free Medical Clinic	Kara S. Mock, APR K Mock & Partners
Noble P. Cooper, Jr. Cooper & Cooper, P.A.	Randy Scott Richland County Sheriff's Office
Paul K. Duane Palmetto Health Alliance	W. Scott Shockley Lamar Advertising
Jim Duckett Town of Lexington	Louise Slater Consolidated Systems, Inc.
Jean E. Duke SRC Aetna	David C. Sojourner, Jr. Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims
Dawn I. Ellerbe USC Athletics	Andrew A. Sorensen University of South Carolina
Samuel L. Erwin Community Bankshares, Inc.	Cynthia Walters Palmetto Health Alliance
Paul V. Fant SC Gas Transmission	Caroline B. Whitson Columbia College