Liz Seman Named to Donaldson Development Commission
Submitted by: Brett Turner on Feb 23, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Tagged with: South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center; SCTAC; Donaldson Center
Source: South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center
Greenville, S.C. – Greenville County Council has appointed Liz Seman, District 24 representative, to the Donaldson Development Commission of the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC), formerly known as The Donaldson Center. Seman fills the seat vacated when Cort Flint retired at the end of 2008.
The purpose of the Donaldson Development Commission is to control, protect and promote the development of SCTAC.
“It is a very exciting and important time to be working with this group and representing the people of this community as we work to attract new companies to SCTAC and the Upstate,” Seman said. “SCTAC is at the forefront of economic development for leading international and high-tech companies. I’m excited to help SCTAC and Greenville grow and succeed in today’s global economy.”
“Liz brings us leadership, enthusiasm and the county’s voice to the commission,” said Jody Bryson, president and CEO SCTAC. “She shares our vision and passion, and the best interests of the community. We are very glad to have her on our team.”
Seman has lived in Greenville since 1999 when she began her nonprofit career with the American Red Cross, serving first as the Director of Volunteer and Community Relations and then as the Director of Development. She served three-and-a-half years as the Executive Director for Hands On Greenville and currently serves as the Executive Director for Meals On Wheels. Seman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Greenville Forward and is a member of the Non-Profit Alliance at the Chamber of Commerce.
The South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center is unique to the state of South Carolina. It is the largest general aviation airport in S.C. with more than 50,000 flights annually. No other business facility in the state has a fully-operational general aviation airport, a state-of-the-art control tower, an 8,000 ft. runway capable of handling large aircraft, and a second, 5,500 ft. runway that is already built and can be activated.
SCTAC is a hub for industrial, technological and aviation facilities, and provides direct access to an airport infrastructure that contains an aircraft maintenance and modification center suited for air cargo and aviation-related businesses.
Strategically situated along the I-85 corridor in Upstate South Carolina, two hours south of Charlotte, N.C., two hours north of Atlanta, Ga., and three hours northwest of the historic port city of Charleston, S.C., the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center is also within 30 minutes of some of the country’s best colleges and universities, including Clemson University, Furman University, Wofford College, and Greenville, Spartanburg and Tri-County Technical Colleges.
The South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (www.sc-tac.com) opened in 1942 as Greenville Army Air Base. When the Air Force decided to close the base in 1962, the city and county of Greenville purchased the property and named it after Greenville native, Captain John O. Donaldson, a World War I flying ace, and it became known as Donaldson Center Industrial Air Park. It changed its name to the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center in 2008 and currently employs more than 4,000 people from more than 80 local and international companies and organizations, including 3M, Lockheed-Martin and Michelin. For more information, please visit the center’s website at www.sc-tac.com.
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