Southern Division Spring Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
The Madren Conference Center
Clemson, SC

Program

8:00 A.M.
Registration

8:30 A.M.
Presiding:  Cameron Hamrick, Southern Division Chairman
Hamrick Mills

Opening Remarks
Andrew Barker, STA President
Matrix Yarns, Inc.

8:40 A.M.
"TEXTILE TRADE POLICY UPDATE"
Kim Glas, President & CEO
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)

9:10 A.M.
"STRATEGIES AND SUCCESSES IN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS"
Terri Belk, Human Resources Manager
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC

9:40 A.M.
"THE ECONOMIC SITUATION: NATION & REGION"
Dr. Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus
Clemson University, College of Business & Behavioral Science

10:10 A.M.
Break

10:30 A.M.
"SC MANUFACTURING SECTOR PARTNERSHIP"
Ryan Skinner, Regional Business Development Specialist
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD)
Johnnie-Lynn Crosby, Regional Director of Business Solutions
South Carolina Works Upstate/Greenville

11:00 A.M.
"SC LEGISLATION AFFECTING DET AND NEW PROGRAMS"
Jason Martin, SC Director of Strategy and Policy for Distributed Energy Technology
Duke Energy

11:40 P.M.
Lunch
Ballroom A

1:00 P.M.
Golf, Walker Course