The following appointments apply to Elizabeth C. Belenchia,
President, Carroll Properties Corporation
South Carolina DelegateThe Southeast US-Japan
Association Joint Meetings 1988, 2002, 2003
The Association was created in 1976 to develop and promote trade, investment and friendly ties between Japan and
seven states.
On a rotational basis, each of the seven member states assumes leadership of SEUS/Japan for a two-year term.
Members include top business leaders and government officials.
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ttp://www.teamsc.com/seus/
Board of DirectorsJobs Economic Development Authority (JEDA)
The purpose of JEDA is to develop the business and economic welfare of the State of South Carolina through loans,
investments, and the financial promotion of export of goods and services produced within the State.
Such efforts are aimed at providing maximum opportunities for the creation and retention of jobs by the small and
middle market business sector.
Committee MemberLand Use, Property Rights, and Environment
Committee The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® strives to be the collective force influencing and shaping the real
estate industry. It seeks to be the leading advocate of the right to own, use, and transfer real property.
Founded in 1908, NAR has grown from its original nucleus of 120, to over 800,000 members today. REALTORS® are
involved in residential and commercial real estate as brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and
others.
Committee goals include assisting in the process of positioning REALTORS® and REALTOR® associations in the
forefront of the legal and policy debate on Smart Growth issues and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) at the
local, state and federal levels. http://www.realto
r.org
Board of DirectorsBusiness Carolina
Business Carolina is a not-for-profit, statewide development finance institution that provides innovative
financial products and capacity-building services to promote growth and competitiveness of new and existing, small and
medium-sized businesses in South Carolina.
We complement private-sector activities through a variety of lending programs designed to fill gaps in funding
often faced by these businesses, especially in rural and distressed areas of South Carolina. http://businesscarolina.net
TrusteeThe SIOR Educational Foundation's (SIOREF) mission is
to promote, sponsor, and support education research initiatives that advance professionalism in the commercial real estate
industry.
SIOREF is a non-profit foundation, independent of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®. Established in
1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, SIOREF has maintained its
dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry.
SIO
R Educational Foundation
International Advisory
BoardUniversity of South Carolina Spartanburg
(USCS)
The International Advisory Board was established with the purpose of having local and international members of the
community advise the University of any kind of international activity that takes place locally as well as to support our
international activities. The International Advisory Board consists of local and international members of the community as
well as USCS faculty and staff members. http://www.uscs.edu/academic/colla&s/intl/board.htm
Board of
DirectorsOff-Campus, Distance and Continuing Education
The Office of Off-Campus, Distance & Continuing Education sponsors, develops and implements hundreds of seminars,
conferences, symposia and short courses each year in a wide variety of fields.
In the spirit of the College's view that its mission does not end on graduation day, the Office provides high
quality state-of-the art continuing education, both in its public programs and in its in-house training.
http://odce.clem
son.edu
