Erskine College welcomes new trustees
DUE WEST, S.C. — Three new board members have joined the Erskine College Board of Trustees: the Rev. Todd McCoy, Ann Hester Willis, and the Rev. Brian Wood. The new trustees bring experience in law, business, and ministry to the board as Erskine continues its mission of providing a Christ-centered liberal arts education.
“We are grateful for the willingness of these three individuals to serve Erskine in this important capacity,” says Erskine President Dr. Steve Adamson. “Each brings valuable experience, a commitment to Christian faith, and a desire to see students prepared for lives of service and leadership. I look forward to working with them as we continue to strengthen Erskine for the future.”
Board Chairman Alan Runyan also welcomed the new trustees and emphasized the importance of their service.
“Erskine’s mission is both a rich inheritance and a responsibility we carry forward,” Runyan says. “We are pleased to welcome leaders whose professional experience, faith, and commitment to Christian education will help guide the college in the years ahead.”
The Rev. Todd McCoy is the senior pastor of Greenwood Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, South Carolina. A 1992 graduate of Appalachian State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history, McCoy worked in real estate before pursuing a call to ministry. He earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, in 2003 and pastored Louisa Presbyterian Church in Virginia for 11 years before coming to Greenwood in 2015. He earned a Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary in 2019. His wife Xen McCoy ’20 is an Erskine alumna and a high school mathematics teacher in Greenwood. They have two adult sons.
Ann Hester Willis brings extensive experience in law, commercial real estate, fundraising, and church leadership to the board. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history and English from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of the South Carolina and Georgia bars, Willis practiced law privately for 17 years before spending 22 years as co-owner and legal counsel for a commercial real estate ownership and management company. She also served as director of development for the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, helping churches with fundraising and debt management.
Willis and her husband Fred are members of St. Philip’s Church (ACNA) in Charleston, South Carolina. There, she served on the vestry, as junior warden, and on the board of St. Philip’s Academy. She is currently a senior warden. She also served on the Standing Committee of the Diocese of South Carolina, including two years as secretary, and spent 10 years as a board member and officer of the Anglican Leadership Institute. Willis values the libera
l arts tradition and believes classical Christian education’s emphasis on character and virtue is essential to society’s future. She and her husband have two children and four granddaughters.
The Rev. Dr. Brian Wood earned a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry from Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Divinity from the National Clergy Council. During college and seminary, he worked as a senior laboratory technician for a pharmaceutical company. He began serving in gospel ministry in 1988 and entered full-time pastoral ministry in 2000. In 2021, he became the associate pastor of adult ministries at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Gastonia, North Carolina. His ministry emphasizes the faithful preaching and teaching of Scripture, evangelism, and helping Christians grow in Christlikeness. He and his wife, Huiping, have four children.
Erskine College is located in Due West, South Carolina. With an emphasis on Christian liberal arts, Erskine offers undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs. Erskine’s mission is to glorify God as a Christian academic community where students integrate knowledge and faith, equipped to flourish as whole persons prepared for lives of service, leadership, and influence. For more information, visit erskine.edu.
