R. Andrew Folks

Andrew är uppvuxen i Lancaster, South Carolina, och är djupt rotad i sin hemstat och sitt samhälle. Han tog examen från Presbyterian College och är en hängiven alumn. Andrew tog sin masterexamen i masskommunikation från University of South Carolina och följer entusiastiskt Presbyterian College Blue Hose och Gamecocks atletiska program till denna dag. Han avslutade Executive Seminar vid The Buckley School of Public Speaking i maj 2018.

After beginning his career in advertising/public relations, Andrew joined South Carolina Power Team in 2008 and has acquired more than a decade of economic development experience. As a valued member of the Power Team, he oversees the business retention and expansion (BRE) program where he spends significant amounts of time in communities across the state, joining electric cooperative personnel in direct meetings with co-op served commercial members. Andrew strives to make industrial expansion more achievable by creating partnerships that enhance the success of companies on the cooperative power system.

Andrew and his wife, Julia, along with their daughter, Isabelle, live in Columbia’s historic Shandon neighborhood. They are members at Shandon Presbyterian Church, where Andrew is an ordained elder and deacon. In addition, he is an active member of the Rotary Club of Five Points, formerly serving as President. The organization recognized his service by awarding him 2022-23 Rotarian of the Year. Making family a priority, Andrew enjoys spending time with both his and Julia’s extended families.

"Ingen är mer
viktigt för elkooperativen än deras medlemmar. Arbetar tillsammans med dem när de bryr sig om industrierna
och företag inom deras tjänsteområden är mycket tillfredsställande.”