Executive Board

The Executive Board

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President | Ben Mutton

Ben is a Senior in the Honors College majoring in Philosophy. Over his 4 years with us, Ben has filled a variety of roles: from inexperienced alternate, to captain of the A, B, C, and Black Teams, to program Secretary & Vice President, to award-winning attorney and witness. In the summers he spends his time running a conference on legal advocacy at Yale, where he mentors high school students interested in leadership, law, and mock trial. (Disclaimer: hair length & number of eyebrows may vary.)

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Vice President | Susannah Mace

Susannah is a Senior at UofSC studying Criminal Justice and Psychology. Susannah first started Mock Trial in high school, and she loved it ever since! Susannah has served as a captain for the last three years, including our first-ever B Team to qualify for ORCS. She was a 2019 All-Region Attorney and Defense opener at Nationals. You can spot her at tournaments wearing her trademark fuzzy slippers in the courtroom between (or... during) rounds. In the future, she plans to attend law school back home in Massachusetts and start her legal career!

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Treasurer | ERica Holt

Erica is a Sophomore in the Honors College with majors in Political Science and Statistics. As a Freshman, Erica helped earn our first ever B Team bid to ORCS, where she competed as an attorney on both the Plaintiff and Defense. Erica has been leading the team in and out of the courtroom during her second season as a Gamecock!

Tournament Director | Tanner Wise

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Tanner is a Junior at UofSC majoring in History. After being very involved with his team in high school, Tanner took a hiatus from the (mock) courtroom during his freshman year to make the transition to college life. Tanner shook off that rust quickly, climbing the ranks from the D Team to ultimately earn his spot competing at ORCS in his first year of collegiate mock. Now, Tanner is a Captain of our B Team and a 2x Outstanding Attorney.

Secretary | Maegan Carter

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Maegan is a Junior and Broadcast Journalism student at UofSC. She has filled every type of witness roles for the program's A Team over the past 3 years, and she's really enjoyed being more involved in leadership this year! Maegan has been competing in mock trial since middle school, making this her 8th season! During her time competing as a Gamecock, Maegan is a 4x Outstanding Witness.