Executive Board

The Executive Board

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President | Ben Mutton

Ben is a Senior in the Honors College majoring in Philosophy. Starting as a program alternate his freshman year, he has since been a captain of the C, B, and Black teams, the Secretary, an award-winning defendant, the Vice President, and a Plaintiff opener at Nationals. 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 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 on her high school team in Massachusetts, and she loved it ever since! Susannah has served as a captain for the last two years, including our first-ever B Team to qualify for ORCS. She was a 2019 All-Region Attorney, and Defense opener at Nationals. She can be found wearing her trademark fuzzy slippers in the courtroom before and after rounds. In the future, she plans to attend law school in Boston and start her 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 sides of the case. Erica is excited to get back into the courtroom for 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 throughout high school, Tanner took a hiatus from the (mock) courtroom during his freshman year to make the transition to college life. Tanner shook off the rust quickly, starting the year on the D Team and climbing the ranks to compete at ORCS in March, finally capping off his first year in the program with an Outstanding Attorney award.

Secretary | Maegan Carter

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Maegan is a Junior and Broadcast Journalism student at UofSC. She has filled all types of witness roles for the program's A Team over the past two seasons, and she's looking forward to being more involved as a program leader next year! Maegan has been competing in mock trial since middle school, making this her 8th season! Over the years, Maegan has won multiple Outstanding Witness awards.