Hon. Elizabeth B. 'Lib' Fleming
Commissioner, South Carolina Public Service Commission
NRRI Board Term Ends 12/31/17
101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210
Tel: (803)896-5259
lib.fleming@psc.sc.gov
Assumed Commissionership 2004, re-elected 2010 Current term 2010 – 2014 Elected Chairman July 2008
Education: Leadership South Carolina, Class of 1999 Leadership Spartanburg, Class of 1990 Bachelor of Arts, Converse College, 1965
Government Experience: Spartanburg City Council Member, 1994-2004 - Mayor pro-tem, 1999 Appalachian Council of Governments Board member, 1996-present Regional Transportation Committee, - Chair, 1998-present Development Corporation Loan Review Committee, 1997-present - Executive and Budget Committees, 1997-present National League of Cities, 1994-2003 - Energy, Environment and National Resources Policy Committee, 1996-2004 - International Municipal Consortium, Vice Chair, 1996-1998 - World Assembly of Cities, United National Habitat II City Summit, Istanbul, Turkey - Member, 5-person US Delegation, May 1996 Spartanburg Development Council - Board member, 1992-2003 - Steering Committee member, Spartanburg’s Share the Vision, 1994-2004 Public Service Commission of South Carolina, elected, March 2004 - Elected Chairman 2008 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) - Member, 2004 - present - Member, Committee on Electricity - Vice-Chair, Committee on Critical Infrastructure
Other Civic Involvement: United Way of the Piedmont, Board of Directors, 1998-present - Chair, “Success by Six” Steering Committee, 1999-2002 - Executive Committee, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 - Campaign Chair, 1998-1999 Converse College, Board of Visitors, 2000-present SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation, Board member, 1997-present USC Spartanburg, Carolina Piedmont Foundation, Board of Directors, 2001-present Spartanburg Urban League, Board of Directors, 1999-present Urban League of the Upstate, Inc., Regional Board of Directors, 1999-2003 American Red Cross, Board of Directors, 1984-1989 Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Phyllis Wheatley Association, Spartanburg, 1992-1996, - Chair 1995-1996 Chamber of Commerce, Eastside Coalition Chair, 1995-1996 Cultural Center Foundation, President, 1988-1997 Friends of the Arts, Board of Directors, 1974-1984, 1986-1991 Spartanburg County SAFE Home Network Board, Charter member, 1982-1988
Awards: Mary Mildred Sullivan Award for Outstanding Citizenship, Converse College, 1999 The Spartanburg Conservation Endowment (SPACE) Volunteer of the Year, 1997
Personal: First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg, Member Converse College, Baccalaureate Speaker, 1997