College of Information and Communications
Faculty and Staff
Charlene D. Slaughter, APR
| Title: | Adjunct Faculty |
| Department: | School of Journalism and Mass Communications College of Information and Communications |
| Email: | slaughcd@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 803-456-0617 |
| Office: | School of Journalism and Mass Communications 800 Sumter Street, Room 222 Columbia, SC 29208 |
Education
B.A., Mass Communication, Winthrop University
MPS., Strategic Public Relations, The George Washington University
Background
Charlene D. Slaughter, APR, is the director of communications for Experience Columbia SC. She came to the Experience Columbia in February 2018 after serving as marketing and communications manager for academic programs at the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business and assistant vice president for communications and marketing at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
In addition to her career in public relations and marketing, Slaughter was a print journalist for more than 10 years and served in numerous positions including sportswriter, news writer, city editor, sports editor and special assignments reporter. She won six South Carolina Press Association writing awards during her tenure at The Times and Democrat in Orangeburg, including first place awards for enterprise reporting and profile feature writing.