Donald Bailey is a lifelong resident of Charleston, SC, and the parent of two children and two grandchildren. His youngest is a 19-year-old with cognitive learning difficulties. Donald has had a long term interest in education. He served on the local high school’s parent-teacher associations in the 80’s and on the Board of Trustees at the University of South Carolina from 1990 through 1998. For the past few years, he has been involved in helping develop post-secondary educational opportunities around the state for young adults with intellectual disabilities.
Donald and his wife, Caroline, are committed to helping South Carolina become a national leader in post-secondary education for everyone with intellectual disabilities.