Tri-County Technical College Commission Elects Officers
Press Release
Date: April 8, 2026
Contact: mailto:lgarrett@tctc.edu
Tri-County Technical College Commission Elects Officers
PENDLETON, SC – The Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) Commission elected new officers at its April 6 meeting.
Jim Wanner of Salem was elected to serve his first term as chairman of the College's nine-member governing board. He represents Oconee County. 
Jim Kaplan of Pickens was elected vice chair. He represents Pickens County.
Melanie McLane of Central was elected secretary. She represents Pickens County.
Wanner was appointed to the Commission in January 2019. He is retired chief executive officer of KeyMark, a data intelligence and software automation company headquartered in Liberty, S.C. After serving as CEO for 29 years, Wanner retired and became chairman of its board.
Under Wanner’s leadership, KeyMark evolved from one of Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest-growing companies to being named automation partner of the year by trusted vendors, as well as a top workplace/best place to work for 10 consecutive years.
Wanner, whose background is in automated data management, graduated from James Madison University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
He serves on the Haystac Board and is a member of the Hyland Software Partner Advisory Council. He also has served on the boards for Pickens Habitat for Humanity and United Way of Pickens County and is an ambassador for the South Carolina Ports Authority.
Kaplan was appointed to the Commission in 2018. He previously served as secretary for the Commission.
He is the former president/owner of Cornell Dubilier Electronics, a manufacturer of electric components. With corporate headquarters and manufacturing in Liberty, the company also operates from sites in Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Mexico and Hong Kong. He joined the company as a process engineer in 1988 and later moved to Mexicali, Mexico, where he was production control manager. He moved back to Liberty in 1994 to assume the role of manufacturing manager and later was named general manager (1996 -1999). He served as president from 2000 until 2023.
Kaplan received a Bachelor of Science degree in ceramic engineering from Clemson University and an MBA from The College of William and Mary. He serves on the Pickens County United Way board and is a past member of the Electronic Industry Association, Alliance Pickens County, Red Cross and the Electronics Components Industry Association.
McLane was appointed to the Commission in June 2024. She is the director of human resources for Arthrex where she oversees more than 2,000 manufacturing employees in Pendleton and an additional 2,000 in Ave Maria, Florida. Arthrex is a global medical device company and a leader in multi-specialty, minimally invasive surgical technology innovation, scientific research, manufacturing and medical education.
McLane has spent her entire career in manufacturing, serving in roles across supply chain, engineering project management, and human resources for organizations such as Lockheed Martin and Michelin.
McLane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Clemson University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina. She also maintains a certification as a SHRM senior certified professional (SHRM-SCP).
She serves on the Anderson Area Business and Education Alliance. McLane volunteers as an activity school bus driver for Daniel High School and serves as a poll clerk for the Pickens County Board of Voter Registration and Elections.
Other TCTC Commission members include:
Anderson County:
Leon (Butch) Harris
Hamid R. Mohsseni
J. Allard (Al) Young
Oconee County:
John M. Powell
Helen P. Rosemond-Saunders
Pickens County:
Thomas F. Strange
About Tri-County Technical College
Tri-County Technical College, a public two-year community and technical college serving Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties in South Carolina, enrolls more than 9,000 students annually and offers more than 70 major fields of study, including computer technology, business administration, mechatronics, nursing, and university transfer programs. Tri-County boasts the highest student success rate among two-year colleges in the state and ranks in the top one percent nationally for successful student transfers to four-year colleges and universities. To learn more, visit tctc.edu.
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