Chandra is employed at Furman University as Director of Community Relations. A graduate of Winthrop College, she was elected to

She is now serving her third term. Having completed the requirements for a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University, her degree will be awarded June 2008. Chandra is a graduate of the Richard W. Riley Diversity Leadership Academy of Furman University 2004, Leadership Greenville Class XXVI and Leadership SC 2007. Ms. Dillard served as Chairman of the City’s Public Services/Administration Committee in 2000-2003 and Chairman the Quality of Life/Environment Committee 2004-2005. She is the Council liaison to the Greenville Housing Authority. Highlights of her political career to date include but are not limited to obtaining the first federal appropriation of $900,000 for community development allocated for the Greenline/Spartanburg Community for infrastructure improvements, Redevelopment of Richland Cemetery to National historic status. Richland Cemetery is the oldest African-American Cemetery in Greenville; her leadership in taking the Nicholtown community through a master planning process which lead to a partnership with the Greenville Housing Authority to secure Greenville’s second HOPEVI grant of $20 million dollars for community redevelopment. She also organized the I- 385 taskforce to provide landscaping directions for the planted median you see today. She chaired the committee to erect Greenville’s first African-American statue in downtown Greenville.

Chandra's Parents & Family

Vera Hall Dillard		Moses C. Dillard, Jr.		Six generations of the Hall Family, five of which hail from Nicholtown.

Church Affliliation
John Wesley United Methodist Church, member
Certified Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church
Church Lay Leader 2008

Community Service: Boards, Commissions & Organizations
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Epsilon Tau Omega Chapter, member
The University Center, Board of Visitors, member
Municipal Association of South Carolina, board member
Greenville County United Way, Board member
Phillis Wheatley Association, Board member
Palmetto Associates, Business Manager, an affiliate of the Miss South Carolina Scholarship Program (former)
Certified Judge for the Miss South Carolina Scholarship program
President, Conference of Black Municipal Elected Official of S.C.
Greenville Housing Fund, board member
Genesis Homes CDC, board member
Greenville Forward, board member
Bank of Travelers Rest Advisory Board (Downtown Branch)
Leadership South Carolina Board of Directors
Junior League of Greenville Community Advisory Board

Honors/Awards
Chosen as one of Greenville’s Best & Brightest- May 2004
LINK Magazine, recognized as one of the 49 Upstate Leaders- April 2005
Greenville Magazine, “Young Gifted & Black: 16 African Americans Changing the Face of Greenville” – June 2005
YWCA Women of Achievement Dream Achiever – Feb. 2006
Church & Community: Corretta Scott King Award 2006
Chamber of Commerce Athena Award 2006,
Greenville Magazine 50 most influential leaders 2007
Alpha Kappa Alpha Service to Mankind Award – April 2007
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Citizen of the Year Award 2008,
Women Making History Award Recipient 2008