Rural Crossroads Institute

Robin Chisolm Davis
(Executive Director)

Robin Chisolm Davis, Ph.D. is a native of Columbia, South Carolina and was hired as  the Executive Director of the Rural Crossroads Institute (RCI) in April of 2000.  The Rural Crossroads institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower rural South Carolina communities to implement best practices and share solutions by promoting economic development and growth.  RCI is located within the South Carolina Department of Commerce.  Dr. Chisolm Davis also worked at the SC Department of Commerce as an Economic Development Manager for many years.

She holds degrees in Business Administration from S.C. State University (B.S.), Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL (M.B.A.) and Capella University (Ph.D.)  She is also a graduate of the Economic Development Institute (EDI) at the University of Oklahoma,  Georgia Institute of Technology (Economic Development Course) and South Carolina Economic Developer's School (SCEDS).

She was the 2001-02 President of Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI www.brei.org) an international economic development organization that focuses on providing  resources, tools, training, best practices and networking opportunities for those involved in business retention and expansion activities around the world.  She received a Honorary Lifetime Certified Master Consultant Award by BREI in May 2003.  She was selected as an Emissary to Australia and traveled to Sydney, Brisbane, Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth to speak about community and economic development initiatives and opportunities.  She received the George W. Morse Distinguished Service Award from BREI in June, 2005.