NEILI AKRIDGE

Executive Administrative Assistant

Neili serves as the Foundation’s Executive Administrative Assistant for the Foundation.  She leads and directs the administrative needs of the Executive Management Team and the Board of Trustees.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Neili spent 5 years as the Executive Administrative Assistant to the Commissioner of The Southern Conference, a collegiate athletic conference. In that role she oversaw numerous administrative tasks, including the day-to-day operations of the Southern Conference office.

Neili is a Spartanburg native and graduated from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.  She currently lives in Spartanburg with her husband, David. They have three children, Buddy, Katie, and Maggie.