Dr. Cedric Adderley serves as the fourth president of the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. With over twenty-five years of experience in the field of education, he has taught on all levels, has served in roles of increasing leadership from elementary through the collegiate level, and has an impressive record of innovative leadership and scholarship in the arts and education. He most recently served as Dean of the College at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that appointment, he served as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His resume includes additional faculty and administrative appointments at Benedict College and North Carolina A&T State University. He began his career as a music educator in the South Carolina Public Schools, teaching both instrumental and choral music.