SNA-SC Consultants

Eboni Herbert Harris, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE is a Professor and MEPN Program Director at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. She also serves as a primary care provider at SC Department of Juvenile Justice.

In her over 2 decades as a nurse, she has served in multiple roles in acute care, community care, and nursing education. Dr. Harris is a proud former SNA-SC board member and has served as a school level SNA advisor for the past 14 years. She is an active member of SCNA, Midlands of SC Black Nurses Association, AANP, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.

She has received awards including Palmetto Gold, Clinical Practice Teaching Award, and Amy V. Cockcroft Fellow. Dr. Harris is a proud wife to Terrence and mother of 3 sons. She enjoys spending her free time watching Gamecock sports with her crew, crafting, and spending time soaking up sun (preferably on a beach).

Savannah Perschke is a certified pediatric emergency and trauma nurse in the Children's Emergency Center at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Originally from Wisconsin, she received her BSN from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She began her nursing career as an emergency room nurse in an urban mixed-population emergency department in Milwaukee, WI, until accepting her current job and moving to Greenville, SC, in 2019. Savannah also serves as a forensic nurse for Prisma Health Upstate. She is a dual-certified sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE-A/P) and cares for adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault patients. Savannah continued her education by pursuing a graduate degree from Clemson University, graduating in 2022. Shortly after receiving her MS in nursing education, she began teaching as adjunct faculty at Greenville Technical College. She primarily assists with pediatric nursing clinicals, labs, and simulation. Savannah is the current President-Elect for the South Carolina Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and president of the local ENA chapter. Savannah also dedicates her time and passion by volunteering as a guardian ad litem with the Greenville County Child Advocacy Center.

Sylvia Christian-James, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, is a Central Carolina Technical College nurse educator in the Associate Degree Nursing program. Her nursing career spans four decades and includes leadership in acute care facilities and the community. A few of her accomplishments include being the recipient of the NISOD Excellence Award in Education, the Palmetto Gold Award in Nursing, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health Board Member of the Year, the Women of Excellence Award for Sumter County, and an inductee in the CPI Instructors Hall of Fame. Her interests include advancing the nursing profession through the professional nursing sorority Chi Eta Phi, reading, and walking with her fur babies. She is a member of SCNA, APNA, Sigma Theta Tau, and Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church. She has two adult children, which she views as her proudest accomplishment. To Dr. Christian-James, serving the SNA-SC is considered an honor.

Ryan Fox, MSN, RN, is a second-career nurse currently working in the Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU) at Prisma Health Richland. He earned his Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina in 2024 through the Master’s Entry to Practice program, following a successful first career as a woodwind specialist, educator, and performer across South Carolina. Ryan is a committed advocate for nursing leadership and student engagement, having served as President of the Student Nurses Association of South Carolina (SNA-SC) from 2023 to 2025 and as an Ex-Officio Director for the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) from 2023 to 2024. Under his leadership, SNA-SC received multiple national awards, including Most Successful Statewide Convention (2024 and 2025) and Winner’s Way (2023 and 2025). His commitment to student leadership was recognized with the 2024 NSNA Isabel Hampton Robb Leadership Award and the 2024 Palmetto Gold Renatta S. Loquist Graduate Scholarship. Today, Ryan continues to serve the profession on the South Carolina Nurses Association (SCNA) Board of Directors, as well as a member of the Alpha Xi chapter of Sigma International’s Governance and Treasurer committees, his unit's education committee, and as an Executive Consultant to the 2025–2026 SNA-SC Board of Directors. 

Grace Coleman is a proud U.S. Air Force veteran and passionate dog mom of two. After years of dedicated service, Grace is now embarking on a meaningful new chapter as a postpartum nurse, where she’ll bring her strong sense of discipline, empathy, and care to support new mothers and their families. With a heart for service and a commitment to making a difference, Grace is excited to combine her military experience with her calling in maternal healthcare and helping SNA-SC grow.