Brooks Health Center Staff
Contact
pcarter@scsu.edu
803-536-7055
Pinkey Carter is the director for Brooks Health Center as well as the S.C. State University
Fitness Center. She provides leadership to the nursing and support staff to ensure
quality Health Care for our students.
Ms. Carter ensures that the Health Center also provides outreach to the student community
in the form of Breast Cancer, Diabetes, Nutrition, Sickle Cell, Heart, and STD/HIV
Awareness, Domestic Violence, and the Red Cross Blood Drives Ms. Carter was instrumental
in students having Virtual Care through the Medical University of South Carolina so
that they could have access to Health Care Services 24 hours a day. Ms. Carter also
played a prominent role in the implementation of Medicat our Electronic Health Records.
Education
- Master’s Health Administration, MHA - Webster University
- Bachelor of Science Nursing, BSN – SC State University
- Registered Nurse, RN - Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
- Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN - Philadelphia, PA
Background
Ms. Carter has over 35 years working in higher education and in the Health Care Industry.
She was an adjunct professor for the School of Nursing at SC State University and
Denmark Technical College where she taught Medical Office and Certified Nurse's Assistant courses.
Ms. Carter worked as a Charge, Supervisor, Intensive Care, Recovery and Operating
Room Nurse at Bamberg Memorial Hospital.
Ms. Carter started the Quarter Century Scholarship for SC State students. The annual $2500 scholarship is supported
by faculty and staff who have worked at SC State for over 25 years to a randomly selected student(s) to assist with
their financial needs.
Life Membership: SC State University Alumni Association, NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
Contact
chuggin7@scsu.edu
803-536-8911
Candace Huggins is a Licensed Practical Nurse for Brooks Health Center at South Carolina
State University, a position to which she thoroughly enjoys serving the student population.
She is a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse with providing high-quality
care. She specializes in geriatric and adolescent care, and patient education. Candace
is committed to student advocacy and fostering a positive environment for students
and their families.
She is adept at administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and collaborating
effectively with multidisciplinary teams. She is here to meet the emotional, medical,
and physical needs of the students and improve the college tenure experience for students
by observing, documenting, reporting, taking action and following-up on their health,
safety, and medical needs, and implementing medical recommendations.
Education
Diploma of Practical Nursing
CPR/AED Certification
Infusion Therapy Certification
MHFA Certification
Background
Ms. Huggins brings to the university 13 years of experience in nursing and has served
in various capacities.
Contact
skinney2@scsu.edu
803-536-8911
Sara is currently the Application Analyst for the Brooks Health Center. She provides
IT Technical support and training to the director, practitioners, nurses, support
staff as well as students. She is responsible for the following: Medicat (Electronic
Health Records), the Student’s Patient Portal, Telehealth, and the Health Center’s
Web-page.
Education
• Bachelor of Science, Business Management, S.C. State University
• Associate of Science, Office Systems Technology, Denmark Technical College
• General Office, Diploma - Denmark Technical College
Certificates
• Structured Query Language (SQL), Midlands Technical College
• C Programing Language, Midlands Technical College
• Open VMS, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Digital Command Language (DCL), Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Medical Terminology, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
• Office Administration and Communications, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
Background
Sara has worked in higher education for over 35 years starting at Voorhees University
in Denmark, South Carolina where she worked for the office of Upward Bound as Administrative
Support as well as in the department of Business & Fiscal Affairs as an Accounts Payable
Clerk. She begun at SC State University working in the office of University Computing
& IT Services, where she worked as the Administrative Support, Computer Operator and
as the Applications Analyst in which she provided technical support and training for the Housing Module, Admission Test Module,(ACT/SAT) and Medicat Electronic Health Records.
Contact
jconner4@scsu.edu
803-813-1129
Jasmia Conner, Registered Nurse at Brooks Health Center. I provide direct care, education,
and counseling, and coordinating on/off campus services for students. I supervise
and instruct paraprofessional clinical/administrative support staff.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse, Diploma (2014) Denmark Technical College
Registered Nurse, Associate Degree (2024), Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2025), Claflin University
Background
Jasmia has over a decade of experience working in numerous healthcare settings
Contact
pcarter@scsu.edu
803-536-7055
Pinkey Carter is the director for Brooks Health Center as well as the S.C. State University Fitness Center. She provides leadership to the nursing and support staff to ensure quality Health Care for our students.
Ms. Carter ensures that the Health Center also provides outreach to the student community in the form of Breast Cancer, Diabetes, Nutrition, Sickle Cell, Heart, and STD/HIV Awareness, Domestic Violence, and the Red Cross Blood Drives Ms. Carter was instrumental in students having Virtual Care through the Medical University of South Carolina so that they could have access to Health Care Services 24 hours a day. Ms. Carter also played a prominent role in the implementation of Medicat our Electronic Health Records.
Education
- Master’s Health Administration, MHA - Webster University
- Bachelor of Science Nursing, BSN – SC State University
- Registered Nurse, RN - Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
- Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN - Philadelphia, PA
Background
Ms. Carter has over 35 years working in higher education and in the Health Care Industry. She was an adjunct professor for the School of Nursing at SC State University and Denmark Technical College where she taught Medical Office and Certified Nurse's Assistant courses. Ms. Carter worked as a Charge, Supervisor, Intensive Care, Recovery and Operating Room Nurse at Bamberg Memorial Hospital.
Ms. Carter started the Quarter Century Scholarship for SC State students. The annual $2500 scholarship is supported by faculty and staff who have worked at SC State for over 25 years to a randomly selected student(s) to assist with their financial needs.
Life Membership: SC State University Alumni Association, NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
chuggin7@scsu.edu
803-536-8911
Candace Huggins is a Licensed Practical Nurse for Brooks Health Center at South Carolina State University, a position to which she thoroughly enjoys serving the student population.
She is a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse with providing high-quality care. She specializes in geriatric and adolescent care, and patient education. Candace is committed to student advocacy and fostering a positive environment for students and their families.
She is adept at administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. She is here to meet the emotional, medical, and physical needs of the students and improve the college tenure experience for students by observing, documenting, reporting, taking action and following-up on their health, safety, and medical needs, and implementing medical recommendations.
Education
Diploma of Practical Nursing
CPR/AED Certification
Infusion Therapy Certification
MHFA Certification
Background
Ms. Huggins brings to the university 13 years of experience in nursing and has served in various capacities.
skinney2@scsu.edu
803-536-8911
Sara is currently the Application Analyst for the Brooks Health Center. She provides IT Technical support and training to the director, practitioners, nurses, support staff as well as students. She is responsible for the following: Medicat (Electronic Health Records), the Student’s Patient Portal, Telehealth, and the Health Center’s Web-page.
Education
Certificates
Background
Sara has worked in higher education for over 35 years starting at Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina where she worked for the office of Upward Bound as Administrative Support as well as in the department of Business & Fiscal Affairs as an Accounts Payable Clerk. She begun at SC State University working in the office of University Computing & IT Services, where she worked as the Administrative Support, Computer Operator and as the Applications Analyst in which she provided technical support and training for the Housing Module, Admission Test Module,(ACT/SAT) and Medicat Electronic Health Records.
Contact
jconner4@scsu.edu
803-813-1129
Jasmia Conner, Registered Nurse at Brooks Health Center. I provide direct care, education, and counseling, and coordinating on/off campus services for students. I supervise and instruct paraprofessional clinical/administrative support staff.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse, Diploma (2014) Denmark Technical College
Registered Nurse, Associate Degree (2024), Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2025), Claflin University
Background
Jasmia has over a decade of experience working in numerous healthcare settings
Sherice Colley
Medical Assistant
Brooks Health Center
scolley@scsu.edu
803-536-7053
Helen Wachowski
Administrative Specialist II
Brooks Health Center
hwachows@scsu.edu
803-536-7053
Genathan Bookhardt
Fitness Center Manager
Brooks Health
gbookha2@scsu.edu
803-536-7053