The Upper Savannah Council of Governments (USCOG) has promoted long-time Workforce Development Specialist Ann Skinner to Workforce Development Director, replacing Sandra Johnson who is retiring effective June 2016. Johnson has directed USCOG’s workforce development efforts in the seven-county region of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda for three decades. Skinner, who joined the Upper S