Dr. Render previously served as Dean of Academic Affairs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College and as an adjunct clinical faculty member of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine. He also served on the board of trustees of the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities as well as the Horry County Education Commission. Councilman Render was first elected to City Council in November 2003 and re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2015. His current term of office will expire in January 2020. Dr. Phil Render is a graduate of Wofford College and the Medical University of South Carolina.