The new members are Dr. Alison Evans, a licensed professional counselor from Hartsville, Jane Jones of Easley and Joan Moore of Goose Creek, the Mental Health Department said Monday.

Evans is a member of the Mental Health Association of South Carolina and has served as a chairwoman of that organization. Jones has served as a trustee at Bethesda United Methodist Church. Moore is a member of several civic organizations and has served as a president of the Berkeley County Republican Women.

The three are filling vacancies on the commission, said John Hutto, spokesman for the Mental Health Department. Two vacancies remain on the board.

Commission members are appointed to five-year terms by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The commission is the governing body of the state Mental Health Department and is responsible for 7 mental health centers, five hospitals and two nursing centers.

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