{"id":34412,"date":"2024-10-07T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=34412"},"modified":"2024-10-07T14:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:48:05","slug":"shi-institute-and-sustainsc-name-sustainability-leadership-institute-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/shi-institute-and-sustainsc-name-sustainability-leadership-institute-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Shi Institute and SustainSC name Sustainability Leadership Institute class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainsouthcarolina.org\/\">Sustain SC<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/shi-institute\/\">The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities at Furman University<\/a>\u00a0are thrilled to introduce the 2025 class of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainsouthcarolina.org\/sli\">Sustainability Leadership Initiative<\/a>\u00a0(SLI) fellows. Now entering its fourth year, SLI is a collaborative effort between Furman University\u2019s Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities and Sustain SC.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainsouthcarolina.org\/fellows2025\"><u>new class<\/u>\u00a0<\/a>of 25 participants will meet for the first time next month, kicking off a six-month program running from January to June with six sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to see the SLI program grow and evolve each year with new fellows eager to champion sustainability throughout the state,\u201d said Leslie Skardon, chief executive officer of Sustain SC. \u201cThis year\u2019s class brings a wealth of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we\u2019re confident they will be instrumental in advancing the mission of Sustain SC to benefit South Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SLI program is designed to cultivate the skills and insight needed for leaders to navigate the ever-changing environment of South Carolina as it continues to experience significant economic growth. Each year, the selective program unites a diverse network of statewide leaders committed to working together to identify and implement positive change in their organizations and communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurman University is pleased to continue its partnership with Sustain SC through the Sustainability Leadership Initiative,\u201d said Beth Pontari, Furman University vice president for Academic Affairs and provost. \u201cFurman is committed to helping South Carolina continue its efforts to prioritize sustainability by leveraging the expertise of the Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities and our partnerships throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe enthusiasm and interest from so many outstanding candidates has been exciting to witness with this year\u2019s class,\u201d said Andrew Predmore, executive director of The Shi Institute. \u201cDeveloping sustainability leaders, at the undergraduate level and through professional education, is core to our mission at the Shi Institute. We look forward to guiding this cohort through an immersive experience that will deepen their understanding of sustainability and equip them to create impactful solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graduates of the SLI program will be certified as Sustainability Leadership Fellows and will be able to engage with a strong alumni group that represents a cross-sector network of business and conservation leaders in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 class includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erica Call,<\/strong>\u00a0Siemens<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Druce,<\/strong>\u00a0SC Department of Commerce<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christiane Farrell,<\/strong>\u00a0Town of Mt. Pleasant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marilyn Hemingway,<\/strong>\u00a0Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hanes Hilliard,<\/strong>\u00a0TD Synnex<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kirsten Lacktstrom,<\/strong>\u00a0SC Office of Resilience<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yuse Lajiminmuhip,<\/strong> AGRU America Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cassandra LaValley,<\/strong>\u00a0Sustain Coastal at Coastal Carolina University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samantha Maich,<\/strong>\u00a0Milliken &amp; Co.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Katie McKain,<\/strong>\u00a0City of Charleston<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cindy McMahan,<\/strong>\u00a0Heritage Landcare<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brandon Money,<\/strong>\u00a0AFL Global<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samuel Monn,<\/strong> Halton MIE USA Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benjamin Moore,<\/strong>\u00a0Bubble Paper<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frank Murray,<\/strong>\u00a0Columbia Metropolitan Airport<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benjamen Newhouse,<\/strong>\u00a0Bon Secours Mercy Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Park,<\/strong>\u00a0Open Space Institute<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aaron Polkey,<\/strong>\u00a0Palmetto Project<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph Razum,<\/strong>\u00a0Trane Technologies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexis Scipio,<\/strong>\u00a0The Thrive Point<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Siron,<\/strong>\u00a0Scout Motors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tracy Smoak,<\/strong> BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Travis Spainhour,<\/strong>\u00a0Milliken Advisors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leigh Tondini,<\/strong>\u00a0Duke Energy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tameria Warren,<\/strong>\u00a0Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its fourth year, SLI&#8217;s class\u00a0of 25 participants will complete a six-month program, running from January to June with six sessions, and graduate as Sustainability Leadership Fellows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":33035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[274,198,3043],"class_list":["post-34412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shi-institute-for-sustainable-communities","tag-shi-institute","tag-sustainability","tag-sustainability-leadership-fellows"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34413,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34412\/revisions\/34413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}