{"id":3457,"date":"2015-01-27T20:26:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T20:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/17\/riley-announces-19th-class-of-upstate-dli-fellows\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:46:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:46:06","slug":"riley-announces-19th-class-of-upstate-dli-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/riley-announces-19th-class-of-upstate-dli-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley announces 19th class of Upstate DLI fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Riley Institute\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 19th class of fellows from the Upstate.<\/p>\n

Forty-five leaders from the Upstate have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). They will join more than 1,400 Riley Fellows from across the state.<\/p>\n

Says Don Gordon, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Riley Institute, \u201cDLI and the Riley Fellows have matured into a potent force to help move South Carolina forward. The members of this class will add considerably to the conversations and lasting partnerships that form among Riley Fellows, and it is the strength of these bonds that truly produces progress across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Class members meet over the course of five months in a format driven by timely, relevant case studies and other experiential learning tools designed to maximize interactions and productive relationships among program participants.<\/p>\n

DLI is facilitated by Juan Johnson, an independent consultant and former Coca-Cola Vice President. He says, \u201cDLI is unique among South Carolina\u2019s leadership programs. In addition to the opportunity to develop new relationships and take part in positive action in their communities, participants gain deep knowledge of how to effectively manage and lead increasingly diverse workers, clients and constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the program, leaders also work in cross-sector groups to respond to real issues and opportunities in their communities through capstone service projects.<\/p>\n

Chosen by nomination and application, participants reflect South Carolina\u2019s demographics and represent corporate, nonprofit, education, faith-based and government sectors. \u201cThe frames of reference and skills that DLI graduates share provide a remarkable platform for working together to help South Carolina compete in the 21st century,\u201d says Dr. Gordon.<\/p>\n

The Riley Fellows for Upstate Class 19 are:<\/p>\n

Jenny Adamson
\n<\/strong>General Counsel
\nJohnson Development Associates, Inc.
\nSpartanburg<\/p>\n

Carl Anderson
\n<\/strong>Deputy Chief – Investigations
\nAnderson County Sheriff’s Office
\nAnderson<\/p>\n

Pam Barkett
\n<\/strong>Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
\nFurman University
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Mary Capers Bledsoe
\n<\/strong>Executive Director, Youth in Government and Teen Services Branch
\nYMCA of Greenville
\nSimpsonville<\/p>\n

Ann Bryan
\n<\/strong>Financial Advisor (ret.)
\nTrustee
\nFurman University
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Lisa Colby
\n<\/strong>Director of Operations & Initiatives
\nUnited Way of Greenville County
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Charles Davis
\n<\/strong>Professor and First Gentleman
\nFurman University
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

John Eldridge
\n<\/strong>Assistant Sheriff
\nGreenville County Sheriff’s Office
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Teri Ficicchy
\n<\/strong>EVP\/Chief Nursing Officer
\nBon Secours St. Francis Health System
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Jessica Fisher
\n<\/strong>Senior Corporate Counsel
\nMichelin North America
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Leslie Gonzales
\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor of Higher Education\/Educational Leadership
\nClemson University
\nClemson<\/p>\n

Jennifer Gutierrez
\n<\/strong>Director of Diversity & Inclusion
\nWofford College
\nSpartanburg<\/p>\n

Jane Hall
\n<\/strong>Member
\nSpartanburg County Council
\nSpartanburg<\/p>\n

Cauiss Holmes
\n<\/strong>Activity Manager
\nMichelin North America
\nSandy Springs<\/p>\n

Roy Janse
\n<\/strong>Managing Partner
\nDehollander & Janse Financial Group
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Taylor Jones
\n<\/strong>Deputy Chief – Emergency Services
\nAnderson County Sheriff’s Office
\nAnderson<\/p>\n

John Kimbrell
\n<\/strong>Executive Vice President
\nGreenville Chamber of Commerce
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Blair Knobel
\n<\/strong>Editor in Chief
\nTOWN Magazine\/Community Journals
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Sonny Ledda
\n<\/strong>Chief of Police
\nCity of Laurens
\nLaurens<\/p>\n

George Lesmes
\n<\/strong>Chief Administrative Officer
\nGHS Medical Group
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Angie Littlejohn
\n<\/strong>Legal Advisor
\nFurman University
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Brad Love
\n<\/strong>Attorney
\nHaynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Heather Love
\n<\/strong>State Director
\nJefferson Awards Foundation
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Heather Lyndon
\n<\/strong>Department Manager
\nBMW Manufacturing
\nSpartanburg<\/p>\n

Carmen Mays
\n<\/strong>Minority Business Development Coordinator
\nCity of Spartanburg
\nSpartanburg<\/p>\n

James McAdams
\n<\/strong>Disaster Preparedness Specialist
\nAnderson County Sheriff’s Office
\nAnderson<\/p>\n

Dana McConnell
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nCenter for Developmental Services
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Deidre McEntyre
\n<\/strong>Program Manager
\nUrban League of the Upstate
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Scott Mercer
\n<\/strong>Superintendent
\nSpartanburg School District Two
\nChesnee<\/p>\n

Stacey Mills
\n<\/strong>Director of Student Services
\nUSC Upstate Greenville Campus
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Kenya Mingo
\n<\/strong>Director of Marketing & Development
\nUrban League of the Upstate
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Chanell Moore
\n<\/strong>Deputy Director
\nGreenville County Parks, Recreation & Tourism
\nTaylors<\/p>\n

Tom O’Hanlan
\n<\/strong>CEO
\nSealevel Systems Inc.
\nLiberty<\/p>\n

Jennifer Oladipo
\n<\/strong>Senior Business Writer
\nCommunity Journals
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Ric Ransom
\n<\/strong>Senior Administrator
\nGreenville Memorial Hospital
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Monty Rigsby
\n<\/strong>VP Manufacturing – Industrial Director
\nMichelin Tire Co.
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Chuck Saylors
\n<\/strong>Vice President; School Board Trustee
\nM.B. Kahn Construction; Greenville County Schools
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

John Skipper
\n<\/strong>Sheriff
\nAnderson County Sheriff’s Office
\nAnderson<\/p>\n

James Speed
\n<\/strong>Pastor
\nAllen Temple AMEC
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Jim Stewart
\n<\/strong>Chief of Police
\nCity of Anderson
\nAnderson<\/p>\n

David Sudduth
\n<\/strong>Executive Director, Community & Government Affairs
\nGreenville Health System
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Linda Tassie
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nYouthBASE
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Leslie Trant
\n<\/strong>Dean of Corporate & Career Development Division
\nGreenville Technical College
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Johannes Trauth
\n<\/strong>Vice President, Human Resources
\nBMW Manufacturing
\nGreer<\/p>\n

Alecia Watt
\n<\/strong>Director of Student Support Services
\nGreenville Technical College
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Riley Institute at Furman\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative<\/a>. Or contact Megan Dodgens, Manager of Diversity Leadership Programs at (864) 294-3253, or megan.dodgens@furman.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Forty-five leaders from the Upstate have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). They will join more than 1,400 Riley Fellows from across the state. As part of the program, leaders work in cross-sector groups to respond to real issues and opportunities in their communities through capstone service projects. Chosen by nomination and application, participants reflect South Carolina\u2019s demographics, and represent corporate, nonprofit, education, faith-based and government sectors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":14293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-centers-and-institutes","category-riley-institute"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457","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\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}