{"id":3466,"date":"2015-01-30T17:51:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T17:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2015\/01\/30\/riley-institute-names-midlands-dli-fellows\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:46:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:46:07","slug":"riley-institute-names-midlands-dli-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/riley-institute-names-midlands-dli-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Institute names Midlands DLI Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Riley Institute\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 8th class of fellows from the Midlands.<\/p>\n

Forty leaders from the Midlands 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 Midlands Class 8 are:<\/p>\n

Amanda<\/strong> Adler
\n<\/strong>Staff Attorney, Education
\nSC Appleseed
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Beryl<\/strong> Bachus-Keith
\n<\/strong>Medical Director
\nHopeHealth, Inc., HopeHealth Pediatrics-Manning
\nManning<\/p>\n

Danny<\/strong> Black
\n<\/strong>President and CEO
\nSouthern Carolina Regional Alliance, Inc.
\nBarnwell<\/p>\n

John<\/strong> Busch
\n<\/strong>Trustee
\nCollege of Charleston
\nChapin<\/p>\n

Kelly<\/strong> Callahan
\n<\/strong>Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
\nUnited Way Association of South Carolina
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Alvin<\/strong> Caughman
\n<\/strong>Chief Communications Officer
\nSouth Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Curtis<\/strong> Chow
\n<\/strong>Attorney
\nOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C.
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Carter<\/strong> Clark
\n<\/strong>President and CEO
\nBoys & Girls Clubs of Midlands
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Shenequa<\/strong> Coles
\n<\/strong>Principal
\nRichland School District One
\nColumbia High School
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Stephanie<\/strong> Cooper-Lewter
\n<\/strong>Senior Research Director
\nSisters of Charity Foundation
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Marvin<\/strong> Davis
\n<\/strong>Executive VP, R&D Facilities
\nSCRA
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Rich<\/strong> Fletcher
\n<\/strong>President and CEO
\nI-77 Alliance
\nRichburg<\/p>\n

Ana<\/strong> Gallego
\n<\/strong>Program Director, SC Health Coordinating Council
\nSC Hospital Association
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Vincent<\/strong> Goggins
\n<\/strong>Lieutenant
\nRichland County Sheriff’s Office
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Scott<\/strong> Graves
\n<\/strong>President and COO
\nBlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Lindsay<\/strong> Hawkins
\n<\/strong>Area Personnel Manager
\nMichelin North America
\nLexington<\/p>\n

Stephen<\/strong> Hefner
\n<\/strong>Superintendent
\nSchool District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties
\nIrmo<\/p>\n

Tina<\/strong> Herbert
\n<\/strong>Director, Office of Business Opportunities
\nCity of Columbia
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Jennifer<\/strong> Hollingsworth
\n<\/strong>Attorney
\nNexsen Pruet LLC
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Sam Johnson
\n<\/strong>Special Assistant to the Mayor
\nCity of Columbia
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Thornton<\/strong> Kirby
\n<\/strong>President and CEO
\nSouth Carolina Hospital Assocation
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Roy<\/strong> Laney
\n<\/strong>Attorney
\nRiley Pope and Laney, LLC
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Amelia<\/strong> McKie
\n<\/strong>Principal\/President
\nNfusion, LLC
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Michael<\/strong> Mikota
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nSantee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments
\nSumter<\/p>\n

Mark<\/strong> Moore
\n<\/strong>Member, Business Litigation\/Governmental Investigations Practice Group
\nNexsen Pruet LLC
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Gail<\/strong> Morrison
\n<\/strong>Deputy Director & Director of Academic Affairs and Licensing (ret.)
\nSC Commission on Higher Education
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Tammy<\/strong> Pawloski
\n<\/strong>Professor of Education; Director, Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty
\nFrancis Marion University
\nFlorence<\/p>\n

Lucia<\/strong> Pirisi-Creek
\n<\/strong>Professor
\nUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Uvette<\/strong> Pope-Rogers
\n<\/strong>Chief Financial Officer
\nThe Children’s Trust of South Carolina
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Al Reid
\n<\/strong>Plant Manager
\nPPG Industries, Fiber Glass Products, Inc.
\nChester<\/p>\n

Tricia<\/strong> Richardson
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nSC Thrive
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Tabitha<\/strong> Safdi
\n<\/strong>Digital Media Manager\/Producer
\nSouth Carolina Educational Television
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Sarah<\/strong> Sherwood
\n<\/strong>Mayor; Community Relations Liasion
\nCity of Abbeville; Hospice Care of South Carolina
\nAbbeville<\/p>\n

Kevin<\/strong> Smith
\n<\/strong>Partner
\nRiggs Partners
\nWest Columbia<\/p>\n

Ann<\/strong> Timberlake
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nConservation Voters of South Carolina
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Breon<\/strong> Walker
\n<\/strong>Attorney
\nGallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Craig<\/strong> Washington
\n<\/strong>Principal
\nSouthside Middle School\/Florence School District One
\nFlorence<\/p>\n

Kelvin<\/strong> Washington
\n<\/strong>Councilmember
\nRichland County Council
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Isvara<\/strong> Wilson
\n<\/strong>Vice President & General Counsel
\nAgFirst Farm Credit Bank
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Herman Yoos
\n<\/strong>Bishop of the SC Synod of the ELCA
\nThe SC Synod
\nColumbia<\/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 leaders from the Midlands 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":14309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3466","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=3466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}