{"id":3952,"date":"2015-08-19T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/19\/riley-institute-selects-new-class-of-dli-fellows\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:48:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:48:39","slug":"riley-institute-selects-new-class-of-dli-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/riley-institute-selects-new-class-of-dli-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Institute selects new class of DLI fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rily<\/a><\/strong>The Riley Institute\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 20th Class of Fellows. The 45 incoming class members will join more than 1,500 Riley Fellows from across the state to participate in DLI.<\/p>\n

\u201cDLI and the Riley Fellows have matured into a potent force to help move South Carolina forward,\u201d says Dr. Don Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute. \u201cThe variety of unique experiences and perspectives that this class brings to the table is so important to the meaningful dialogue and work of DLI,\u201d Gordon says. He says that although the class is varied in background and experience, \u201cThey have a common ability to affect change through leadership positions in their organizations and community.\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 participants. DLI is expertly facilitated by Juan Johnson, an independent consultant and former Coca-Cola vice president. \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 says Johnson.<\/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

Participants, who reflect South Carolina\u2019s demographics and represent the corporate, nonprofit, education, faith-based and government sectors, are chosen by nomination and application. \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 Gordon says.<\/p>\n

The Riley Fellows for Upstate Class 20 are:<\/p>\n

George Allwes
\n<\/strong>VP Retail
\nGoodwill Industries
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Shafiq Anwar
\n<\/strong>Chief Information Officer
\nMichelin North America
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Paul Butler
\n<\/strong>Senior Vice President
\nSpartanburg Regional Healthcare System
\nSpartanburg, S.C.<\/p>\n

Brenda Byrd
\n<\/strong>Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership
\nGreenville County Schools
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

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

Anna Cass
\n<\/strong>Clinical Assistant Professor
\nGreenville Health System\/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Troy Chisolm
\n<\/strong>Administrator, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
\nGreenville Health System
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Pam Christopher
\n<\/strong>President & CEO
\nAnderson Area Chamber of Commerce
\nAnderson, S.C.<\/p>\n

Chrissie Cofield
\n<\/strong>Assistant Chief
\nLaurens Police Department
\nLaurens, S.C.<\/p>\n

Neal Collins
\n<\/strong>Member; Attorney
\nSC House of Representatives; Carolina Law & Mediation, LLC
\nEasley, S.C.<\/p>\n

Pam Davis
\n<\/strong>Director, Bridges to a Brighter Future
\nFurman University
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Gary Eichelberger
\n<\/strong>Associate Priest for Faith Development & Worship
\nChrist Church Episcopal
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Richard Everly
\n<\/strong>Vice President Paint
\nBMW Manufacturing LLC
\nGreer, S.C.<\/p>\n

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

Stephanie Griffin
\n<\/strong>Finance Project Manager
\nBMW Manufacturing LLC
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Paul Grosskopf
\n<\/strong>Vice President, R & D
\nMichelin North America
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Linda Hannon
\n<\/strong>Manager, Government and Community Relations
\nDuke Energy
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Scott Henderson
\n<\/strong>Professor of Education
\nFurman University
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Jo Anne Hennigan
\n<\/strong>Vice President
\nMichelin North America
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Gary Hill
\n<\/strong>SC Circuit Judge
\nSC Judicial Department
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Cornelius Huff
\n<\/strong>Mayor
\nCity of Inman
\nInman, S.C.<\/p>\n

Neil Jamerson
\n<\/strong>Assistant Vice President for Student Development
\nFurman University
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Rodney Johnson
\n<\/strong>Principal\/Director
\nLead Academy Public Charter School
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Leonard Kupersmith
\n<\/strong>Headmaster
\nChrist Church Episcopal School
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Chad Lawson
\n<\/strong>Communications Manager
\nSpartanburg Water
\nSpartanburg, S.C.<\/p>\n

Wes Lehrer
\n<\/strong>Spartanburg Market President
\nBB&T
\nSpartanburg, S.C.<\/p>\n

Becky Mann
\n<\/strong>Director of Executive Communications and Public Relations
\nGreenville Technical College
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Derek McGowan
\n<\/strong>Program Manager STEM, Generations & Higher Education
\nLockheed Martin
\nGreer, S.C.<\/p>\n

Ricky McGrady
\n<\/strong>Section Manager
\nBMW Manufacturing LLC
\nGreer, S.C.<\/p>\n

Diane McNeil
\n<\/strong>VP Finance\/CFO
\nUrban League of the Upstate, Inc.
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Curt McPhail
\n<\/strong>Principal
\nGreenlab Strategies
\nSpartanburg, S.C.<\/p>\n

Jordana Megonigal
\n<\/strong>Publisher
\nBusiness Black Box
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Miller
\n<\/strong>Chief of Police
\nCity of Greenville
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Ty Miller
\n<\/strong>Lieutenant over Administration
\nGreenville County Sheriff’s Office
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Terri Newsom
\n<\/strong>VP & CFO
\nGreenville Health System
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Kimaka Nichols-Graham
\n<\/strong>Managing Attorney and Education Unit Head
\nSouth Carolina Legal Services
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Josh Patterson
\n<\/strong>Principal
\nOakland Elementary School
\nSpartanburg District Two
\nInman, S.C.<\/p>\n

Steven Prior
\n<\/strong>Director, Supplier Diversity and Small Business Development
\nMichelin North America
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Jim Shew
\n<\/strong>Director, National Accounts
\nBlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Susi Smith
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nCommunities in Schools of Greenville
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Rob Stevens
\n<\/strong>Senior Manager
\nElliott Davis Decosimo, LLC
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

Chris Tolbert
\n<\/strong>Career Manager
\nMichelin North America
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/p>\n

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

Charles Weathers
\n<\/strong>Founder
\nThe Weathers Group
\nColumbia, S.C.<\/p>\n

Hubert Yarborough
\n<\/strong>Vice President of Development
\nPropel HR
\nGreenville, S.C.<\/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":"

The Riley Institute\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 20th Class of Fellows. The 45 incoming class members will join more than 1,500 Riley Fellows from across the state to participate in DLI.\u00a0\u201cDLI and the Riley Fellows have matured into a potent force to help move South Carolina forward,\u201d says Dr. Don Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":15177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,17,58,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-centers-and-institutes","category-internships","category-riley-institute"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952","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=3952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}