Forty-three participants from the Midlands and surrounding areas will begin the Riley Institute\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring.<\/p>\n
Selected for their leadership and community engagement, the participants join more than 1,700 Riley Fellows statewide. Each new class further extends and enriches the body of DLI alumni equipped to work together to make South Carolina a better place to live and work for all its residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are encouraged for the future of this state with the addition of each new class of Fellows because of their commitment to positive change and dedicated efforts to see it through,\u201d said Don Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute.<\/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 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 diverse workers, clients and constituents,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n
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. Participants, who reflect South Carolina\u2019s demographics, and who represent the corporate, nonprofit, education, faith-based and government sectors, are chosen by nomination and application.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a time of considerable division both nationally and locally, it is increasingly important to work together to find ways to foster a thriving economy and break down barriers that hinder progress,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n
The Riley Fellows for Midlands Class 10 are:<\/p>\n
Angela Bain<\/strong> Robin Berlinsky<\/strong> Marti Bluestein<\/strong> Laura Bordeaux<\/strong> Steve Brook<\/strong> Dean Byrd<\/strong> Wilbur Cave<\/strong> Karen Coltrane<\/strong> Reggie Corley<\/strong> Mike Couick<\/strong> Terrence Culbreath<\/strong> Baron Davis<\/strong> Greg Davis<\/strong> Luc Debaty<\/strong> John Gettys<\/strong> Gwen Hampton<\/strong> Karla Hawkins<\/strong> Marcy Hayden<\/strong> Sarah Lynn Hayes<\/strong> Susan Heath<\/strong> Andrea Heyward<\/strong> April Heyward<\/strong> Lenza Hoose<\/strong> Rusty Infinger<\/strong> Joe Johnson<\/strong> Joel Lourie<\/strong> Amanda Loveday<\/strong> Cory Manning<\/strong> Greg McGlohorn<\/strong> Mandy Medlock<\/strong> Steve Mitchell<\/strong> Leah Moody<\/strong> Ron Rhames<\/strong> Matthew Roberts<\/strong> Debbie Robertson<\/strong> Jeff Schilz<\/strong> Michael Seezen<\/strong> Debbie Shurr<\/strong> Rebecca Vance<\/strong> Tim Vaughn<\/strong> Bunnie Ward<\/strong> Craig Witherspoon<\/strong> Des\u00e9 Zuberi<\/strong> 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-three participants from the Midlands and surrounding areas will begin the Riley Institute\u2019s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring. Selected for their leadership and community engagement, the participants join more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":6408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,29,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-centers-and-institutes","category-riley-institute","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6407","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=6407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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