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The goal of WLI is to enhance vital leadership skills and foster a collaborative, lasting network of relationships.<\/p><\/div>\n
Jamie Breme, Director, Project Communications, Fluor<\/p>\n
Helen Byce, Architect, LS3P<\/p>\n
Dawn Byrd, Direct Materials Supervisor, Injection Molding Commodity, Draexlmaier<\/p>\n
Laura Cross, HR Staffing Manager, Bob Jones University<\/p>\n
Susan Crowell, Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church<\/p>\n
Megan Dodgens, Director, Diversity Leadership Strategies, The Riley Institute at Furman<\/p>\n
Paulette Dunn, Executive Director, Loaves & Fishes<\/p>\n
Lauren Fields, Corporate Communications Manager, Gordian<\/p>\n
Latorrie Geer, Director of Development and Operations, Community Works Carolina<\/p>\n
Kelli Harvey, FPC Senior Implementation Specialist, PropelHR<\/p>\n
Kathryn Hilton, Director, Product & Industry Marketing, Gordian<\/p>\n
Traci Hogan, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education, Greenville County Schools<\/p>\n
Catherine James, Marketing and Creative Director, Greenville Federal Credit Union<\/p>\n
Sophia Jang, Regional Director, Northeast Operations, Gordian<\/p>\n
Sherry Mack, Director of Business Solution Center, Gregory Pest Solutions<\/p>\n
Kate Mendez, Grant Accounting and Compliance Manager, United Way<\/p>\n
Sarah Merk, Procurement Project Manager, Draexlmaier<\/p>\n
Brianah Morse, Process Engineer, Jacobs<\/p>\n
Melissa Patterson, Controller, OnPoint CFO and Controller Services<\/p>\n
Alissa Ricci, Media Supervisor, Jackson MG<\/p>\n
Tomika Rogers, Director, Customer Success & Support, Gordian<\/p>\n
Sandra Saunders, Practice Manager IV, Greenville Health System<\/p>\n
Amanda McDougald Scott, Associate, Institute for Child Success<\/p>\n
Kerry Sease, MD, Medical Director, Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy, Greenville Health System<\/p>\n
Angela Sharkey, MD, Associate Dean USC School of Medicine, – Greenville<\/p>\n
Betsy Sikma, VP Talent and Economic Inclusion, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n
Brooke Smith, VP Business Development, Greenville Business Magazine<\/p>\n
Claire Stam, Grants Administrator, Clemson University<\/p>\n
Millie Thomasson, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith<\/p>\n
Robin Tidwell, Attorney\/Elbow Career Law Clerk, US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit<\/p>\n
Brittany VanderBeek, Customer Innovation Lab Initiative Leader, Michelin<\/p>\n
Allison Wiles, Vice President and Controller Southern Management Corporation<\/p>\n
Angel Williams, Vice President of Advancement Public Education Partners<\/p>\n
WLI provides an engaging educational forum for executives and senior managers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines in corporations, law, governmental agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. By working with one another, the goal of WLI is to enhance vital leadership skills and form a collaborative, lasting network of relationships.<\/p>\n
Said Sam Tisdale, director of corporate and professional development, \u201cAn understanding of the complex dynamics involved in achieving true success as a leader requires insight into one\u2019s personal leadership style and keen business acumen. The seminars offered during each session include a comprehensive view of concepts and strategies that have immediate and practical application in real-world work environments.\u201d<\/p>\n
WLI explores topics such as negotiation and conflict resolution, communication skills, the psychology behind success, network diversity, leadership styles, best practices for shared success, public speaking, life balance and time management.<\/p>\n
WLI extends the invitation to participate in an immersive experience with a nationally recognized liberal arts university, esteemed faculty, and accomplished business leaders. The 2019 Institute will be held January through May on the Furman University campus. Applications will be accepted online beginning September 1, 2018.<\/p>\n
For more information about Women\u2019s Leadership Institute at Furman University, contact Sam Tisdale at 864-294-2156 and sam.tisdale@furman.edu<\/a>. Or visit the website at www.furman.edu\/cpd<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Women\u2019s Leadership Institute (WLI) of Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2018 graduates: Eva Anagnostis, Assistant Director, Greenville County Workforce Development Kimberly Appleby, Contracts & Pricing Negotiation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":9496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,26,40,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-department-page","category-administrative","category-continuing-education","category-corporate-and-professional-development"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7501","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=7501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}