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The Dream Weavers: (l-r) Steven Buckingham, Carlos Phillips and Tommy Blackmon

Team members from Cooking Up the Future (l-r) Tamela Spann, Ethan Friddle and Carl Sobocinski

(l-r) Terrance Ford, Empathy without Apprehension, and Carlos Phillips, The Dream Weavers

Terrance Ford speaking with team members, Empathy without Apprehension

Cooking Up the Future: Tamela Spann speaking, Marcus Morgan and Carl Sobocinski

Cooking Up the Future: Lisa Knight speaking

Cooking Up the Future: Marcus Morgan speaking

Cooking Up the Future: Carl Sobocinski speaking

Cooking Up the Future: Nicole Wood speaking

Cooking Up the Future: Ethan Friddle speaking

Cooking Up the Future: Tamela Spann speaking, guest speaker, Julie Eddy, Nicole Wood, Carl Sobocinski, Lisa Knight, Marcus Morgan and Ethan Friddle

DLIbrarians: Eli Hesterman speaking

DLIbrarians: Eli Hesterman speaking

Tony Thomas, DLIbrarians

DLIbrarians: Eli Hesterman speaking

Lori Boyd, DLIbrarians

Darlene Shepherd, Empathy without Apprehension

Teen Achievers Champions: Adam Murphy speaking

Steven Buckingham, The Dream Weavers

Teen Achievers Champions: Adam Murphy speaking

Teen Achievers Champions: (l-r) Patricia Mullinax, Ty Houck, Shaniece Criss and Charlie Mayfield

Tom Kayrouz, Teen Achievers Champions

Empathy without Apprehension: Whitney Hanna speaking

Empathy without Apprehension: (l-r) Sam Tisdale, Todd Davidson, Mark Steenback, Terrance Ford, Rich Rogers, Lee Yarborough, Myra Ruiz and Darlene Shepherd

Empathy without Apprehension: Rich Rogers, Lee Yarborough and Myra Ruiz

Empathy without Apprehension: Mark Steenback and Terrance Ford

Empathy without Apprehension: Darlene Shepherd speaking

Ethan Friddle and Lisa Knight, Cooking Up the Future

Empathy without Apprehension: Myra Ruiz

Empathy without Apprehension: Mark Steenback responding to a question

The Dream Weavers: Carlos Phillips speaking

The Dream Weavers: Steven Buckingham speaking

The Dream Weavers: (l-r) Tommy Blackmon, Melanie McLane, Harriet Wallace, LaShauna Harrison and Carlos Phillips

The Dream Weavers: (l-r) Harriet Wallace, LaShauna Harrison and Carlos Phillips

Shaniece Criss, Teen Achievers Champions, asking the group a question

Diversity Leaders Initiative intern Lucy Lansing

Megan Dodgens announcing that it is time for the awards ceremony. Each DLI participant will receive a Riley Fellow certificate and a pin, and a gift

Shaniece Criss, Teen Achievers Champions, proudly displaying her Riley Fellow certificate

A high five from Eli Hestermann, DLIbrarians

Ty Houck, Teen Achievers Champions

Myra Ruiz, Empathy without Apprehension, receiving her Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson

Tony Thomas, DLIbrarians, receiving his Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson

Harriet Wallace, The Dream Weavers, receiving her Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson

Cooking Up the Future: Row 1 (l-r): Marcus Morgan, Nicole Wood, Lisa Knight, Tamela Spann; Row 2 (l-r): Ethan Friddle, Julie Eddy, Carl Sobocinski; Not pictured: Tom Claybaugh, Bill Gay

DLIbrarians: Row 1 (l-r): Kavit Antani, Lori Boyd, Tony Thomas; Row 2 (l-r): Monique Watson, Robin Stelling, Eli Hestermann; Not pictured: Kathryn Boucher, Jonathan Shanin

Empathy without Apprehension: Row 1 (l-r): Lee Yarborough, Myra Ruiz, Darlene Shepherd, Rich Rogers; Row 2 (l-r): Terrance Ford, Whitney Hanna, Todd Davidson; Row 3 (l-r): Sam Tisdale, Mark Steenback

Teen Achievers Champions: Row 1 (l-r): Charlie Mayfield, Patricia Mullinax, Shaniece Criss; Row 2 (l-r): Tom Kayrouz, Adam Murphy, Ty Houck; Not pictured: Paul Constantine, Chirinjev Peterson, Luanne Runge

The Dream Weavers: Row 1 (l-r): LaShauna Harrison, Melanie McLane, Steven Buckingham; Row 2 (l-r): Tommy Blackmon, Carlos Phillips, Harriet Wallace; Not pictured: Mario DeCarvalho

Congratulations Upstate Class XXIII Riley Fellows!

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Cooking Up the Future

DLIbrarians

The Dream Weavers

Empathy without Apprehension

Teen Achievers Champions