Riley Fellows in the News: April 8, 2020

Aimee Crouch (Midlands, Spring 2016), formerly senior producer for News and Public Affairs, is now director of News for South Carolina ETV. Read more.

Sky Foster (Upstate, Spring 2013), communications manager at BMW Manufacturing, was named the 2020 SC Manufacturers Alliance Woman of the Year. Read more.

Dominik Mjartan (Midlands, Spring 2019), president and CEO of Optus Bank, was elected to the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development’s board of directors. Read more.

Kimaka Nichols-Graham (Upstate, Fall 2015), managing attorney of the South Carolina Legal Services’ Greenville office, was elected to the South Carolina Family Court Bench. Read more.

Carlos Phillips (Upstate, Spring 2017), Greenville Chamber president and CEO, joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100. Read more.

Leon Wiles (Upstate, Fall 2006), former chief diversity officer at Clemson University, received the University ofPittsburg’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Psychology in Education. Read more.

Named 2020 Women of Influence by the GSA Business Report are: Brandy Amidon (Upstate, Fall 2018), mayor of Travelers Rest and co-president of Brains on Fire, Inc.; Carol Burdette (Upstate, Fall 2005), president and CEO of United Way of Anderson County; Catriona Carlisle (Upstate, Spring 2014), executive director of Meals on Wheels of Greenville County; Pam Christopher (Upstate, Fall 2015), CEO of the Anderson Chamber of Commerce; Jennifer Evins (Upstate, Fall 2006), CEO of the Chapman Cultural Center; Heather Jones (Upstate, Fall 2008), president and CEO of the Greenwood Partnership Alliance; Adela Mendoza (Upstate, Fall 2009), executive director of the Hispanic Alliance of South Carolina; Tiffany Santagati (Upstate, Fall 2011), senior vice president of Community First Bank; and Nika White (Upstate, Spring 2011), founder and CEO of Nika White Consulting. Read more.

The Riley Institute is now accepting applications for the 2020 WhatWorksSC page1image2955992784Award which celebrates the many great programs in SC public education. The application deadline has been extended to June 12. For more information, click here.