The 2007-08 Advance Team played host to several guest speakers who appeared on Furman’s campus during the school year, including Ken Menkaus, who delivered a public address, “Crisis and Conflict in the Horn of Africa: Implications for the United States”; Marjorie Margolies, who delivered a public address, “How Do Women Make A Difference in Politics?”; Molly Mitchell Spearman, executive director, South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA); Jo Anne Anderson, executive director of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee; and Harvey Choplin, retired Traveler’s Rest High School Principal.

The Advance Team also made their annual trip to Columbia for the Third Wilkins Leadership Awards Dinner with special guests Mike McConnell, who offered a public address on global intelligence and U.S. national security, and The Right Honorable Peter Beattie, Trade Commissioner to the Americas and Former Premier of Queensland, Australia.

2007-08 Advance Team Members

Elizabeth Goss

2007-08 Advance Team Leader
Atlanta, GA
Political Science

Ben Able

Political Science

John Candeto

Economics, Asian Studies, Philosophy

Kristen Capogrossi

Political Science, Economics

Jonathan Cote

Political Science, Philosophy

Abby Elsener

 

Brittany Fee

Political Science

John Odell Ferguson

 

Cary Fontana

Political Science

Mason Freeman

 

Shun Griffin

Political Science

Christina Henderson

Political Science

Brian Highsmith

Economics, German

Quentin James

 

Ke Ji

Political Science

Abby Kobrovsky

Political Science, Communications

Matt Kuhn

Political Science, Economics

Bonnie O’Neill

Political Science, Earth and Environmental Science

Rachel Parrish

Political Science, Asian Studies

Karly Scheldwitz

 

Matt Springate

Political Science, Communications

Taylor Warren

Political Science, History

Kyle Wilkins

Economics, History

Emily Wilson

Political Science, History