The 2009-10 Advance Team played host to several guest speakers who appeared on Furman’s campus during the school year, including Helmut Schäfer, former German State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Head. The Advance Team also held a panel discussion on “Youth in Politics” to highlight some unique facets of South Carolina politics and to provide advice as to how individuals can become more politically involved with panelists H. Boyd Brown and John Tynan.

2009-10 Advance Team Members

Jonathan Cote

2009-10 Advance Team Leader
Fort Mill, SC
Political Science, Philosophy

Ali Boyd

Columbia, SC
Political Science

Michael Brearley

Greer, SC
Political Science, Urban Studies

Anna Burns

Columbia, SC
Political Science, Spanish

Shannon Cantwell

Mt. Pleasant, SC
Economics

Jonathan Christiansen

Frankfort, NY
Political Science, Education

Dez Clodfelter

Walkertown, NC
Political Science

Ashlund Dunaway

Mooresville, NC
Political Science, Spanish

Sawyer Duncan

Atlanta, GA
Political Science, Business Adminstration

Alex Ellison

Lakeland, FL
Economics

Lorna Fink

Kernersville, NC
Political Science

Cary Fontana

Columbia, SC
Political Science, Economics

Brann Fowler

Ridgeland, SC
Political Science, History

Shun Griffin

Greenwood, SC
Political Science, Communications

Rick Harris

Whitmire, SC
Political Science, History

Brian Highsmith

Columbia, SC
Political Science, Economics

Andrew Holliday

Travelers Rest, SC
Political Science

Prenita Hudson

Political Science

Abby Kobrovsky

Charleston, SC
Political Science

Inna Korshikova

Anderson, SC
Political Science, Asian Studies

Ella Krivitchenko

Simpsonville, SC
Economics, French

Emily Patterson

Orange Park, FL
Political Science

Katie Shultz

Birmingham, AL
Political Science

David Wantland

Dallas, TX
French

Edward Wixler

Greenville, SC
Political Science, Philosophy

Mark Wu

Dunwoody, GA
Political Science, Economics

Michael Wyatt

Columbia, SC
Political Science, History

Jeffrey Zwerner

Blufton, SC
Political Science, Philosophy