{"id":2613,"date":"2025-01-27T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/?post_type=furman-update&p=2613"},"modified":"2025-01-27T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:39:51","slug":"twenty-two-fellows-selected-for-2025-south-carolina-afterschool-leaders-empowered-scale-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/news\/twenty-two-fellows-selected-for-2025-south-carolina-afterschool-leaders-empowered-scale-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-two Fellows Selected for 2025 South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered (SCALE) Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR INFORMATION: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Claudia Winkler
\nDirector of Marketing and Communications
\nThe Riley Institute at Furman University
\n864.294.3368; Claudia.winkler@furman.edu<\/p>\n

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January 27, 2025 \u2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n

Twenty-two Fellows Selected for 2025 South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered (SCALE) Fellowship<\/strong><\/p>\n

SCALE equips emerging afterschool and expanded learning leaders with the resources, frameworks, partnerships, and curriculum-curating skills to advance education programming in South Carolina.<\/em><\/p>\n

GREENVILLE, S.C. \u2014Twenty-two afterschool and summer program leaders from across the state have been selected to join the fourth cohort of South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered (SCALE) Fellows, a 10-month fellowship offered by The Riley Institute.<\/p>\n

SCALE Fellows are selected by a national committee of field experts. Each cohort is made up of participants from backgrounds that reflect the diversity of South Carolina\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n

The fellowship and associated professional development opportunities are focused on addressing educational challenges by implementing best practices.<\/p>\n

After a week of immersive programming at Furman University, taking place January 26-30, fellows begin monthly webinars about program design and assessment, equitable and trauma-informed relationship building skills, arts-integration, and leadership skills. They also participate in a learning journey to a nationally acclaimed summer learning program and work on a job-embedded capstone project related to afterschool or summer learning.<\/p>\n

With support from the South Carolina state legislature, SCALE is offered free of charge to participants. By preparing leaders to implement research-based practices into their afterschool and expanded learning programming and culminating in a related capstone project, SCALE has emerged as a critical educator program in our state.<\/p>\n

Listed below are the 2025 SCALE Fellows.<\/p>\n

Virginia \u201cGinni\u201d Aban
\n<\/strong>Director
\nOwls’ Nest Extended Day (Berkeley County School District)
\nMoncks Corner<\/p>\n

Stacie Coleman
\n<\/strong>Math Teacher and Lead
\nSchool District of Newberry County
\nNewberry<\/p>\n

Shanda \u201cShon\u201d Crawford
\n<\/strong>Director of Projects
\nDreams Imagination & Gift
\nWilliston<\/p>\n

Christopher Emanuel
\n<\/strong>Director
\nSecond Baptist Church – Teen After School Center
\nAiken<\/p>\n

Patsy Gardner
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nA Second Chance Resource Center Network United, Inc.
\nNorth Charleston<\/p>\n

Valente’ Gibson
\n<\/strong>Coordinator of 21st Century Grant
\nRichland School District Two
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Tracy Goodwin
\n<\/strong>21st CCLC Project Director
\nLexington School District One
\nLexington<\/p>\n

Cissy Graham
\n<\/strong>Computer Manager & Afterschool Director
\nDutch Fork Elementary School
\nIrmo<\/p>\n

Angela \u201cNicke\u201d Haney
\n<\/strong>CEO\/Founder
\nBrown Girls Read
\nSpartanburg<\/p>\n

Cheyenne Helfrich
\n<\/strong>Program Director
\nBoys & Girls Clubs of York County
\nYork<\/p>\n

Julie Hollister
\n<\/strong>Vice President of Youth & Family Services
\nYMCA of Greenville
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Liz Keitt
\n<\/strong>Founder\/Director
\nProject Life: Positeen, Inc.
\nOrangeburg<\/p>\n

Beth Lechner
\n<\/strong>Program Director Clubs and Camp
\nSC Career Kids
\nColumbia<\/p>\n

Aileen Mahoney
\n<\/strong>Auxiliary Programs Operations Coordinator
\nChrist Church Episcopal School
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Tonya Mayes
\n<\/strong>Founding Director
\nPreDestined Outreach
\nEasley<\/p>\n

Sabrina Miller
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nBoys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands
\nGreenwood<\/p>\n

Toya Moore
\n<\/strong>Director Youth Programs
\nUpstate Circle of Friends
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Sonya Pearson
\n<\/strong>Youth Program Director
\nPleasant Valley Connection
\nGreenville<\/p>\n

Sonja Rush-Harvin
\n<\/strong>Assistant Principal
\nWilliamsburg School District
\nGreeleyville<\/p>\n

Vanessa Stevenson
\n<\/strong>Prevention & Intervention Coordinator
\nSouth Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
\nFlorence<\/p>\n

Verta Thompson
\n<\/strong>Executive Director
\nAvery C Thompson SR Community Center
\nVarnville<\/p>\n

Sattin Young
\n<\/strong>Program Officer
\nCharleston County School District- Office of Expanded Learning
\nCharleston<\/p>\n

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About the Riley Institute at Furman University<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Riley Institute empowers emerging and established leaders\u2014across sectors and throughout society\u2014with the knowledge and tools to advance equity and drive social and economic progress in South Carolina and beyond. We work to strengthen public education; promote the power of diversity to help teams, organizations, and communities thrive; and elevate informed, evidence-based approaches to critical public issues. In all it does, the institute is committed to nonpartisanship and a bias-free path to change.<\/p>\n

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