{"id":506,"date":"2020-07-08T18:17:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T18:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/?post_type=furman-update&#038;p=506"},"modified":"2021-05-27T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:24:48","slug":"riley-fellows-in-the-news-july-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/news\/riley-fellows-in-the-news-july-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Fellows in the News: July 8, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Russell Booker<\/strong> <em>(Upstate, Fall 2009)<\/em> is slated to become executive director of the Spartanburg Academic Movement and diversity and economic inclusion consultant for the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce. <a href=\"https:\/\/gsabizwire.com\/booker-announces-upcoming-leadership-roles-with-spartanburg-academic-movement-spartanburg-chamber\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia police chief <strong>Skip Holbrook<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2016)<\/em> was appointed to the new National Police Reform and Racial Justice Working Group by the United States Conference of Mayors. <a href=\"https:\/\/stl.news\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ivory Mathews<\/strong> <em>(Upstate, Spring 2018)<\/em> is now executive director and CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wistv.com\/2020\/06\/19\/mathews-named-executive-director-ceo-columbia-housing-authority\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clay Middleton<\/strong> <em>(Lowcountry, Fall 2017)<\/em> is now senior vice president at Mercury Public Affairs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/lobbying-world\/ar-BB15hyof#:~:text=Clay%20Middleton,%20former%20senior%20adviser%20on%20Sen.%20Cory,a%20senior%20vice%20president%20at%20Mercury%20Public%20Affairs.\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Reichenbach<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2018)<\/em> is now chairman of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. <a href=\"https:\/\/scnow.com\/townnews\/company\/changing-chairs-mike-reichenbach-to-head-florence-chamber-board\/article_6f2b6862-5f74-5ac3-851e-249bed5a8af8.html\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those included in the 2020 Free Times Power List are <strong>Leon Lott<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Fall 2007)<\/em>, Richland County sheriff; <strong>Teresa Wilson<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2016)<\/em>, Columbia city manager; <strong>Skip Holbrook<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2016)<\/em>, Columbia police chief; <strong>Tameika Isaac Devine<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Fall 2007)<\/em>, Columbia City Council member at-large; <strong>Melanie Huggins<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2018)<\/em>, executive director of the Richland Library; <strong>JoAnn Turnquist<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2013)<\/em>, president and CEO of the Central Carolina Community Foundation; <strong>Rhonda Hunsinger<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2020)<\/em>, executive director of the South Carolina Philharmonic; <strong>Robert Hughes<\/strong> <em>(Upstate, Fall 2003)<\/em>, president of the Hughes Development Corporation; <strong>Sue Berkowitz<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2009)<\/em>, director of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center; <strong>Beth Bernstein<\/strong> <em>(Lowcountry, Fall 2019)<\/em>, South Carolina House member; <strong>Baron Davis<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2017)<\/em>, superintendent of Richland School District Two; <strong>Amanda Loveday<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2017)<\/em>, COO of NP Strategy; <strong>David Pankau<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2013)<\/em>, CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina; <strong>Elise Partin<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2012)<\/em>, mayor of Cayce; <strong>Ben Rex<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2013)<\/em>, president of Cyberwoven; <strong>Antjuan Seawright<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2012)<\/em>, founder and CEO of Blueprint Strategy; and <strong>Della Watkins<\/strong><em> (Midlands, Spring 2019)<\/em>, executive director of the Columbia Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/free-times\/power-list-2020-the-people-who-get-stuff-done-in-columbia\/article_09a7849a-b435-11ea-a5a7-47f1aee97934.html\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Booker (Upstate, Fall 2009) is slated to become executive director of the Spartanburg Academic Movement and diversity and economic inclusion consultant for the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce. 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