Sustainability Leadership Initiative

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Program Overview

In partnership with Sustain SC and the Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, the Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI) is an inventive program fostering leadership skills in forward-thinking individuals.

Hosted statewide, SLI develops leaders who can navigate unprecedented changes in South Carolina’s human and natural communities, while supporting economic prosperity and resilience.

The eight-month program accepts 24 participants or fellows annually. Through cross-boundary dialogue, active learning, and community projects, SLI Fellows gain skills for positive change. Fellows are selected from a diverse pool, supporting a balance among private, public, and NGO representatives.

Sessions cover sustainability aspects such as conservation, human well-being, ethics, manufacturing, and agribusiness. SLI also forms a robust interdisciplinary network of South Carolina leaders collaborating for a sustainable future.

Fellows will emerge with enhanced skills to be drivers of positive change within their organizations and communities.

2023 – 2024 Fellows

  • Joe Bailey, Schaeffler
  • Gervais Baker, Lumenant LLC
  • Brianna Bateman, U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s Office
  • Megan Chase-Muller, Upstate Forever
  • Eddie Cogdill, SC Department of Commerce
  • Rick Crawford, Emerger Strategies
  • Hunter Davis, Davis & Floyd
  • Dr. Zenobia Edwards, I Am B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L., Inc., Aspen Institute Fellow
  • Erin Fisher, Boeing
  • Tory Grayson, Water & Land Solutions
  • Amanda Green, Colite
  • Tyson Grinstead, Duke Energy
  • Steve Harrison, Coastal Carolina University
  • Rebecca Haynes, Audubon South Carolina
  • Scott Hicks, Mark Anthony Brewing Company
  • Elena Kenski, Hollingsworth LLC
  • Nikki McDill, Mercedes Benz
  • Nick Murray, First Tuesday Strategies
  • Halle Price, BMW
  • Kaitlyn Sagan, GEL Engineering
  • Emily Skaggs, Milliken & Company
  • Robert Strange, Greentree Land Management, LLC.
  • John Tynan, Conservation Voters of South Carolina
  • Geoff VanderVeen, AFL
  • Stuart White, Congaree Land Trust
  • Daryl Whitt, All4

 

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