Leadership Greer Class XXXIV and Junior Leadership Class XXV held their graduation ceremony last Tuesday at the BMW Zentrum.
Leadership Greer’s class project, Leaders in Action, a partnership with Christmas in Action, coordinated a project day, and worked on five homes in the Greer area. A donation of $1,000 each was also made to Greer Relief & Resources, Greer Community Ministries, Piedmont Women’s Center, Middle Tyger Community Center, and the Greer Soup Kitchen.
Kenneth Seay, Training and Leadership Manager from Michelin and Professor of Leadership and Ethics for Clemson University’s MBA program, delivered the keynote address.
Leadership Greer Class XXXIV graduates
Sarah Belue, City of Greer Parks & Recreation Department
Don Broadhurst, Schneider Tree Care
Stan Broerman, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc.
Ryan Camp, Pelham Medical Center
Ella Canfield, Curves of Greer
Rob DeHollander, DeHollander & Janse Financial Group
Lee Dumas, Lee Dumas at Keller Williams
Rebecca Ferguson, Greenville Technical College
Jodi Fortenberry, Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce
Dee Gabriel, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc.
John Gifford, Greer State Bank
Jenni Gregory, Upstate Workforce Investment Board
Zack Hall, YMCA of Greenville
Kimmy Haynes, Sports Spine & Industrial
Mark Hopper, New York Life/NYLife Securities
Scott Keeley, City of Greer Fire Department
Tony Kouskolekas, Pelham Medical Center
Mary Beth Langley, Young Office Environments
Jack Lucas, BB&T
William Marcus, The Palmetto Bank
Kyle Mensing, Greer Development Corporation
Justin Miller, City of Greer Parks & Recreation Department
Michelle Roberts, Heartland Payment Systems
Kerri Robinson, Heritage Bible Church
Chuck Sanders, Greenville Health System
Cindy Simpler, Greer Community Ministries
Sheila Springfield, The Chocolate Toad/Stomping Grounds
Adam Terrell, Greer Memorial Hospital
Brenda Verdone, Greater Greenville Greeter, Inc.
Michelle Wang, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc.
Junior Leadership Class XXV Graduates
Blue Ridge High School
Cheyenne Brady
Claire Herman
Jake Wilson
Byrnes High School
Will Hyatt
Megan Powell
Danielle Spaniol
Harry Stathakis
Eastside High School
Victoria Entsuah
Jonathan Michala
Abby Wynn Jackson
Greer High School
Madison Bates
Makayla Cain
Gibson James
Graham Nall
Samantha Pegg
Greer Middle College Charter High School
Leighton Higgins
Harrison Kendrick
Erika Peterson
Micah Williams
Riverside High School
Lydia Elsey
Kiara Gonzalez
Yasmin Meyer
Upstate Homeschool Co-op
Graham Pitman
2014 Leadership Award
Lee Dumas, Keller Williams
2014 President’s Award
Sarah Belue, City of Greer Parks and Recreation Department. Belue is the first person to graduate both the adult and junior leadership programs.
Mitsubishi Polyester Film Junior Leadership scholarship
Anna Parham, a senior from Riverside High School. Parham will attend Lander University in the fall pursuing a degree in Elementary Education.
Volunteer Challenge Award
The Adult class won the challenge versus junior leadership. Combined volunteer hours were 812 in the past 9 months. Justin Miller, Greer Parks and Recreation, volunteered 97.5 hours ,and Kiara Gonzalez from Riverside High School volunteered 219.5 hours.
Candidates interested for the 2014-2015 leadership classes should contact Lynn Pascazio at 877-3131 for additional information. Applications are due by July 10.