Riley Institute, SC Department of Education name 2024 Afterschool Leaders

Upstate Business Journal, January 2024

The Riley Institute at Furman University and South Carolina Department of Education have selected 22 afterschool and summer program leaders from across the state for the 2024 SC Afterschool Leaders Empowered Fellowship, the organizations announced Jan. 29.

The fellowship includes a week of immersive programming at Furman University as well as monthly webinars about program design and assessment, equitable and trauma-informed relationship-building skills, arts integration, and leadership skills.

The 2024 SCALE fellows include:

  • Daphne Cuadrado Andino of South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities – Greenville

  • Bennett Dixon of Poe Mill Achievement Center – Greenville

  • André Webb of Mosaic Educational and Arts Program – Greenville

  • Traci Weldie of Christ Church Episcopal School – Greenville

  • Ginger Beasley of Teach My People – Pawleys Island

  • Bobby Black of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice – Columbia

  • Ruby Bridges of Children’s Defense Fund – Bennettsville

  • Kesha Bryan of Colleton County School District – Ladson

  • Amanda Dorris of Williamsburg County School District – Kingstree

  • Sharol Ellerbe of THE CDF 21st Century Afterschool – Bennettsville

  • Cameron Gentry of Original Six Foundation – Pomaria

  • Karron Griffin of Expanded Learning – Kaleidoscope – Charleston

  • Tiffany Howard of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice – Blythewood

  • Chon Jackson of Pee Dee Math, Science and Technology Academy – Bishopville

  • Robyn Jackson of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice – Columbia

  • Chalena Mcilwain of Beyond Our Walls – Mount Pleasant

  • Tyece Newberry of Boys & Girls Club of York County – York

  • Trina Noonan of Expanded Learning – Kaleidoscope –Mount Pleasant

  • Holly Rhett Hayden of Empowered Minds – Sullivans Island

  • Julius Scott of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties – Irmo

  • Troy Thames of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands – Columbia

  • Michael Woods of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area – Florence

“During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of afterschool and summer programming to support our education system and keep working families functioning was thrown into stark relief,” said SCALE Director Amy Keely. “Our SCALE fellowship is designed to help professionalize this critical area of work so that programs produce better outcomes for children and secure funding and resources to sustain their service to South Carolina students and families.”

For more information, visit furman.edu/riley.

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