Thirty-one Spartanburg County residents graduated last week from the 2015 Grassroots Leadership Development Institute.
The ceremony was held at The Piedmont Club, with approximately 140 people present to show their support.
The institute is a seven-month leadership training program designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skill-set and resources to be effective in leading change at the grass-roots level.
“I am so excited that this leadership program continues to attract so many quality individuals who have a passion to make Spartanburg better,” Mary Thomas, chief operating officer of The Spartanburg County Foundation, said in a release. “The Institute has certainly prepared them to take on more roles of responsibility in achieving our goals as a community.”
The 2015 graduates are Caitlin Boice, Melanie Burt, Tanya Camp, Teressa Coggins, Dawn C. Deck, Ricky Eason, Tim Fisher, Theressa Franklin, Nancy Holland, Hannah Jarrett, Anita Mack, Tamara Makupson, Jalitha Moore, Keba Moore, Kristie Oliver, Samantha Overton, Douglas Peters, Natasha Pitts, Tommy Richardson, Tabatha Salters, Ani Samargian, Mitzi Schwartzbauer, Jess Sdao Swanson, Derrick Smith, Frank Startosto, Laura Timmons, Julia Turner, Sarah Wallace, Elizabeth Warlick, Rodney Wells, and James E. Williams Jr.
The institute is now accepting applications for its 2016 session. For more information, contact Tara Weese at 864-582-0138. The application may be downloaded at spcf.org.
