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Planning

Sincere thanks to our community leaders who devoted their time and energy to making this Spartanburg community improvement planning process a comprehensive community effort.

COMMUNITY INDICATORS OVERSIGHT CABINET
H. Walter Barre, II, The Spartanburg County Foundation Board of Trustees
John Dargan, The Spartanburg County Foundation
Kathy Dunleavy, United Way of the Piedmont
Elena Rush, Spartanburg County
Phillip J. Ryan, III, United Way of the Piedmont Board of Trustees
Chris Steed, United Way of the Piedmont
Mary Thomas, The Spartanburg County Foundation

CONSULTANTS

A. Stan Davis, Leadership Consultant
JoAnn Mitchell Brasington, Editor and Graphic Designer

COMMUNITY INDICATORS IMPACT COUNCIL
Thomas Barnet, Community Volunteer
H. Walter Barre, II, The Spartanburg County Foundation Board of Trustees
Laura Bauknight, Spartanburg Youth Council
Cynthia Beacham, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Patty Bock, Johnson Development
Hugh Brantley, Spartanburg Christian Community Foundation
Dick Carr, Piedmont Sourcing
John Dargan, The Spartanburg County Foundation
Kathy Dunleavy, United Way of the Piedmont
Tony Fisher, Spartanburg Public Safety
Dr. David Goolsby, Appalachia III Public Health District
Robert Henderson, Vision 2 Destiny
Honorable Jeff Horton, Spartanburg County Council
Tom Jennings, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Roy Johnson, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Phil Lane, WSPA
Thomas Lounds, Cleveland White Company, Inc.
Julia Lyons, United Way of the Piedmont
Karen Mitchell, Community Volunteer
Nancy Ogle, Senior Centers of Spartanburg
Tammy Powell, OneStop: Workforce Investment Board
Everett Powers, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
Dr. James Ray, Spartanburg County School Distric Three
Jim Rogers, Duke Power
Elena Rush, Spartanburg County
Phillip J. Ryan, III, United Way of the Piedmont Board of Trustees
Chris Steed, United Way of the Piedmont
Dr. John Stockwell, USC Upstate
Doris Tidwell, Community Volunteer
Mary Thomas, The Spartanburg County Foundation
Erika Walker, The SAGE Institute
Benjamin Wright, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association
Phillip Wright, Mary Black Memorial Hospital

ACADEMIC SUCCESS TASKFORCE
Dr. Russell Booker, Spartanburg County School District One
Dr. Sheila Breitweiser, SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
Dr. Chuck White, SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
Terrell Ball, Wofford College
Bill Brasington, The Adult Learning Center
Danny Burns, Southside Learning Center
Dr. Glen Carson, Spartanburg County School District Four
A. Stan Davis, Leadership Consultant
Sheila Garrison, The Charles Lea Center
Dr. Arthur Grant, Council for Community Empowerment & Daniel Morgan Vocational Center
Dr. Deryle Hope, Spartanburg County School District Two
Craig Jacobs, Workforce Investment Board and SCSDB
Dr. Charles Love, USC Upstate
Sheldon Mitchell, The Urban League of the Upstate
Mary Seamon, Spartanburg County School District Three
Mike Swaim, Swaim Brown, PA
Molly Talbot-Metz, Mary Black Foundation
Dr. Clay Turner, The SCF and Faith Community
Scott Turner, Spartanburg County School District Five
Benjamin Wright, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Dr. John Stockwell, University of South Carolina Upstate
Dr. Dan Terhune, Spartanburg Technical College
Sheryl Turner-Watts, University of South Carolina Upstate

ELDERLY INDEPENDENCE
Erika Walker, The SAGE Institute
Nancy Ogle, Spartanburg Senior Centers
Joan Moore, Urban League of the Upstate
Wade Ballard, Ford Harrison Law Firm
Jean Blackley, ReGenesis Community Health Center
James Blackwood, Spartanburg County Community and Economic Development
Hugh Brantley, Spartanburg Christian Community Foundation
Maurisa Byerly, Woodruff Community Center
Terry Cash, Caman Leasing
David Church, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Joyce Finkle, Alzheimer’s Association
Earle Fowler, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Jerry Hardee, Sherman College9
Edwin Haskell, Haskell Law Firm
Joan Gibson, Community Volunteer
Jayne McQueen, Mobile Meals of Spartanburg
Chris Parker, Care Connection
Jimmy Riley, SRHS Transportation
Nikki Robertson, Skylyn Place
Vicky Tabbot, Mary Black Memorial Hospital
Kristin Taylor, Community Long Term Care, DHHS
Sherry Vaughn, Spartanburg Technical College
Marc Wall, Shepherd’s Center
Dr. Brad Whitney, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare

STABLE & NURTURING FAMILIES
Dr. Kirk Neely, Morningside Baptist Church
Doris Tidwell, Community Volunteer
Bernard Brooks, Bernard E. Brooks and Associates
Marilyn Anderson, Spartanburg County School District 7
Thomas Barnet, Community Volunteer
A. Stan Davis, Leadership Consultant
Barbara Duncan, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
Darrin Goss, New Maxwell Chapel Baptist Church
Ron Eades, United for Christ
Rob Green, Boy Scouts of America
Lynn Hawkins, Safe Homes/Rape Crisis Coalition
Stella Johnson, Alzheimer’s Association
Mitch Kennedy, City of Spartanburg
Rabbi Yossi J. Liebowitz, B’Nai Israel Congregation
Anne Ring, Community Volunteer
Ray Trail, Spartanburg County Department of Social Services
Gaynelle West, Community Volunteer
Jessalyn Wynn Story, Spartanburg Teen Pregnancy Prevention Council

HEALTHY FAMILIES
Dr. David Goolsby, Appalachia III Public Health District
Tom Jennings, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Laura Bauknight, Spartanburg Youth Council
Dr. Russell Booker, Spartanburg County School District One
Lynn Burgess, Community Volunteer
David Church, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
David Forrester, SADAC
Wanda Fowler, Middle Tyger Community Center
Karen Graham, Region 2 Health District
Dr. Audrey Grant, Spartanburg County School District Seven
Kim Hautamaki, Middle Tyger Community Center
Phillip Hudson, SADAC
Georgia Lanford, Congregational Nursing
Kathi Long, Region 2 Health District
Rammy Lybrand, St. John’s Lutheran Church
Joyce Miller, Piedmont Community Action Center
George Newby, ReGenesis Community Health Center
Kathy Rivers, Spartanburg County Planning and County Development
Glenn Robinson, Mary Black Memorial Hospital
Page Rogers, Region 2 Health District
Rebecca Russ-Sellers, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Dr. Glenda Sims, USC Upstate
Scott Slatton, Greater Woodruff Area Council
Billy Spencer, Greater Pacolet Area Council
Beth Summer-Strait, Mental Association of the Piedmont
Jackie Summers, Region 2 Health District
Dr. Charlene Walton, USC Upstate

ECONOMIC MEANS & STANDARDS OF LIVING
Roy Johnson, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Sheldon Mitchell, Urban League of the Upstate
Jay Bland, First Citizens Bank
Gregory Canzater, GLC Enterprises, Inc.
Ben Davis, Spartanburg Workforce Center
Kathy Dunleavy, United Way of the Piedmont
Julie Franklin, City of Spartanburg
Patricia Fluharty, SPIHN
Cindi Gooden, The Haven
Jeff Howard, First Citizens Bank
Nancy Lawson, USDA
Don Martin, State Farm Insurance
Harold McClain, Spartanburg Technical College
Charlene McKanie, Spartanburg County CED
Patrena Mims, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Harold Mitchell, ReGenesis
Dr. Doris Paez, University of South Carolina Upstate
Lynn Proctor, Workforce Investment Board
Karla Starks, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Mark Stewart, Creative Solutions
Sandi Turner, Christmas In Action

ECONOMIC VIABILITY
Bill Painter, Community Volunteer
Don Woodward, Spartanburg Development Association
Steve Wunder, Duer Carolina Coil
Ben Davis, South Carolina Employment Security Commission

COMMUNITY SAFETY
Joyce Lipscomb, Spartanburg Public Safety Department
Murray Glenn, Spartanburg County Seventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office
Curt McPhail, Mary Black Foundation
Jimmy Bolton, South Carolina Department of Transportation
Jean Crow, Palmetto Conservation
A. Stan Davis, Leadership Consultant
Eric Dillon, Spartanburg County Department of Transportation
Kathy Dunleavey, United Way of the Piedmont
Jeri Foster, Provisions
Teresa Foster, Spartanburg County Department of Juvenile Justice
Mike Garrett, Spartanburg County Engineering
Master Deputy Tony Ivey, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
Colonel Jennifer Kindall, Spartanburg Public Safety Department
Brenda Lyles, Community Volunteer
Brent Metcalf, Spartanburg County Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole
Sergeant Reggie Miller, Spartanburg Public Safety Department
Stephanie Monroe, Upstate Forever
Randy Murphy, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association
Joni Phillips, Victim Advocate, Spartanburg Public Safety Department
Mary Jane Sanders, Spartanburg County Department of Juvenile Justice
Valerie Sullivan, Seventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office
Bobby Steading, City of Spartanburg Traffic Engineering
Ray Trail, Spartanburg County Department of Social Services

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Everett Powers, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
Mary Deku, Community Volunteer
George Loudon, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
Phillip Belcher, Mary Black Foundation
Barbara Blanchard, Registration and Elections
Kathy Dunleavy, United Way of the Piedmont
Mandy Merck, City of Spartanburg
Liz Patterson, Community Volunteer
Pam Prevatte, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Rose Mary Ritchie, League of Women Voters
Susan Schneider, City of Spartanburg
Billy Spencer, Greater Pacolet Area Council
Leon Wiles, USC Upstate
Benjamin Wright, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Associates

MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Dick Carr, Piedmont Sourcing
Ricky Richardson, Smith Barney
Charlie Marshall, Priority Metrics Group
Mark Coleman, T&D Nursery
Kimberly Grimm, HEXION Specialty Chemicals
Briggs Hamilton, BMW Manufacturing
Yon Lambert, Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Stanford Lumas, S&ME
Joe Mullinax, Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve
Emily Neely, Upstate Forever
Rebecca Ramos, Community Volunteer
Graham Rich, Spartanburg Water Systems
Jack Turner, USC Upstate
Mary Walter, Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE)

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MAPPING SURVEY COMMITTEE
John Barrett, Priority Metrics Group
A. Stan Davis, Leadership Consultant
Kathy Dunleavy, United Way of the Piedmont
Kathy Rivers, Spartanburg County Planning and County Development
Chris Steed, United Way of the Piedmont
Mary Thomas, The Spartanburg County Foundation

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEACH
David L. Barkley, Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics
Mark S. Henry, Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics
 


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