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We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Advisory Committee for their leadership in this process.


Advisory Committee
Honorable William Barnet III, Mayor of Spartanburg
Dr. Art Grant, Spartanburg County School District Seven
Dr. George Fields, Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Nancy Holmes, Mobile Meals Service of Spartanburg
Wanda Cheeks, Southside Unity in the Community
Robert Henderson, Vision 2 Destiny
Tom Barnet, Community Volunteer
Betty Montgomery, The Spartanburg County Foundation
Honorable Jeffrey Horton, County Council Chairman
Stan Davis, Leadership Consultant
Everett Powers, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
Dr. Tom McDaniel, Converse College
Philip Belcher, Mary Black Foundation
Patty Bock, Johnson Development Associates
Max Metcalf, BMW Manufacturing Co.
Cyndi Beacham, Share the Vision
John Poole, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Tony Fisher, City of Spartanburg
Ed Memmott, City of Spartanburg
Pat Taylor, Woodruff/Roebuck Water District
Ann Greene, Spartanburg County School District One
Gregory Tolbert, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Spartanburg
Terry Cash, Caman Group
Roy Johnson, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Harold Mitchell, ReGenesis Economic Development Organization
Thomas Lounds, Jr., Cleveland-White Company
Coreen Culp, ALCOA – AFL Telecommunications
Dr. David Goolsby, Appalachia III Public Health District
Russell Raines, Mobile Meals Service of Spartanburg
Benjamin Wright, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association
Chris Story, Assistant County Administrator
Elena Rush, Spartanburg County
Halis Alkis, Kusters Corporation
Thomas Armstrong, SSS Management Corporation
Elaine Harris, Town of Pacolet
Michael Swaim, Swaim, Brown & Elliott PA
Gaynelle West, Community Volunteer
Dr. Jim Ray, Spartanburg County School District Three

Project Staff
Mary Thomas, The Spartanburg County Foundation
Bonnie Carr, United Way of the Piedmont
Kathy Dunleavy, United Way of the Piedmont
John Dargan, The Spartanburg County Foundation

Project Consultants
The Institute at Biltmore:
Dan Keith Ray, President
Michael Williams, Managing Director
Ashby Brunson, Project Manager
Dr. Jane Davisson PACT Inc.
The Souther Agency, Inc.:
Larry Souther, President
Sonya Hatcher, Art Director
Dr. Tom McDaniel, Converse College

We deeply appreciate the participation of all the volunteers who devoted their time and energy to making Community Indicators VI: Strategic Spartanburg a thoughtful and inspired community-based publication.

Crime and Safety
George Balderrama, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
Janice Bobo, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association
Eric Boutin, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Bill Coffey, Spartanburg County
Trey Gowdy, Spartanburg County Solicitor’s Office
Lynn Hawkins, SAFE Homes – Rape Crisis Coalition
David Jones, City of Spartanburg
Joyce Lipscomb, Spartanburg Public Safety
Brenda Lyles, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association
Alma Miller, City of Spartanburg
Randy Murphy, Spartanburg Terrace Tenants Association
Lorena Phyala, Spartanburg Public Safety
Mary Jane Sanders, South Carolina DJJ

Economic
Roderick Banks, City of Spartanburg
Ben Davis, SC Employment Security Commission
Robert Henderson, Jr., Vision 2 Destiny
Wanda Logan, City of Spartanburg
Elizabeth Munday, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Bill Painter, Consultant
Everett Powers, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
Chris Story, Assistant County Administrator
Donald Woodward, Spartanburg Development Council

Education
Jocelle Allen, Out of the Box
Marissa Byerly, Woodruff Community Center
Dr. Robert Day, SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
Dr. Nancy Dempsey, Spartanburg Technical College
Mike Forrester, Piedmont Natural Gas
Dr. Tom McDaniel, Converse College
Carol Moore, Junior Achievement of Spartanburg
Pete Pillow, Spartanburg County School District Three
Cherie Pressley, Upstate Regional Center for Educational Support
Jonathon Trail, SC Department of Education
Dr. Russell Booker, Spartanburg County School District One
Ann Greene, Spartanburg County School District One

Environment
Lee Blair, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Dick Carr, Piedmont Sourcing
Mark Coleman, Thompson and Daughter Nursery
David Maxson, Upstate Forever
Ricky Richardson, Smith Barney
Elena Rush, Spartanburg County
Stacy Vincent, City of Spartanburg
Mary Walter, SPACE

Family
Tanya Brannon, SAFE Homes – Rape Crisis
Cindi Goodin, The Haven
Nanci Konsavage, City of Spartanburg
Larry Menz, Helping Hands Ministries of Woodruff
Jayne McQueen, Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg
Nancy Ogle, Senior Centers of Spartanburg
Mary Samuel, Operation Restoration
Lynn Hawkins, SAFE Homes – Rape Crisis Coalition
Russell Raines, Mobile Meals Service of Spartanburg
Raymond Davis, Spartanburg Housing Authority
Wanda Fowler, Middle Tyger Community Center

Health
Deb Chamberlain, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Jane Clemmer, New Day, Inc. of Spartanburg
Tammy Cooley, Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg
Dr. Karen DeVore, DeVore Dermatology
Patricia Fluharty, Cancer Association of Spartanburg/Cherokee Counties
Georgia Mangum, St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic
Jennifer Petrilyak, Spartanburg Nutrition Council
Dr. James Rentz, Westgate Training and Consultation Network
Georgia Vaughn, St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic
Dr. Mark Visk, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Tarraz Woodruff, ReGenesis Community Health Center
Dr. Freda Wilson, ReGenesis Community Health Center
Erika Walker, The Sage Center
Dr. David Goolsby, Appalachia III Public Health District
David Forrester, Spartanburg Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission

Citizens Input Day
Spartanburg Housing Authority Participants
Woodruff Community Center Participants
Senior Center Participants
Middle Tyger Community Center Participants
The Spartanburg County Foundation, Strengthening Voices Participants
The Council for Community Empowerment
 


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