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Class of 2013-14

Class of 2013-2014

The Riley Institute proudly announced its second class of White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows who, beginning in September 2013, will spend ten months studying afterschool and expanded learning policy and developing state-level policy plans in partnership with their State Afterschool Networks and the National Afterschool Alliance.

The group was on Furman's campus September 15 - 20, 2013. If you would like to view the White-Riley-Peterson Conference Schedule of Activities, click here.

Would like to read comments from this conference through Storify (social media), click here.

Meet the 2013-14 class of Policy Fellows, click here.

Photo Gallery:

White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship 2013

The White-Riley-Peterson Fellows enjoying dinner at the Lazy Goat in downtown Greenville

Secretary Riley and Betty Farr

Pat Trotter speaking with Ron Fairchild

Terry Peterson

Shawn Petty and Cathy Kitts

Richard Bates

Don Gordon

(l-r) Marlene Zeug, Pat Trotter, Valerie Bass and Ron Fairchild

All enjoying the camaraderie!

Terry Peterson

Secretary Riley

Secretary Riley

The 2013-14 White-Riley-Peterson Fellows!

Ron Fairchild, Smarter Learning Group, providing an introduction to policy projects

Nyeema Watson, Rutgers University, and Ken Anthony, Connecticut Afterschool Network, speaking about "Policy Project Case Studies: A Panel"

(l-r Erica McCleskey, Director of BOOST in South Carolina, and Marlene Zeug, Institutional Analyst II at the Hawai'i Department of Education

Nyeema Watson and Ken Anthony

Terry Peterson speaking about "The Landscape of Afterschool and Expanded Learning Opportunities: What is at Stake?"

Ken Anthony speaking about "Creating Change through Meaningful Leadership"

Karen Olson, Director of Venture Youth Alliance, North Dakota

Pat Trotter, Division of Innovation and Partner Engagement, Kentucky Department of Education

Michele Corey, Interim President/CEO, Michigan's Children

(l-r) Tim Brurud, Director of Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, and Samantha Hedges, Youth Development Associate of Voices for Illinois Children

(l-r) Anna Wishart, Legislative Aide of the Nebraska State Legislature; Valerie Bass, Consultant of the Colorado Alliance for Quality School Age Programs; and Samantha Hedges

Sheila James, Program Manager, After School Counts / Ed Council, Ohio

Danielle Vinson, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Furman University, and Jim Guth, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science at Furman University

Jim Guth discussing "The Basics of the Policy-making Process"

Danielle Vinson also discussing "The Basics of the Policy-making Process"

Samantha Hedges

Anna Wishart

Tim Brurud

White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship 2013

(l-r) Shawn Petty, Technical Assistance Manager, Edvance Research - Texas, Pat Trotter and Joseph Morra, Project Manager, Quality Initiatives - Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance

Danielle Vinson

Karen Olson speaking

Jennifer Rinehart, Vice President of Policy & Research, The Afterschool Alliance, speaking with Joseph Morra

Valerie Bass

Samantha Hedges

Erica McCleskey and Karen Olson

Marlene Zeug and Michele Corey

Shawn Petty

Cathy Kitts, Director, Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority - Tennessee

Jen Rinehart speaking about " Making an Impact at the Federal Level"

Cathy Stevens, Program Director of the White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship, with Barbara O'Brien, Former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

Barbara O'Brien speaking about "How the Executive Branch functions at the State Level"

Barbara O'Brien

Joseph Morra and Samantha Hedges

(l-r) Erica McCleskey, Marlene Zeug, Tim Brurud, Samantha Hedges, Richard Bates, Joseph Morra, Barbara O'Brien, Karen Olson, Pat Trotter, Valerie Bass, Cathy Kitts, Anna Wishart, Sheila James, Shawn Petty and Michele Corey

Eric Billiet, Expanded Learning Education Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education

Eric Billiet speaking about "The Role of Youth in State Advocacy"

Eric Billiet is leading the Fellows in an activity about youth advocacy

The Fellows participating in the activity about youth

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