Advance Team

The 2019-20 Advance Team with Derek Black and Sarah McCammon, StraightTalk

Meet the 2019-20 Riley Institute Advance Team members! The Advance Team is compiled of students from many different hometowns, academic interests, and personal passions. Welcome to new and returning members, and, as always, the Riley Institute is excited about each of you joining and assisting us at Riley events during the academic year! 

The Advance Team plays an incredibly important role in the success of Riley Institute events. Their professionalism and dedication to ensure that events run seamlessly is indispensable!

This year's Advance Team leader is Shekinah Lightner ('20) from Rock Hill, SC. Her majors are Politics and International Affairs and Economics.

The 2017-18 Advance Team with guest speaker Chuck Todd, StraightTalk

Meet the 2017-18 Riley Institute Advance Team! Welcome to new and returning members!

This year's Advance Team comes from Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Kathmandu, Nepal and China with varying majors that include Political Science, Psychology, History, Communication Studies, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Mathematics, Economics, French, Sociology, Chemistry, German and Poverty Studies. We, at the Riley Institute, are so proud of our Advance Team and look forward to working with each of you during this year's Riley events.

This year's Advance Team leader is Emma Jackson ('18) from Birmingham, AL (Political Science).

The 2015-16 Advance Team with Peter D. Hart, Leading Pollster and Public Opinion Expert

Meet the 2015-16 Advance Team members! The 2015-2016 Riley Institute Advance Team is compiled of 33 students from many different hometowns in the United States and different countries with a variety of academic interests, and personal passions. 

This year's Advance Team leader is Gray Johnson ('16), a Political Science major from Aiken, SC.