For Immediate Release
October 3, 2016
SCDP ANNOUNCES SECOND CLASS OF CLYBURN FELLOWS
Columbia, SC – The South Carolina Democratic Party announced the second class of James E. Clyburn Political Fellows today. The Clyburn Fellowship consists of a series of intensive political trainings designed to prepare the fellows for leadership roles in our party. The inaugural class just completed their sessions at the Democratic weekend in Columbia. Last week, several of them, led by Carlton Boyd of Columbia, wrote a letter to the editor published in The State discussing the vital role that the Clyburn Fellowship has played in building our state party; the letter can be read here.
The newly announced class consists of 46 young people (25 women and 21 men), who come from all backgrounds and represent 30 counties in South Carolina. The newly selected Clyburn Fellows, along with their home counties, are:
Velice Cummings Aiken
Katrina Williams Allendale
Jared R. Donaldson Anderson
Phil Dudley Anderson
Bretticca Moody Bamberg
Shawnta Harrison Barnwell
Marian Hutchinson Barnwell
Pamela Brandon Beaufort
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez Beaufort
Mahwish “Mev” McIntosh Berkeley
Kendra Alexis Hasty Calhoun
Denise Ciccarelli Charleston
Marvin Rashad Pendarvis Charleston
Ryon Smalls Charleston
Donna Walker Clarendon
Jessica Bright Colleton
Shamieka Sims Fairfield
Sheldon A. Butts Georgetown
Shakeema Smalls Georgetown
Sarah Locke Greenville
Avery Martin Greenville
Jeanmarie Tankersley Greenville
Jarvis Holmes Hampton
Ates Emiroglu Horry
Scott Firsing Horry
Justin Scriven-Eason Jasper
Shane Turner Lancaster
Shaterica Neal Laurens
Chad Bauerschmidt Lexington
Tony Mozeak Marion
Alonzo Harrison McCormick
Maya Slaughter Orangeburg
Margaret (Molly) Dunn Pickens
Joseph Bias Richland
Marcurius Byrd Richland
Hamilton Grant Richland
Tiffany James Richland
Breanna Spaulding Richland
Marquice Clark Spartanburg
Nicole Vilencia Hazard Spartanburg
Luke Quillen Spartanburg
Azilee Billy Sumter
Dianna Bardis Union
Doward Harvin Williamsburg
Ivori Henryhand Williamsburg
John Kraljevich York
“With the skills that the Clyburn Fellowship will impart over the coming months, this new class of fellows will join the inaugural class in playing significant leadership roles in our party,” SCDP Chair Jaime Harrison said. “We are excited by the prospects for the future that the Clyburn Fellowship is creating, and we are grateful to Congressman Clyburn for his instrumental role in making the Fellowship a fixture of our party. Together we will fight to turn South Carolina blue, this year and for years to come.”
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