2025 Spring Symposium: Lifting as We Climb


Thursday, May 15, 2025
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Category: Black Nonprofit Leaders

The Black Nonprofit Leaders Group is excited to present our 2025 Spring Symposium! This one-day event is specially curated to support professional sustainability in our ever-evolving nonprofit landscape. This year's theme, "Lifting as We Climb", centers the importance of cultivating viable nonprofit careers. Simultaneously, our goal is to retain Black nonprofit leaders in South Carolina while paving the way for up and coming leaders to join our work. Symposium topics include operating in multigenerational workforces, a young Black nonprofit professionals' panel, and a workshop with Kenya Dunn surrounding professional sustainability and wellbeing.

Tickets are $20 with lunch provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or require any special accommodations.

Attendees (21)

Aja Adams

Program Administration & Grants

United for Baby

Kahlia Aposhian

Director of Patient Services

Welvista, Inc.

Elise Ashby

Executive Director

RobinHood Group

Candace Berry-Vaughn

Executive Director

Orangeburg County Community of Character

Norma Brown

CEO Founder

Lynn Brown Inspires Young CEOs and Leaders

Crystal Denise Davis

Parenting Program Director

Charleston County First Steps

Nicole Echols

Chief Executive Officer

South Carolina Cancer Alliance

Karriem Edwards

President

SC Center for Fathers and Families

Jessica Gaines

Community Outreach Advocate Manager

Welvista, Inc.

Crystal Geathers

Grants Specialist

Catholic Charities of SC

Taylor Goodwin

Grants Manager

Latino Community Development

Titiana Gore

Office Manager and Executive Assistant

Central SC Alliance

M. Green

Board Chair

Transgender Awareness Alliance

Tamara Greene

Regional Executive Director

Freedom Readers

Shameka Huff

Executive Director

United for Baby

Tamara Joseph

Executive Director

Transgender Awareness Alliance

Kayla King

Advancement Associate

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Maurice Lawyer

Executive Director

The Legacy Foundation of SC

Tanya Rodriguez-Hodges

Executive Director

Latino Community Development

Carmeisha White

Interim CEO

Northside Development Group

Hafeezah Yates

State Manager- South Carolina

Save the Children Action Network

Central Carolina Community Foundation 

Colonial Life/Unum (Network sponsor)

Welvista (Event sponsor)

HopeHealth (Event sponsor)

For More Information:

Heather Singleton

Heather Singleton

Project Management Certificate

Principal Consultant, Strategic Public Relations Consulting