Furman University Center for Innovative Leadership & Upstate International – REGISTER HERE

Join us on March 7, 2025 in our collaboration with Upstate International and Bridge City Health, as we #AccelerateAction through a morning of connections, inspiration and wellness to celebrate International Women’s Day featuring our keynote speaker, Kathryn Harvey!

From Sesame Street to South Carolina Politics: Authenticity is the key to a successful career.

Kathryn will share strategies learned as the Senior Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy at the Global nonprofit behind Sesame Street and how threading the needle of authenticity through her career has impacted her as a entrepreneur serving the Upstate Community and charting a path in South Carolina politics.

Registration:

In registering, please commit to either bringing a physical donation for Safe Harbor and/or Jasmine Road (items listed below) or a paid donation for our Women’s Leadership Initiative Scholarship Fund (100% of proceeds from this event will go towards our Fall 2025 Scholarship).

Requested Items:

• Stamps (Forever)
• Gift cards (Walmart/Publix) for groceries and household supplies
• Gift cards (Spinx and QT for gas for our program vans to transport residents to appointments)
• Paper Towels
• Toilet Paper
• Swiffer Wet Jet Pads and Wood Cleaner Refills
• Laundry Detergent (both regular and for sensitive skin needs)
• Disinfectant Sprays
• Kleenex boxes
• Disposable Face Masks (in this season of respiratory illnesses)
• Hand Sanitizer
• Feminine Hygiene Products (pads and tampons of all sizes)
• Full size bottles of: Body Wash/Shampoo/Conditioner
• Gift cards for clothing for residents (Target, TJ Maxx, Kohls)
• $10 – $15 gift cards for restaurants/coffee shops/bookstores, etc., for resident birthdays
• Amazon gift cards

About Kathryn Harvey:

A native of Spartanburg, Kathryn is the product of two public school special educators and a graduate of Spartanburg High School. She graduated from New York University and spent nearly a decade supporting the Global nonprofit behind Sesame Street, working with communities around the world to impact some of the most challenging issues facing children here in the US and abroad.

After moving back home in 2017, Kathryn began working with nonprofit organizations in the Upstate, quickly expanding her support throughout South Carolina. She built relationships with advocacy organizations and supported local politics.

She led Census efforts in her community during the Pandemic and is currently the Chair of the Spartanburg County Democratic Party. Kathryn is a proud alumnus of the South Carolina Clyburn Fellowship and a current Fellow with the Riley Diversity Leadership Initiative at Furman.

She is a communications leader who assists local nonprofits with marketing and fundraising efforts, and strategic advocacy initiatives across the state.