Dr. Melinda Menzer is a professor of English at Furman University. She has a B.A. in English from Williams College and a M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas in Austin. Dr. Menzer is a congregant at the Temple of Israel where she tutors b’nai mitzvot students and serves as the congregation’s […]
Dr. Gupta is a keynote and motivational speaker and coach on work-life balance, leadership development, and well-being. She helps individuals understand the subtle nuances of happiness by looking at it through the lens of neuroscience. She says that if we understand how our brains work, then we can understand what it takes to be happy. […]
Fr. Patrick Tuttle, a Franciscan priest of 30 years, is pastor of St. Anthony Church and School in the West End of Greenville with chaplaincy to German University, the City of Greenville Police Department, the monastery of St. Clare and Perry Prison. A native of Hartford Connecticut he has lives in the Carolina’s his adult […]
Fareeha Qazi is a mother of three, middle school Social Studies teacher, an activist and a social justice advocate. Fareeha has spoken at various conferences, seminars, panels and rallies promoting the peaceful nature of Islam and Muslims. She has a passion for community service and less fortunate. She has organized fundraising campaigns for Syria and […]
The Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore has been pastor and director of the non-denominational Triune Mercy Center for 13 years, and currently chairs the steering committee of the Greenville Homeless Alliance. Triune is a church that brings homeless, working poor, middle-class and wealthy parishioners into community. Deb worked for 27 years as a writer for The Greenville […]
