July 2022 Connections
Yesterday our St. Louis Hometown spent the afternoon with our 2022 @cokescholars recipient, Aashish Allu, and his family at our St. Charles distribution center! We are excited to welcome Aashish to our Heartland family and glad we could show him a bit of our business! pic.twitter.com/fhvC5kEQu0
— Heartland Coca-Cola (@HeartlandCoke) June 22, 2022
Heartland Coca-Cola hosted Aashish Allu (2022) and his family at their St. Charles distribution center.
Alice Park (1999), Chad Little (1998), Jany Brown (1992), and Lesley Wainwright (1994) traveled to New York City together and met up with Sandra Lee (1993), Kristina Skrela (1999) and Pat Blute (2008).
“New York in 48hrs with @cokescholars best friends!” Alice wrote.
Summer Refresh Series
The Coke Scholars Summer Refresh Series is an opportunity for Coke Scholars to nourish their souls and strengthen their leadership and business skills courtesy of fellow Scholar experts.
Engagement Focus Groups
Ericia Ward and Carolyn Norton led focus groups with Scholars from all years to discuss how we can better engage alumni across life stages as part of our new Strategic vision.
Podcast
The SIP, The Coke Scholars Ignite Podcast, is BACK! The SIP shares a taste of the Coke Scholars around the world who are igniting positive change.
This first episode of Season 3 brings together 3 amazing Coke Scholars working at Nike in Portland, Oregon:
— Jorge Casimiro (1994) – VP, Chief Public Policy; Social Impact Officer, NIKE Inc. & President, NIKE Foundation;
— Jarvis Sam (2009) – Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, NIKE Inc.; and
— Rosalyn Menon Kennedy (1997) – Communications & Partnerships Lead, Social & Community Impact, NIKE Inc.
The trio discuss their unique career journeys, how they are expanding diversity and social impact at NIKE, and leading with purpose. Listen until the end for their favorite NIKE shoes and Coke products!
The episode is introduced by Aisha Chebbi (2020).
Listen and subscribe by searching “Coke Scholars” anywhere you listen to podcasts.
You can also WATCH the podcast on our YouTube channel!
Alumni News
February 2024 Connections
Alumni virtually interviewed our Regional Finalists across the country and got together in person around the US.
February 2024 Accolades
Heather Bowerman (2002) and her company, Dot Labs, was featured on NASDAQ’s iconic billboard in Times Square; Eric Veal, Jr. (2022) was accepted to the Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s Class of 2025; and Kristina Skrela Gisonde (1999) was inducted into her company’s Hall of Fame
January 2024 Connections
Scholars gathered virtually for the first learning event of the year, “An Inside-Out Approach to Goal Setting,” and in person around the world.