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Miller Gurski, Lyman and Wilson Named to 2023 GeorgiaFirst Young GameChangers Cohort

A recent entry to Turner Business reported that Turner College alum Rachael Lambert, who earned an MBA from CSU, was selected to the 2023 GeorgiaForward Young GameChangers Cohort.  As reported earlier, Young Gamechangers is a unique leadership action program hosted by GeorgiaForward, a non-profit organization administered by the Georgia Municipal Association, that brings professionals from across the state to work on the persistent challenges of one Georgia community.  Since that entry, Turner Business has learned that three additional Turner College graduates are joining Lambert on the 2023 GeorgiaForward Young GameChangers Cohort.  They are Samantha Miller Gurski, Hayley Lyman and Cortney Wilson.  

On its website, GeorgiaForward notes that in her current role as Director of CSU’s Department of Continuing & Professional Education (CPE), Miller Gurski and a talented team actively serve the university and the Chattahoochee Valley community by offering richly varied programs, such as the English Language Institute, Activ8 youth programs, adult professional development certificates and personal enrichment programming, CSU Youth Dance Conservatory, CSU Testing Center/Prometric Testing Center, Empowered Youth of CSU, and more.  Lyman is a licensed real estate broker in Georgia and currently works as a Commercial Sales and Leasing advisor with Coldwell Banker Commercial – Kennon, Parker, Duncan, & Davis. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from CSU’s Turner College in 2012, where she was named the top marketing student.  Lastly,Wilson, who serves CSU as Director of William B. Turner Center for Servant Leadership, explained to GeorgiaForward, “I love the Columbus community, and I am adamant that our community’s great resource is its people.  The people of Columbus have accomplished incredible feats in many sectors and will continue to do so as long as there are opportunities for growth in the places where we live, work, and play.  I want to be a part of initiatives in our community that positively impact the people and places in Columbus.  l am excited to be a part of this group that will do just that.”  Both Miller Gurski and Wilson are graduates of the Turner College’s graduate program in organizational leadership.     

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