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Three Turner College Alumni Join the Leadership Columbus Class of 2024

Three Turner College alumni joined the Leadership Columbus Class of 2024. The goal of Leadership Columbus, which is a program of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, is to identify leaders and volunteers to help guide the community through the next decade and beyond. Among the 31 members of the Class of 2024 is Keocha Evans, Controller at Valley Healthcare System Inc. Evans is a certified public accountant who earned a BBA in accounting from the Turner College in 2011.  She went on to earn an MBA from Troy University in 2014. Prior to joining Valley Healthcare System Inc., Keocha worked as a Senior Accountant at both W.C. Bradley Co. and St. Francis Hospital. Prior to holding these positions she was an internal auditor with Clayton County Public Schools. 
Joining Evans in the 2024 class is Marci Norris, Chief of Staff to the Columbus City Manager. Norris earned a BBA in marketing from the Turner College in 2022. Prior to her current position, Norris was an administrative coordinator for Columbus Consolidated Government. Before that she worked as Assistant to the Deputy City Manager. Before joining Columbus Consolidated Government, Norris worked in the Lee County Public Schools in Smiths Station, Alabama.
     The third Turner College connection to the Class of 2024 is Cedricia Thomas, Assistant Director of Internal Leadership Development at CSU's The Leadership Institute. Thomas has been with The Leadership Institute for almost four years. Prior to this position she was an adjunct professor of servant leadership at CSU. 
She earned a BA in music performance from CSU in 2013, and in 2015 Thomas earned an MS in organizational leadership from the Turner College. She holds a coaching certificate from the Association for Talent Development, along with two other certifications from Emergenetics and the Myers-Briggs Company. Thomas' volunteer experience is wide-ranging and includes service to Paws Humane, Habitat for Humanity International, Azalea Trace, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Georgia, Columbus Homeless Resource Network, and Girls Inc. Turner Business congratulates all three of these Turner College alumni for such an outstanding accomplishment.
    
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