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Four Members of Columbus Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Class of 2027 have Ties to Turner College

At least four of the members of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Class of 2027 have ties to the Turner College. 
One of these is Abigail Littleton, Assistant Director of Client Experience for The Leadership Institute at CSU. Littleton earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the College of Charleston in 2023 and an MSOL degree from the Turner College in 2024. She also holds a graduate certificate in professional writing and technical editing from the University of Kentucky.
Joining Littleton is Alexa Johnson Anderson, a fintech customer success leader who currently resides in Atlanta. Anderson holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, and an MSOL degree from the Turner College. She most recently worked as Customer Success Manager for Broadcom Software.
CSU's Assistant Director of Alumni & Student Engagement, Alexis Gray, also joins the 2027 class. Gray earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from CSU in 2016, while in 2018 she added an MSOL degree from the Turner College. Gray also holds a certificate in leadership coaching from the University of Georgia.
A graduate of the Turner College on two separate occasions, Kristen Norris Floyd, is next on the list. Floyd is currently the Director of Operations at Aflac, and she earned a BBA in general business from the Turner College in 2009. Later, in 2012, Floyd added a Turner College MBA to her education credentials. 





  
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