About Shelley Dean

Authored 15 articles.

    Articles

  • Transforming Healthcare: An Interview with Jim Zacharias, Executive Director of MyHealth Alliance

    Features, December 08, 2016

    Skyrocketing cost and the need for high quality care has created the need for change in the healthcare industry. There is a dedicated and passionate group of healthcare professionals and physicians in Columbus working diligently to transform an ailing healthcare system into one that is affordable, accountable and sustainable. That group, led by Jim Zacharias, Executive Director of MyHealth Network and MyHealth Alliance, LLC, believes clinical integration is the answer to healthcare reform and society’s demands for improvements in the quality and efficiency of healthcare.

  • Columbus is Removing the Barriers for Disabled Voters

    Features, October 24, 2016

    Disabled individuals represent a huge electoral bloc, but often face barriers when it comes to voting. Access 2 Independence – a local non-profit lead by people with disabilities serving people with disabilities – and the Muscogee County Board of Elections have partnered to remove those barriers and make sure everyone’s voice is heard.

  • Community Leaders Bring Back Ideas and Inspiration from the 2016 Inter-City Leadership Conference

    Features, September 30, 2016

    Nearly a decade after their first visit, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce took 141 business and community leaders from Columbus, Harris County, Phenix City, Albany and Macon back to Greenville, South Carolina. A town that has emerged as one the hottest place to live, work and play.

  • Columbus Chamber Inter-City Leadership Trip Highlights Industry Driven Education & Economic Development on Day Two

    Features, September 23, 2016

    Day two of the Inter-City Leadership Conference transitioned from the redevelopment of downtown to economic development. Greenville’s quest to create an award-winning city was not just about pride but also about creating jobs. The success of downtown is a selling tool for recruiting and keeping quality employers, whether in downtown or the region.

  • Columbus Chamber Inter-City Leadership Trip Highlights Downtown Development on Day One

    Features, September 22, 2016

    Wednesday kicked off the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s 23rd annual Inter-City Leadership Conference (ICLC). Each year the Chamber selects a community that is doing well in targeted areas and that has ideas and best practices to share. This year 141 business, civic and non-profit leaders from Columbus and the surrounding areas are visiting Greenville, South Carolina – one of the South's biggest success stories.

  • AC Hotel by Marriott Coming to Uptown

    Features, September 19, 2016

    RAM Hotels, an innovative hotel management company headquartered in Columbus, is in the process of acquiring the Raymond Rowe building at 1235 Broadway as the site for an AC Hotel by Marriott.

  • Harvard Fellows Learn to Change the World ... One Child at a Time

    Features, September 13, 2016

    The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) sent 11 Muscogee County School District (MCSD) Teachers to the prestigious Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero Classroom over the summer. This year’s class - the largest MEEF has sent – joined 27 other Harvard Fellows creating a critical mass of teachers steadily building around a body of research from Project Zero to help transform MCSD into a school system of unparalleled excellence.

  • Finding Your Calling: An Interview with Jim Nantz, CBS Sports Commentator & 2016 Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum Speaker

    Features, September 08, 2016

    Few sports commentators are more respected or well-known than Jim Nantz. From the Super Bowl to the Masters to the NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball, Nantz has covered it all during his more than 30 years at CBS. Next week, Nantz will be a speaker at the Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum in Columbus where he will share how perseverance and passion have propelled him to the top of his field.

  • Celebrating Columbus’ Culinary Scene, July 25th - 30th

    Features, July 21, 2016

    U.S. Foods is proud to present the first ever, Columbus GA Restaurant Week July 25 – 30, benefiting Georgia Organics. Restaurant Week gives foodies the chance to try pre-fixe menus from more than 20 locally owned and operated restaurants. The week is aimed at increasing awareness of Columbus’ ever-growing culinary scene by highlighting the unique dinning options available here.

  • Teacher of the Year Interview: Stefan Lawrence of G. W. Carver High School

    Features, July 18, 2016

    In May, the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF), at their annual Gala, selected Stefan Lawrence of G. W. Carver High School as the 2016 MCSD Teacher of the Year. Lawrence was chosen from among 56 Teacher of the Year Honorees (TOTY) as the most outstanding representative of the teaching profession in the Muscogee County School District.

  • Planning Begins for 2016 InterCity Leadership Conference

    Features, June 14, 2016

    The date is set (September 21-23), the city has been chosen and the initial planning trip is complete for the 23rd Annual InterCity Leadership Conference (ICLC). Amy Bryan, Executive Vice President of Community Development and Growth, ventured to Greenville, South Carolina to spend a few days meeting, exploring and planning in preparation for the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 ICLC.

  • Former Columbus Chamber President Mike Gaymon Pens Book "A View from the Backhoe"

    Features, February 22, 2016

    It has been more than a year since Mike Gaymon retired from the Greater Columbus, GA Chamber of Commerce where he was known as a bold and effective leader that helped transform the Columbus community. Gaymon traded in the boardrooms and business meetings for a backhoe and a quieter life in the country where he has spent time reflecting on his decades-long career as a Chamber executive. It was this new view from atop a backhoe that inspired his book, aptly tilted, A View from the Backhoe.

  • Architecture of Purpose, an Interview with Sam Andras of 2WR + Partners

    Features, January 20, 2016

    Last month, founding Principal of 2WR + Partners, Sam Andras discussed architecture’s impact on community. In this month’s article he focuses on architecture of purpose.

  • Architecture’s Impact on Community, an Interview with Sam Andras of 2WR + Partners

    Features, December 15, 2015

    Sam Andras is a founding Principal of 2WR + Partners. Under his leadership, since the studio’s re-establishment in 2001, the practice has grown to include offices in Columbus, Georgia and Denver, Colorado and has collaborated with dozens of repeat clients across the country. In this interview Sam discusses architecture’s impact on community.

  • Community Leaders Come Back from ICLC Inspired

    Features, October 07, 2015

    Nearly two decades after their first visit, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce headed back to the exciting, forward-focused city of Nashville. Business and community leaders – from Columbus, Harris County, Phenix City, Albany and Macon – immersed themselves in a town that has transformed itself into one of the hottest destinations to live, work, play and visit in the nation.