May 2024 Connections
36th Annual Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet
We celebrated the 2024 class of Coke Scholars with keynote speaker Carla Harris on April 25, 2024! The evening featured a special live orchestral performance and video produced and performed by Scholar alumni. Read banquet remarks from CCSF President Jane Hopkins.
T. Martin Williams, CCSF Board Vice Chair and SVP & CFO, Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works;
Honored Guest Carla Harris, Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley;
Jennifer Mann, EVP & President, North America Operating Unit for The Coca‑Cola Company;
John Murphy, President & CFO, The Coca-Cola Company;
Kirk Tyler, CCSF Board Chair and Chairman, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company;
Lisa Chang, CCSF Board Member and EVP & Global Chief People Officer, The Coca‑Cola Company;
Pamela Stewart, Chief Customer Officer, Retail, North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company; and
Jane Hale Hopkins, President, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
Leadership Development Institute Facilitators
During Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend, the Scholar alumni Leadership Development Institute team facilitated leadership coaching and personal development for the 2024 Coca-Cola Scholars on Friday and Saturday.
Coke Scholar alumni facilitators included Tracy Adams (1990), Elizabeth Aremu (2010), Eric Armbrecht (1991), Roberta Capp (1999), Charles Chang (1999), Madi Edgar (2013), Laura Froyen (2002), Geraldine Haile (2004), Elizabeth Howell (1996), Ishan Johnson (2001), Jenny Kim (2009), Tekay King (1989), Craig Kreinbihl (2005), Sandra Lee (1993), Victor Lopez (2009), Samantha Miller (2004), Yosh Miller (2005), Rosita Najmi (2000), Natalie Neumann (2005), Martel Neville (1999), Ben Obomanu (2002), Justin Pasquariello (1997), Bryan Rodriguez (2014), Santoria Sawyer (2010), Jordan Scarboro (2005), Ben Schafer (2015), Michael Solomon (1992), Luis Sotelo (2007), Nina Srivastava (2014), and LaKeisha Williams (1998).
Coke Scholar Meet Ups
Alumni News
January 2025 Accolades
Asahi Pompey (1990) was recognized on the inaugural ForbesBLK 50 list, Travis Gayles (1997) was named CEO of Howard Brown Health, and Julie Gehrki (1998) was named President of the Walmart Foundation.
November 2024 Accolades
Harvard Coke Scholars Aneesh Muppidi (2021) and Ayush Noori (2020) were named 2025 Rhodes Scholars.
November 2024 Connections
The CCSF Alumni Board had their annual retreat in Atlanta and CCSF hosted two receptions in NYC.