Diop Harris II has been selected as the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s 2025-26 fellow in the Peter J. Christ Leaders Fellowship for Battle Creek, according to a community announcement.

Harris, a Battle Creek native, began the fellowship last month as a participant in Leadership Battle Creek, a Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce program for emerging leaders.

“It’s a true honor to be selected as this year’s Christ Fellow,” Harris said in the announcement. “The hands-on engagement through BCCF and Leadership Battle Creek are exactly what I need to build skills, while diving into very specific hubs of the Battle Creek community.”

The fellowship was launched in 2024 to honor BCCF’s third president and CEO Peter J. Christ and his passion to develop local leaders. Each year, one person

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