Thirty current and emerging leaders were recently selected to participate in the 2015 Leadership Northern Colorado program. The group is a diverse mix of professions with representative from education, large and small business, not for profit and government.
Leadership Northern Colorado, a joint initiative of the Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland Chambers of Commerce, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County, is designed to build human capacity and to identify, define and address the issues facing the Northern Colorado region.
“The selection committee had a tremendous task when they were asked to select our fifth class. We had fantastic applications for the program and as a result, have an outstanding class,” said David May, president & CEO of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce.
The 2015 Leadership Northern Colorado Class members are:
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Kim Akeley-Charron, Thompson Education Foundation |
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Stacey Aurzada, City of Greeley |
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Clay Bartlett, Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC |
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Beth Bishop, The Group, Inc. |
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Katie Bowers, University of Colorado Health |
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Jennifer Bray, Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc. |
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Gina DiGiallonardo, Columbine Health Systems |
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Chris Donegon, City of Fort Collins |
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Ryan Donovan, Lawrence Jones Custer Grasmick LLP |
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Cash Freeman, Edward Jones |
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Laura Hoover, Roots Real Estate |
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Stacy Johnson, Town of Windsor |
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Leah Johnson, JD Consulting |
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Todd Karl, US Bank |
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Dan Klith, Liberty Mutual Insurance |
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Amy Kolczak, University of Colorado Health |
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Christine Lotz, Public Service Credit Union |
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Gregory Miedema, Home Builders Association of Northern Colorado |
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Rand E. Morgan, The Community Foundation Serving Greeley & Weld County |
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Michael Nagl, Warren Federal Credit Union |
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Joy Nyenhuis, Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain, Inc. |
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Heidi Phelps, City of Fort Collins |
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Carol Salter, Banner Health |
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Leah Schaer, Aims Community College |
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Kirk Silos, Pelican Lakes Country Club |
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Kerry Slater, Banner Health |
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Shawn Sullivan, The Neenan Company |
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Pamela Sunderman, Kaiser Permanente |
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Ashley Velenzuela-Ruesgen, Aims Community College |
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Marcy Yoder, United Way of Larimer County |
The class members will begin their experience at the Leadership Northern Colorado Kick Off Event on December 3 at the Embassy Suites. The Kick Off Event is open to the public and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Sue Schell, Director of the Career Management Center at CSU and comments by Greeley City Manager, Roy Otto. Registration is available at www.FortCollinsChamber.com. The first all day class session for the class participants will be on January 27. The program is a six-month interactive development program that will be focused on regional issues, regionalism and regional leadership skills. The program is designed to educate and motivate leaders who are committed to shaping the future of our region.