The ninth Leadership Northern Colorado (LNC) class completed their-six month educational program and LNC alumni and the public celebrated the class accomplishments at a breakfast featuring Dick Foth, author of Known – Finding Deep Friendships in a Shallow World. The graduation was held on June 26 and the class ran from January though June 2018.
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 2018 Leadership Northern Colorado graduates are:
Laura Armstrong, Heart J Center at Sylvan Dale
Seth Baucke, Bank of Colorado
Avery Buser, The Group, Inc.
Erika Benti, Colorado State University
Erik Berlin, Bryan Construction
Marisa Donegon, City of Fort Collins
Ryan Dusil, North Front Range MPO
Bianca Fisher, Greeley Downtown Development Authority
Erin Frisch, Academy Mortgage Corporation
James Herman, Radiology Imaging Associates
Beth Higgins, Poudre School District
Rebecca Holder-Otte, Banner Health
Bryce Jacobson, Greeley Tribune
John Kloster-Prew, Audubon Rockies
Jennifer McLain, Alpha Center
Tyler Nichols, Eide Bailly CPAs
Clay Olson, Transamerica Financial Advisors
Emily Peddicord, Saunders Heath Construction
Lee Reiff, Larimer County
Sarah Rice, Kaiser Permanente
Sylvia Robinson, TOLMAR, Inc.
Daniel Roth, Yogasacrificium
Brian Rowe, Town of Windsor
Joyce Saffel, Columbine Health Systems
Jared Shamburger, US Bank
Shelby Sommer, The Brendle Group
Nicholas Spezza, Front Range Community College
Derek Strader, Banner Health
Tara Streeb, Teaching Tree
Stacey Swanson, Larimer County
Grace Taylor, UCHealth
Clint Torczon, State Farm Insurance
The graduation experience also recognized the volunteers that serve on the Leadership Northern Colorado steering committee:
Kim Akeley-Charron, Thompson Education Foundation
Bill Becker, Loveland Chamber
Michal Connors, Windsor Chamber of Commerce
Dixie Daly, Loveland Chamber
Roxanne Fry, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
Todd Karl, US Bank
Mindy McCloughan, Loveland Chamber of Commerce
Scott McPhereson, Banner Health
Amanda Miller, The Place Setting Company
Tamara O’Dell,
Dawn Paepke, Kaiser Permanente
Nancy Patton, Public Service Credit Union becoming Canvas Credit Union
Jared Reimer, Ascent Real Estate Professionals
Rochelle Reynolds, i25 Kia
Teresa Sedlak, Office of the Alternative Defense Counsel
Lauren Weber, Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County
About Leadership Northern Colorado
Leadership Northern Colorado is a program developed and designed through collaboration of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, Loveland Chamber of Commerce, Greeley Chamber of Commerce, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County. The regional development program is designed to build human capacity and to identify, define and address the issues facing the Northern Colorado region. The six-month interactive program for 30 select leaders from across the region will focus on regional issues, regionalism and regional leadership skills. For more information, visit www.LeadershipNorthernColorado.com.