2026 Leadership Northern Colorado Graduation Celebration
June 23 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am
The sixteenth Leadership Northern Colorado class will soon complete its six-month program, and LNC alumni and the public are invited to celebrate the class accomplishments and learn more about leadership at a breakfast featuring keynote speaker Dr. Erika Michalski.
Event Details
Event: 2026 Leadership Northern Colorado Graduation Celebration
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Location: Windsong Event Center
Address: 2901 Saddler Blvd., Severance, CO
Registration: $30, includes breakfast, keynote presentation and graduation celebration
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Erika Michalski
Bubbles, Broccoli and Being Yourself: A Prescription for Effective Leadership
The most effective leaders make a strategic mindset shift from “Who do I want to be like?” to “What meaningful impact am I uniquely positioned to make?” Dr. Erika will share why this shift dramatically elevates a leader’s capacity for impact and offer practical strategies for leaders ready to be more strategically authentic.
Sponsored by Elevations Credit Union and EPS Group, the graduation event provides a great way for alumni and the community to reconnect to the program while raising funds to provide scholarships for future class participants.
Leadership Northern Colorado, a joint initiative of the Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland chambers of commerce, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Weld Community Foundation, is designed to build human capacity and identify, define and address the issues facing the Northern Colorado region. The 2026 LNC Program was sponsored by Elevations Credit Union.
2026 Leadership Northern Colorado Graduates
Chrissi Alvarado, Colorado State University
Jaymi Anderson, Genesis Project of Northern Colorado
Melissa Brewster, UCHealth
Trish Chapel, High Country Beverage
Julie Constance, Brinkman Construction
Jarrett Cosgrove, Double S Group | Keller Williams Realty
Ruth DeBoer, Weld Trust
Joshua Dimond, NoCO Custom Homes
Leigh Gibson, Platte River Power Authority
Lucas Gillis, Strategic Retirement Partners
Claire Havelda, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP
Tim Hendricks, GH Phipps Construction Companies
Omar Herrera, Town of Windsor
Teddy Hocum, Harmony Private Wealth
Tiffany James, Fort Collins Board of REALTORS
Greg Kushner, Hausmann Construction
Janine Ledingham, Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development
Meredith Logan, Ent Credit Union
Karen McPherson Jackson, Estes Nonprofit Network
Samantha Preston, Hot Corner Concepts
Jessica Quintana, Poudre Valley REA
Sarah Roeder, Ignite Career Consultants
Sosamma Samuel-Burnett, G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice
Brittany Schmeeckle, Weld Food Bank
May Soricelli Albrecht, Town of Berthoud
Alana Stiles, Tribe Development
Cassidy Stubblefield, Upstate Colorado Economic Development
Serena Thomas, Homeward Alliance
Robert Thompson, City of Greeley
Ernan Torrez, United Way of Larimer County
Patty Weible, Lone Tree Services, LLC
Dawit Woldu, CP2 – Coan, Payton & Payne
Steering Committee
The class is supported by a steering committee of program alumni and Chamber CEOs.
Heather Anderson, Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
Bill Becker, Loveland Chamber
David Dishman, Coloradoan
Dave Dixon, Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County
Kim Fisher, Vision Catalyst
Jaime Henning, Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
Lyndsey Hertz, NOCO Foundation
Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Jackson, Aims Community College Foundation
Todd Karl, Ent Credit Union
Elizabeth Mahoney, Complete Professional Development
Mindy McCloughan, Loveland Chamber
Amanda Miller, The Place Setting Company
Jessi Norris, Employment Services of Weld County
Dawn Paepke, Kaiser Permanente
Larry Pakowski, Aims Community College
Sara Potter, FNBO
Ted Ray, First Interstate Bank
Scott Ready, GH Phipps Construction
Jared Reimer, The Craft Broker at Elevations Real Estate
Scott Tryggestad, Chevron
Kelly Zeillmann, CG Consulting
For more information, visit www.LeadershipNorthernColorado.com.