Griess has a passion for creating remarkable experiences and helping others achieve their highest potential. Known for his ability to authentically connect with his audiences with his charismatic stories and presence, he strives to make every moment count. He has delivered over 10,000 session hours and has trained/coached over 1,000 presenters/facilitators throughout his career. The energy he brings creates unique, growth-oriented sessions.
The Celebration event will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 24 at The Magic Rat at The Elizabeth Hotel, 111 Chestnut Street in Downtown Fort Collins.
Sponsored by Elevations Credit Union, Canvas Credit Union, EPS Group and UCHealth, the graduation event provides a great way for Alumni and the community to reconnect to the program and will raise funds to provide scholarships to future class participants. Registration is $30 and available at www.FortCollinsChamber.com. Registration includes the keynote presentation by Griess, graduation celebration with LNC Class of 2025 and Social Hour.
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 to identify, define and address the issues facing the Northern Colorado region. The 2025 LNC Program was sponsored by Elevations Credit Union.
The Leadership Northern Colorado program will end June 24 with a final class session and graduation by the 35 participants. The class ran from January through June 2025.
The 2025 Leadership Northern Colorado graduates are:
- Allison Paige Bohling, City of Loveland
- Maria Cabrera, First Bank
- Brooke Cunningham, Neighbor to Neighbor
- David Dishman, The Coloradoan
- Rafael Duarte, Colorado State University
- David Eisenbraun, Weld County
- Amanda Giacalone, UCHealth Northern CO Foundation
- MaryAlice Harris, Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
- Lyndsey Hertz, NoCo Foundation
- George Hill, First Interstate Bank
- Amy Hoeven, Hoeven Inc
- Ross Houk, Total Automotive
- Julie Jensen, Greeley Area Realtor Association
- Victoria McKennan – Leonhardt, City of Greeley
- Tyler Menzales, City of Fort Collins
- Rina Mitchell, Aims Community College
- Libby Murphy, Brinkman Construction
- Jessica Norris, Weld County Government – ESWC
- Sean Palmer, SurgiReal Products
- Katie Payne, Ent Credit Union
- Rochelle Peth, City of Greeley
- Ryan Pfeiffer, Fort Lupton Fire Protection District
- Scott Phelps, City of Fort Collins
- Ryan Roth, ALLO Fiber
- Ali Rusch
- Jill Scott, Weld County
- Deanna Sloat, Loveland Chamber of Commerce
- Maren Soreide, Colorado State University
- David Sorensen, Adolfson and Peterson Construction
- Debi Triplett, CARE Housing
- Ben Van Hoose, Alpine Bank
- Jennifer Vancil, Communicating Strengths LLC
- Toni-Lee Viney, Colorado State University
- Caitlin Wyrick, Fnbo
- DeeAnne Zuhlke, Alliance for Suicide Prevention
The class is supported by a steering committee of program alumni and the Chamber CEOs:
- Heather Anderson, Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
- Bill Becker, Loveland Chamber
- Dave Dixon, Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County
- Kim Fisher, Vision Catalyst
- Jaime Henning, Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
- Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
- Todd Karl, Ent Credit Union
- Elizabeth Mahoney, Complete Professional Development
- Mindy McCloughan, Loveland Chamber
- Amanda Miller, The Place Setting Company
- Joy Nyenhuis
- Dawn Paepke, Kaiser Permanente
- Larry Pakowski, Aims Community College
- Nancy Patton, Canvas Credit Union
- 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
- Kristy Wygmans, The Place Setting Company
- Kelly Zeillmann, CG Consulting
For more information, visit www.LeadershipNorthernColorado.com