Leadership Greater Topeka (LGT), a program of the Greater Topeka Partnership, is excited to announce the names of its 2023 class.
Class members attend a retreat and eight day-long sessions. During these classes they will learn about the opportunities and challenges facing Topeka and Shawnee County and how they can work to influence important community issues.
The members of the 2023 Class are listed below:
- Craig Barnes, Division Manager at Shawnee County Health Department
- Jacqueline Belden, Program Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
- Faith Cavazos, Student at Shawnee Heights High School
- Breny Clain, Major with the 190th Air Refueling Wing
- Karina Dixon, Human Resources Manager at KBS Constructors
- Samuel Feather, Partner with Goodell Stratton Edmonds & Palmer
- Renee Franklin, Pre-Production Quality Control Specialist at Southwest Publishing and Mailing
- Roberto Gonzales, Area Manager at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
- Jarrod Guth, Community Engagement Manager at Capper Foundation
- Rhonda Hamilton, Administrator Specialist at Bartlett & West
- Mindy Hardenbrook, VP Retail Manager/Branch Network at Corefirst Bank & Trust
- Jake Holly, Attorney with Foulston Siefkin LLP
- Romae Isom, Shelter Manager at YWCA – Northeast Kansas
- Nick Jefferson, Attorney III at City of Topeka
- Eugene Jones, Student Support Coordinator at Communities in Schools
- Andrea Kaberline, Chief Lending Officer at Envista Credit Union
- Stephanie Lanning, Registrar at Washburn University
- Lindsay Lebahn, Program Manager of Plug and Play Tech Center
- Tyler Levier, Chief Operating Officer at Prairie Band LLC
- Tiffany Liesmann, Clinical Pharmacist -Commercial Markets at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
- Caitlin Luttjohann, Vice President of Play and Learning at Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
- Marisol Marcelo, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home
- Keegan McElroy, Attorney with Alderson Law Firm
- Ashley Mayer, Executive Producer at Mammoth Creative Co
- Kylie Mergen, Community Investment Officer, Director of Housing and Com. Dev. at FHLBank Topeka
- Graham Moulden, Aircraft Mechanic with 190th Air Refueling Wing
- Perry Plummer, Asst. Branch Manager at Capitol Federal
- Jade Ramsdell, Performance Improvement Director at KS Department of Health and Environment
- Adrian Revels, Production Associate at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
- Ruben Salamanca, Sergeant with Topeka Police Department
- Naz Shareef, Treasury Relationship Manager at INTRUST Bank
- Darin Stephens, Broker at Stone and Story Real Estate Group, LLC
- Colton Strathman, Successor Manager/Sales Exec. Coord. at Strathman Sales Co., Inc
- Josh Sturm, Operations Manager at Evergy Plaza-Oak View Group
- Samuel Sutton, Owner/Pilot of Fulks Helicopter Service
- Lara Waits, Team Member Relations Manager at Prairie Band Casino & Resort
- Jermel Walker, Supervisor with City of Topeka
- Arianna Womack, Student at Shawnee Heights High School
- India Yarborough, Director of Communications at Greater Topeka Partnership
- Chad Yeager, Vice President Clinical Quality at Stormont Vail Health
2023 Session Dates
Orientation: Thursday, January 5, 2023
Two-Day Retreat: Thursday-Friday, January 12-13, 2023
Session #1: Friday, January 20, 2023
Session #2: Friday, February 3, 2023
Session #3: Friday, February 17, 2023
Session #4: Friday, March 3, 2023
Session #5: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Session #6: Friday, March 31, 2023
Session #7: Friday, April 14, 2023
Session #8: Friday, April 28, 2023
Graduation/Gala: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.