Founded in 1984, Leadership Greater Topeka, a Greater Topeka Partnership program, identifies aspiring and established leadership from the community to participate in an annual leadership training course.
Class members attend a retreat and eight day-long sessions that begin in January and continue through May. During these classes they will learn about challenges facing Topeka and Shawnee County and how they can work to influence important community issues.
The class of 2023 was selected from over 160 nominations and are:
Craig Barnes Division Manager Shawnee County Health Department
Jacqueline Belden Program Manager Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Faith Cavazos Student Shawnee Heights High School
Breny Clain Major 90th Air Refueling Wing
Samuel Feather Partner Goodell Stratton Edmonds & Palmer
Renee Franklin Pre-production quality control specialist Southwest Publishing and Mailing
Roberto Gonzales Area Manager Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
Jarrod Guth Community Engagement Manager Capper Foundation
Rhonda Hamilton Administrator Specialist Bartlett & West
Mindy Hardenbrook VP Retail Manager/Branch Network Corefirst Bank & Trust
Jake Holly Attorney Foulston Siefkin LLP
Romae Isom Shelter Manager YWCA – Northeast Kansas
Nick Jefferson Attorney III City of Topeka
Eugene Jones Student Support Coordinator Communities in Schools
Andrea Kaberline Chief Lending Officer Envista Credit Union
Stephanie Lanning Registrar Washburn University
Lindsay Lebahn Program Manager Plug and Play Tech Center
Tyler Levier Chief Operating Officer Prairie Band LLC
Tiffany Liesmann Clinical Pharmacist -Commercial Markets Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Caitlin Luttjohann Vice President of Play and Learning Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
Marisol Marcelo Director of marketing and public relations Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home
Keegan McElroy Attorney Alderson Law Firm
Ashley Mayer Executive Producer Mammoth Creative Co
Kylie Mergen Community Investment Officer, FHLBank Topeka
Director of Housing and Com. Dev.
Graham Moulden Aircraft Mechanic 190th Air Refueling Wing
Perry Plummer Asst. Branch Manager Capitol Federal
Jade Ramsdell Performance Improvement Director KS Depart. of Health and Environment
Adrian Revels Production Associate Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
Ruben Salamanca Sergeant Topeka Police Department
Naz Shareef Treasury Relationship Manager INTRUST Bank
Darin Stephens Broker Stone and Story Real Estate Group, LLC
Colton Strathman Successor Manager/Sales Exec. Coord. Strathman Sales Co., Inc
Josh Sturm Operations Manager Evergy Plaza-Oak View Group
Samuel Sutton Owner/Pilot Fulks Helicopter Service
Lara Waits Team Member Relations Manager Prairie Band Casino & Resort
Jermel Walker Supervisor City of Topeka
Karina Dixon Human Resources Manager KBS Constructors
Arianna Womack Student Shawnee Heights High School
India Yarborough Communications Manager Greater Topeka Partnership
Chad Yeager Vice President Clinical Quality Stormont Vail Health