Lexington, Ky. – The Leadership Lexington Steering Committee has announced the new class of Leadership Lexington for 2015-16, which includes 50 people with varied backgrounds from a variety of segments of the Lexington economy.
The program gives participants the opportunity to better understand the city and to prepare for the challenges it faces by meeting with and learning from today’s leaders. Leadership Lexington is an educational opportunity that broadens perspectives and allows participants to gain increased understanding of community dynamics and public issues.
2015-16 Leadership Lexington Class Members:
- Sandra Bastin, Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Chair/Professor, University of Kentucky
- Bill Bickford, General Manager, Good Foods Co-Op
- Todd Bivins, Director of Risk Management, R.J. Corman Railroad Group
- Erica Bordes, Manager of Marketing, Gray Construction
- Christina Briggs, Director of Marketing & Communications, University of Kentucky College of Law
- Greg Brown, Director Central Region, C-Forward, Inc.
- Jennifer Buntin, Marketing Coordinator, Keeneland
- Brian Chellgren, Attorney (Of Counsel), Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
- Michelle Deans, Senior Assurance Manager, MCM CPA’s and Advisors
- Maya DeRosa, Senior Project Analyst, Lexington Downtown Development Authority
- Emily Downey, North America Marketing Manager, Alltech
- Tiffany Dupont-Novak, Marketing and Sales Director, Lexington Children’s Theatre
- Jim Francis, Attorney (Of Counsel), Fowler Bell PLLC
- Lisa Greer, Director of Development, UK HealthCare
- Tim Hahn, Design Quality Engineer, Belcan Engineering Group
- Chase Hall, Director, Baptist Health Lexington
- Kate Hardy, Nomination Sales, Darley
- Allie Hembree, Public Relations Manager, Associations International (ISPA)
- Marshall Hixson, Attorney, Stites & Harbison, PLLC
- Allison Huck, Practice Manager, Perinatal Diagnostic Center, Baptist Health
- Andi Johnson, Vice President, Public Policy, Commerce Lexington Inc.
- Molly Katen, Staff Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Kentucky Public Service Commission
- Ben Keller, Partner, Wyatt Tarrant & Combs
- David Lyons, Police Commander/Bureau of Investigation, Lexington Police Department
- Mark Mahan, Owner, Mahan Multimedia
- Brian Maynard, Commander- Bureau of Special Operations, Lexington Police Department
- Allen McDaniel, Executive Director, Lexington Clinic Foundation
- Glenn Means, Director of Development, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass
- Townsend Miller, External Relations Officer- College of Communications and Information Sciences, University of Kentucky-College of Communication and Information
- Christian Motley, Deputy Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
- Melissa Moore Murphy, Attorney Senior, LFUCG
- Donnie Niehaus, Attorney, Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC
- Jordan Parker, Client Relationship Officer, Traditional Bank
- Matt Parsons, Member/Partner, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
- Mary Ellis Patton, Associate Attorney, Bluegrass Elderlaw, PLLC
- Meg Ellen Phillips, Chief Risk Officer, Community Action Council
- Nan Plummer, President and CEO, LexArts
- May Price, Member Services Representative, YMCA of Central Kentucky
- Tina Pugel, Community Outreach, Lexington Habitat for Humanity
- Bryan Raisor, Managing Director, Assured Neace Lukens
- Risa Richardson, Communications Specialist, Columbia Gas of Kentucky
- Joe Ross, Owner/Chief Operating Officer, North Lime Coffee & Donuts
- Davonna Saier, Director of Marketing, Lexington Diagnostic Center
- Hunter Stout, Manager of Assurance Services, Dean Dorton
- Alan Sutherland, Safety and Public Relations Manager, CLARK Material Handling Company
- Charlie Sword, Manager, Crowe Horwath
- Jana Syrcle, Senior Associate, Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Megan Walker, Director of Quality & Risk Management, KentuckyOne Health
- Tyler White, District Director, U.S. House of Representatives
- Ralph Whitley, Principal/Owner, Shrout Tate Wilson Engineers
Since 1979, Commerce Lexington Inc.’s Leadership Lexington program has been cultivating Lexington leaders, producing over 1,300 graduates from this highly informative, educational and results-oriented leadership development program. Graduates of the program have impacted our city in areas such as public art, childhood literacy, nutrition, healthy living, mentoring, financial literacy and more.
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