Ignite Louisville announces spring 2017 class of emerging leaders

42 named to class

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 28, 2016) — Forty-two emerging leaders have been selected for the Leadership Louisville Center’s Ignite Louisville Class of Spring 2017 that runs from October through April 2017.

This is the 17^th class of the award-winning program, which has graduated nearly 750 up-and-coming leaders.

Ignite Louisville is a seven-month program that grows mid-level professionals by developing the key components of leadership. In addition to the core curriculum developed by Norton Healthcare, Yum! Brands, Inc., Brown-Forman Corporation,Humana, Inc. and U.S. Army, the class will continue participating in the Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge. 

The challenge provides an opportunity for the class to take on a project proposed by a local nonprofit and gain hands-on experience performing on a team and serving the community. Ignite Louisville and the Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge recently earned a national award for “Excellence in Innovation” from the Association of Leadership Programs.

Ignite Louisville new members:

• Meagan Bartholomew, Dare to Care Food Bank
• Lisa Bellafato, Passport Health Plan
• Tara Carnes, Passport Health Plan
• Nikki Carver, Mercer
• Theresa Cox, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Sydney Doctor, Greater Louisville Inc.
• Drew Eckman,Young Professionals Association of Louisville
• Ali Edelstein, Yum! Brands, Inc.
• Jenni Edwards, Kentucky Science Center
• Adam Emrick, Olin Brass
• Natalie Gupton, Norton Healthcare, Children’s Hospital Foundation
• Eric Gurevich, Fund for the Arts
• Ashley Haury, U.S. Bank
• Jason Hesketh, Superb IPC
• Jacqueline Jarboe, Humana Inc.
• Tracey Johnson, Brown-Forman Corporation
• Lindy Lamkin, Kids Cancer Alliance
• Jason Larkin, Messer Construction Co.
• Tova Levin, Humana Inc.
• Kristina Lowe,Universal Woods, Inc.
• Brittany Lutke, Data Cave Inc.
• Kenny Moyer, Republic Bank
• Toya Northington, ArtThrust
• Kelsey Oliver, Yum! Brands, Inc.
• Rachel Overton,University of Louisville Athletics
• Annabelle Pike, KentuckyOne Health
• Katie Porter, Norton Healthcare
• Adam Price, Volunteers of America Mid-States
• Jared Revlett, Tandem Public Relations
• Alec Risch, Heine Brother’s Coffee
• Dan Robbins, Brown-Forman Corporation
• Tonya Sangester, Louisville Metro Government
• Brad Savko, Republic Bank
• Whitney Schulze, ZirMed
• Jessica Sharon, University of Louisville
• Mark Shelton, DBS Interactive
• Chris Staples, Hilliard Lyons Trust Company
• Wes Sydnor, Louisville MSD
• Laura Wince, Delta Dental of Kentucky
• Janna Woodfork, Transit Authority of River City
• Maria Wilson, Enterprise Holding
• Jesse Yarbrough, Louisville Emergency Services