Leadership Greater Topeka Class of 2020
Leadership Greater Topeka is a 37-year community leadership program of the Greater Topeka Partnership. LGT identifies aspiring and established leaders from the community and introduces them to the opportunities and needs of Topeka and Shawnee County while also teaching adaptive leadership concepts. They are encouraged to get involved in the community following their completion of the program.
Participants are nominated by individuals and organizations. Nominees who complete an application go through a brief conversation with the LGT selection committee. The committee then selects 36 individuals with the goal to build a class that is representative of the diversity within the community.
Carmen Anello - Bajillion Agency
Terri Benson - The Topeka Capital-Journal
Patrick Biggs - Seaman High School
Megan Bottenberg - Cox Communications
Thomas Bronaugh - Shawnee County Sheriff's Office
Travis Buchanan - Capitol Federal Savings Bank
Kevin Burton - Topeka Civic Theatre
Robert Bush - The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus
Thomas Carmona - Schwerdt Design
Denise Cyzman - Community Care Network of Kansas
Alex Delaney - Sunflower Soccer Association, Inc.
Kristy Druse - Security Benefit
Barbara Duncan - Clayton Wealth Partners
Ron Ekis - City of Topeka Police Department
Andrew Fry - Topeka Metro Transit Authority
Abbey Frye - Kansas Gas Service, Division of ONE Gas
Jessica Horton - Sprout Creative
Austin Jackson - Stormont-Vail Health
Trevin James - Federal Home Loan Bank Topeka
Chris Kuwitzky - Washburn University
Kelm Lear - Topeka High School
Brett Martin - United Way of Greater Topeka
Michelle McCormick - YWCA Northeast Kansas
TJ McDonald - Brandon Aldridge State Farm
Mackenzi Mondesir - U.S. Bank
Rockell Otero - Prairie Band LLC
Nicole Revenaugh - Irigonegaray, Turner & Revenaugh, L.L.P.
Cherie Sage - Safe Kids Kansas, Inc.
Johnnie Sanders - Topeka Public Schools/Pine Ridge Prep
Jennifer Sauer - Shawnee County
Tobias Schlingensiepen - First Congregational Church
Jammie Serrano - Advisors Excel
Deborah Stanton - Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Brian Thurlow - Reser’s Fine Foods
Tara Wallace - Tara Wallace, LLC
Marcy Weekley - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
