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