Leadership Greater Topeka Class of 2021
Photos by Braden Dimick
Leadership Greater Topeka is a 38-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.
Class of 2021
Latricia Anderson, Health e Hair & Skin Care Salon Owner
Michael Augustine, Shawnee County Deputy Director of Human Resources
James Barraclough, Washburn University Director, Undergraduate Initiatives
Nicole Bath, Stormont Vail Health Nurse Manager Critical Care
Katie Beach, Azura Credit Union Community Development Manager
Ryan Bishop, Stormont Vail Health Digital Media Specialist
Bryan Boutz, Bartlett & West Software Development Architect
Rene Cabrera, Seaman High School Student/Committee Chair Topeka Youth Commission
Navise Clark, Love Fellowship Church First Lady
Dora Coronel, Cornerstone of Topeka Inc Property Manager
Hope Dimick, TK Business Magazine Marketing Assistant
Sarah Dunekack, MARS Wrigley Site Administrator
Ashley Esquibel, Envista Credit Union Vice President of Human Resources
Jesse Fray, KSNT News News Director
Jovy George, FHL Bank Topeka IT Solutions Delivery Manager
Ashley Gilfillan, Evergy Plaza Events Manager
Jennifer Goetz, Kansas State Treasurer's Office Director of Marketing & Communications
Gabriella Gonzalez, Advisors Excel Marketing Assistant
Debra Hoffer, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Executive Assistant
Tracy Jepson, TLJ Consulting Owner
Alexander Lancaster, Two Wolves Studio & Artists Den Owner/Art Curator
Dornella Leal, Kansas Association of Counties Operations and Finance Director
Amanda Lewis, Coldwell Banker American Home Owner/President
Steven Massey, It Takes A Village Director
Alejandro Mateos, Naly’s Lawn & Landscape LLC Business Operations Manager/Co-Owner
JP Meitner, Evergy, Inc. Director Market Operations
Marc Price, Shawnee County Chief Engineer, Information Technology
Ronald Rutherford, Topeka Fire Department Battalion Chief
Jessica Savard, Advisors Excel Community Engagement Assistant
Doug Shepherd, Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc VP of Management Consulting Services
Michele Stanley, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Manager Customer Service Operations
Kim Strube, Topeka/Shawnee County Public Library Chief Financial Officer
Johnathan Sublet, FBC Hi-Crest Campus Lead Pastor
Michelle Whitehead, Capitol Federal Director of Business Banking
Carole Williams, Shawnee County Court Services Court Services Officer
