Leadership Greater Topeka Class of 2023 Announced
Founded in 1984, Leadership Greater Topeka, a Greater Topeka Partnership program, identifies aspiring and established leadership from the community to participate in an annual leadership training course.
Class members attend a retreat and eight day-long sessions that begin in January and continue through May. During these classes they will learn about challenges facing Topeka and Shawnee County and how they can work to influence important community issues.
The class of 2023 was selected from over 160 nominations and are:
Craig Barnes, Division Manager at Shawnee County Health Department
Jacqueline Belden, Program Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Faith Cavazos, Student at Shawnee Heights High School
Breny Clain, Major with the 190th Air Refueling Wing
Samuel Feather, Partner with Goodell Stratton Edmonds & Palmer
Renee Franklin, Pre-Production Quality Control Specialist at Southwest Publishing and Mailing
Roberto Gonzales, Area Manager at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
Jarrod Guth, Community Engagement Manager at Capper Foundation
Rhonda Hamilton, Administrator Specialist at Bartlett & West
Mindy Hardenbrook, VP Retail Manager/Branch Network at Corefirst Bank & Trust
Jake Holly, Attorney with Foulston Siefkin LLP
Romae Isom, Shelter Manager at YWCA - Northeast Kansas
Nick Jefferson, Attorney III at City of Topeka
Eugene Jones, Student Support Coordinator at Communities in Schools
Andrea Kaberline, Chief Lending Officer at Envista Credit Union
Stephanie Lanning, Registrar at Washburn University
Lindsay Lebahn, Program Manager of Plug and Play Tech Center
Tyler Levier, Chief Operating Officer at Prairie Band LLC
Tiffany Liesmann, Clinical Pharmacist -Commercial Markets at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Caitlin Luttjohann, Vice President of Play and Learning at Kansas Children's Discovery Center
Marisol Marcelo, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home
Keegan McElroy, Attorney with Alderson Law Firm
Ashley Mayer, Executive Producer at Mammoth Creative Co
Kylie Mergen, Community Investment Officer, Director of Housing and Com. Dev. at FHLBank Topeka
Graham Moulden, Aircraft Mechanic with 190th Air Refueling Wing
Perry Plummer, Asst. Branch Manager at Capitol Federal
Jade Ramsdell, Performance Improvement Director at KS Department of Health and Environment
Adrian Revels, Production Associate at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
Ruben Salamanca, Sergeant with Topeka Police Department
Naz Shareef, Treasury Relationship Manager at INTRUST Bank
Darin Stephens, Broker at Stone and Story Real Estate Group, LLC
Colton Strathman, Successor Manager/Sales Exec. Coord. at Strathman Sales Co., Inc
Josh Sturm, Operations Manager at Evergy Plaza-Oak View Group
Samuel Sutton, Owner/Pilot of Fulks Helicopter Service
Lara Waits, Team Member Relations Manager at Prairie Band Casino & Resort
Jermel Walker, Supervisor with City of Topeka
Karina Dixon, Human Resources Manager at KBS Constructors
Arianna Womack, Student at Shawnee Heights High School
India Yarborough, Communications Manager at Greater Topeka Partnership
Chad Yeager, Vice President Clinical Quality at Stormont Vail Health
