Leadership Greater Topeka (LGT) is a civic leadership program run by the Greater Topeka Partnership that cultivates local talent and strengthens community engagement.

When Phil Gray, owner of Gray & Company, graduated from Washburn University with an art degree in the early 1970s, he thought he’d spend his career painting canvases.

For Stephen Osborne, a seasoned entrepreneur whose family has worked in the construction industry for generations, the sky is his second home.

NORMA JUMA
Brenneman Professor of Business Strategy
Washburn University

MATTHEW RICKS, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Owner/Medical Director
Ricks Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery
Radiance Medical Spa

Shawnee County Health Department | Health Promotion Specialist

Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas | Executive Director

Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home | President & Co-Owner

Topeka High School | Student

Capitol Federal | Human Resources Manager

Kansas Hospital Association | Director of Workforce & Health Care Policy

City of Topeka | Director of Communications

Washburn University | Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Programs & Grants

Prairie Band LLC & PBPEC | Vice President

City of Topeka Police Department | Animal Control Supervisor

Walmart Fulfillment Center | Senior Director

R&S Maintenance Services, Inc. | Business Development Director

Bartlett & West | Construction Specialist & Team Leader

Midwest Tax & Financial, Inc. | Director of Strategic Communications

BCBSKS | Manager, EDI Operations and System Support