Chattanooga Chamber Announces Leadership Chattanooga Class For 2012-2013

Friday, August 10, 2012

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce has announced members of the Leadership Chattanooga Class of 2012-2013.

Sponsored by the Chattanooga Chamber Foundation, Leadership Chattanooga is a 10-month program that brings professionals throughout the city together to cultivate leadership and community growth.

Through the program, participants develop leadership skills by dividing into small groups and working on projects that address community needs. These projects allow participants to explore local issues and interact with community leaders as they work together toward common goals.

“We have another exceptional group of emerging leaders representing a cross-section of the community,” said Diane Parks, director of leadership and community development at the Chattanooga Chamber. “We are confident they will make significant contributions to Chattanooga in the years ahead.”

The following professionals will participate in the 2012-2013 class:

Patrick Bobo, City of Chattanooga; Heather Burrell, Mike Collins & Associates, Inc.; Angela Burris, Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company, Inc.; Tod Cain, Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation; Jim Campbell, Campbell Asset Management, LLC; Talley Clower, Cohutta Banking Company; Lisa Crawford, The Chattanoogan Hotel; Camille Daniel, First Tennessee Bank; Josh Davis, Infosystems, Inc.; David DiBiase, EPB; Michael Dumitru, Miller & Martin, PLLC; Ashley Evans, AIM Center; Pam Fleenor, Duncan & Hatcher; Fred Flint, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; Lucy Gates, Decosimo; Adam Green, Nooga.com; Yousef Hamadeh, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC; Beth Harrell, Real Estate Partners Chattanooga LLC; Lacey Haftka, The Center for Oral and Facial Surgery; Jeremy Henderson, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce; Joel Henderson, North American Credit Service, Inc.; Robert Hicks, Alstom Power, Inc.; Liz Hobbs, Chattem, Inc.; Peterson Hostetler, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Barry Jennison, Chattanooga State Community College; Phillip Johnson, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Kristin Leffew, JDK Real Estate, LLC; Florence Lindo, Unum; Amy Lowdermilk, OneConsulting; Elaine Manieri, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; David Martin, La Paz De Dios; Brent McClean, Memorial Mission Surgery Center; Annette Moore, Tennessee Valley Authority; Neil Pratt, Accent Construction Management; Billie Rose, Junior League of Chattanooga, Inc.; Ryan Rose, Volkswagen Chattanooga; Lyndsi Sebastian, Chattanooga Times Free Press; Jack Silberman, JMD Group LLC; Janie Sok, Reliable Building Solutions, Inc. and Gideon Thomas, Partnership for Families, Children and Adults.


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