Valley Leadership Announces Class 31 of Leadership Institute
Phoenix, AZ – August 25, 2009 – Valley Leadership is pleased to announce the members of Leadership Institute Class 31. The Leadership Institute is Valley Leadership’s legacy program designed to inspire a new generation of local leaders to understand and appreciate community service and diversity, work for the common good, and inspire and empower others. Each year, approximately 50 individuals from diverse fields and backgrounds are selected through a competitive process to participate in the nine month institute beginning in September and ending in June. The program offers increased awareness and understanding of our community, leadership skills development, cultivation and opportunities for engagement, and a broader network of personal and professional relationships.
“Valley Leadership welcomes these outstanding leaders from across the valley into Class 31,” said Louis Frank Dominguez, Valley Leadership Chair. “These leaders will join our community’s members who are actively engaged in supporting successful social and economic growth. We are confident that each of these leaders will make a positive impact on our community.”
The members of Class 31 are:
Ganesh Acharya, CIGNA Voluntary; Catherine Bourne, SRP; Amy Buchan, Arizona Diamondbacks; Melanie Burford, ASU, Office of SR VP for Academic Affairs; Nicole Carroll, The Arizona Republic; Anielka Contreras, Anytown Arizona, Inc.; Dan Corredor, Asylum-Pipeline Marketing Communication LLC; Kristen Decabooter Foster, Kunz Plitt Hyland Demlong & Kleifield; Dolly Franco, SRP; Greg Garcia, Polsinelli Shughart, PC; Anahi Godinez, Be A Leader Foundation; Ben Graff, Lazarus & Associates, PC; Melissa Hartley, Horizon Community Learning Center; Nick Heth, Legacy Home Mortgage; Nikki Hicks, Cesar Chavez Education Institute; Shelly Hodges, Apollo Group - University of Phoenix; John Hogg, Valley of the Sun United Way; Jenny Holsman, ASU Alumni Association; Brandi Hunt, DPR Construction Inc.; Scott Jenkins, Jr., Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, PA; Justin Johnson, Old World Communities; Michelle Kable-Wilcox, University of Advancing Technology; Erika Keenan, Qwest Corporation; Johnny Key, APS; Allen Kimbrough, Maricopa County Bar Association; Nicole Koziol, Ringel Kotzin Valuation Services; Mirna Lattouf, ASU - Downtown Phoenix Campus; Renee Levin, Intel Corporation; George Long, NAI Horizon; Raelynn Mackenzie, Deloitte & Touche LLP; Steve Maestas, Intel Corporation; Martha Martinez, Maricopa Integrated Health System; Heidi Mitchell, Valley Academy Charter School; Andrea Moreno, SRP; Nina Mullins, SRP; Allison Otu, Phoenix Children's Hospital; Saira Qureshi, Donor Network of Arizona; Julie Richard, West Valley Arts Council; Kara Rosseaux, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC; Jim Stringham, Magellan Health Services of Arizona; Mary Ann Sturm, SCF Arizona; Melissa Thomas, Arizona Dept of Health Services, Behavioral Health Division; Heather Walsh, Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk; Adrienne Wilhoit, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP; Eddie Williams, Merrill Lynch; Mark Wooden, Grand Canyon University; Kari Yatkowski, Haven Charitable Foundation; Alexandra Zavala, Magellan Health Services of Arizona
For more information about Valley Leadership, contact Beth Thomson-Gorman at Beth@valleyleadership.org, or visit the Valley Leadership website at http://www.valleyleadership.org/.