Leadership Programs

Current Participants

Leadership Roanoke Valley 2008 - 2009 Participants

Education: December 17, 2008
Curriculum Advisors:
Kim Vosskamp, Lead Advisor, ResCare Home Care
Ernie Caldwell, G. J. Hopkins, Inc.
Sara Leftwich, Virginia Tech

Ross Atherton, Trane
Carol Craft, County of Botetourt
Jake Gilmer, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Jamie Graham, Carilion Clinic
Whitney Higgins, Allstate Insurance Co.
Vickie Meeks Miller, Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
Brooke Rosen , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
Chris Walters, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith

Local Government: January 14, 2009
Curriculum Advisors:
Kim Bennett, Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.
Andrew Gentiluomo, National Financial Services, Inc.
Donna Spradlin, Radford University

Brian Clark, Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley
Kathleen Lordan, Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.
Trey McCoy, McCoy and Associates
Kelly Sandridge, Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
Stacey Showalter , SunTrust Banks
Maryanne Sweeney, Appalachian Power
Kelsey Yardley, Virginia Western Community College

Environmental: February 18, 2009
Curriculum Advisors:
Corey Heck, Lead Advisor, SunTrust Banks
Whitt Ellerman, Commonwealth Conservation
Kimberly Parker, O. Winston Link Museum

Shawn Edwards, BB&T
Jennifer Feazelle, Allstate Insurance Co.
Deborah Flippo, Draper Aden Associates
Joshua Morris, Lewis-Gale Medical Center
Philip Thompson, County of Roanoke
Abby Verdillo, United Way of Roanoke Valley
Doloris Vest, Western Virginia Workforce Development Board

Economic Development, March 18, 2009
Curriculum Advisors:
Mike Shorten, Lead Advisor, First Citizens Bank
Jimmy Chapman, Roanoke County Police Department
Becci Emanuelson, Boys & Girls Clubs of Roanoke Valley

Kait Berry, Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council
B J Brewer, Roanoke County Public Schools
Cathy Brown, Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.
Martha Chester, Hughes Associates Architects
Zach Fletchall, Martin Bros. Contractors, Inc.
Forest Jones, Salem City Schools
Victor "Dinny" Skaff , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore

Regionalism: April 22, 2009
Curriculum Advisors:
Rosemary Winslow, Lead Advisor, HCA-Lewis-Gale Medical Center
Betsy Whitney, Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley
Harvey Brookins, Wachovia Bank

Troy Henderson, G & H Contracting
Webb King, Woods Rogers
Stephanie Koehler, Family Service
Melissa Lacombe, Roanoke College
Jay Nance, Automated Mailing Systems, Inc.
Karen Turner, StellarOne
Chris Winston, The Roanoke Times

Program Committee
Curriculum Advisors:
Will Farmer, Cox
Todd Morgan, Martin Bros. Contractors, Inc.
Susan E. Short, Virginia Tech, Chair
Jeff Smith, Slone Partners, Immediate Past Chair
Chad Sweeney, County of Roanoke
Richard Wellford, Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group