Leadership Chattanooga Participants Announced

The members of the Leadership Chattanooga Class of 2008-2009 have been announced by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.

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.

"I am pleased to announce the Leadership Chattanooga class for the coming year," said Diane Parks, Chamber director of leadership and community development. "We have another exceptional group of emerging leaders representing a cross-section of the community. We are confident they will make significant contributions to Chattanooga in the years ahead."

Class members are the following:
-- Cathy Barrett, Unum
-- Blair Bennington Cannon, Patrick, Beard, Shulman and Jacoway
-- Darlene Boyd, Regions Bank
-- Lilian Bruce, EPB
-- Angela Lee McClister, WTCI-TV (PBS)
-- Adam Clagg, Covenant Church
-- Danielle Clark, Hamilton County Department of Education
-- April Crenshaw, Chattanooga State Technical Community College
-- Richard Dahlberg, The Samaritan Center
-- Mike Dunne, Hamilton County Government
-- Linda Espey, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
-- Kelly Fisher, Office of Senator Lamar Alexander
-- Kelly Fitzgerald, Artech Design Group
-- Dawn Ford, Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department
-- Kathryn Foster, Chattanooga Hamilton County Business Development Center
-- Brian Frye, Legal Aid of East Tennessee
-- Amanda Galas, Waterhouse Public Relations
-- Richard Gary, Orange Grove Center
-- Valerie Gifford, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union
-- Stacy Johnson, Holston Methodist Federal Credit Union
-- La'Nita Jones, Tennessee Valley Authority
-- Ashley Ladebauche, First Tennessee
-- Deborah Luehrs, Siskin Children's Institute
-- Travis Lytle, Cornerstone Community Bank
-- Deborah Maddox, Community Impact of Chattanooga, Inc.
-- Jamie Melton, St. Peter's Episcopal School
-- Glenn Morris, M & M Industries, Inc.
-- Pam Morris, LBMC Technologies
-- Ivan Patton, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise
-- Veronica Peebles, CARTA
-- Brad Pierce, The Johnston Southern Company
-- Tara Poole, CreateHere
-- Philip Pugliese, City of Chattanooga
-- Mark Reina, SunTrust Bank
-- Mary Robinson Roland, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
-- Josiah Roe, Coptix
-- Ken Smith, episode49, LLC
-- Craig Smith, Miller & Martin, PLLC
-- Matt Stovall, Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon
-- Shalin Tejani, Hamilton Plastics, Inc.
-- Chinyere Ubamadu, Ronald McDonald House Charities
-- Jason Underwood, Joseph Decosimo and Company, PLLC
-- Jerri Weary, Chattanooga Police Department.

For more information about the Leadership Chattanooga program, please contact Diane Parks at dparks@chattanoogachamber.com.