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Earlier this fall UNC Asheville's Leadership Program kicked off its 26th year with a dynamic nine-month program for local participants. The 49 members of Leadership Asheville 26 make up the biggest class in the program's history.
Over the past two decades, the acclaimed program has built a strong tradition of leadership development and community involvement. Utilizing lectures, discussions, work groups and service projects, the participants will explore a variety of topics, ranging from the environment to education, and from local government to economic development. Leadership Asheville has graduated more than 900 representatives of the region's economic, service and governmental sectors. Drawing from profit and nonprofit organizations, local government officials, private industry executives, university professors, stay-at-home parents, and school district administrators, Leadership Asheville's graduate network covers a diverse array of interests, opportunities and challenges inherent to the region. The members of Leadership Asheville 26 and their employers are: Kenet Adamson, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College; Stan Alleyne, Buncombe County Schools; Jim Anderson, Biltmore Farms; Sarah Benson, Asheville Police Department; Brad Blackburn, Southern Community Bank and Trust; David Bonyun, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County; Tanya Bruce, Education and Research Consortium of Western Carolinas; Heidi Campbell-Robinson, Abernethy United Methodist Church; Tom Cassidy, Self-Help Ventures Fund; Jon Corbin, The Buyer�s Agent of Asheville; Carolyn Coward, Van Winkle Law Firm; Kevin Cross, The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa; Melody Dunlop, Mission Healthcare Foundation; Joy Flora, Merry Maids and Three Dog Bakery; Joe Grady, Century 21 All Seasons; Johnnie Grant, The Urban News; Lisa Grefe, N.C. Mountain Realty Group; Robert Griffin, City of Asheville, Building Safety; W. LaVone Griffin, City of Asheville, Parks and Recreation; Bo Harris, Christ School; Honour Hiers, Honour Hiers Fine Arts Photography; Tamara Hubbard, BellaLuna Theater; Jerome Hughes, Asheville High School; Chase Johnson, Asheville Savings Bank; Cheryl Johnson, Strayer University; Tim Johnson, Leadership 101; Barry Kampe, First Citizens Bank; Linda Lamp, WNC Communities; Kelly Maglaughlin, NC Outward Bound; Jenny Manner, Meet the Geeks; Sue McAdams, Community Volunteer; Mary Michael, Reuter Family YMCA; Kelly Miller, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce; Stephanie Monson, City of Asheville, Economic Development; Jennifer Moore, Moore Law Office; Bill Murray, N.C. Outward Bound; Jane Murray, Junior League of Asheville; Michelle Rabell, Mission Health and Hospitals; Robin Smathers, Weaverville Primary and Elementary; Amy Smialowicz, CarePartners Health Services; Jackie Stenseth, Asheville Citizen-Times; Jaime Taylor, Medical Business Resources; Bill Treasurer, Giant Leap Consulting; Holly Waltemyer, UNC Asheville, Career Center; Kaye Waugh, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College; Oksana Wells, The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa; Sharon West, Buncombe County Health Center; Lauren Williams, The Health Adventure; and Heather Wolfe, United Services Credit Union. Leadership Asheville 26 is supported, in part by, Southern Community Bank and Trust and VanWinkle Law Firm. For more information about UNC Asheville's Leadership Programs, call 828/251-6125 or visit www.leadershipasheville.org. (Image provided by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce.)
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