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lansingchamber.org FOCUS ON TALENT
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces its
Newest Leadership Lansing Class
he Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce has • Leah Melichar, Lansing Community College
announced that 36 emerging leaders have been • Daniel Rials, Lansing Regional Chamber of
Tnamed to its seventh Leadership Lansing program. Commerce
Class participants will spend the next eight months • Russell Dawson, LPL Financial representing LAFCU
honing their leadership skills, becoming familiar with & Astra Credit Union
key institutions and issues in the region, and connecting • Brandy Mikula, Maner Costerisan PC
with community leaders. • Katie Jesaitis, Martin Waymire
• Sarah Barber, McLaren Greater Lansing
The program kicked off on October 17/18 at the LRCC. • Lauren Scott-Briningstool, Michigan State
Participants enjoyed a meet-and-greet reception which University
provided a casual introduction to each other. The first • Megan Curtis, MSU Federal Credit Union
session featured a Strengthfinder's training where • Amber Hill, MSU Federal Credit Union
participants learned about their own strengths as well as • Jessica Diener, Peckham, Inc.
the strengths of their Leadership Lansing colleagues. • Colin Feguer, Plante Moran
• Venus Myles, PNC Bank
Leadership Lansing is a talent initiative that runs • Rob Crowe, The Christman Company
annually from October through May and is designed • April Johnson, The Salvation Army Lansing
to develop a new generation of community leaders Capital Area
in the Lansing region. Upon completing the program, • Carrie Feher, Triterra
participants will better understand how essential • Phyllis Riley, University Club of MSU
community institutions contribute to the region's • Mackenzie Robinson, TechSmith l
overall economic well-being. Participants will also
receive extensive training to enhance their leadership
skills, which will benefit their performance inside their Have You Updated Your
organizations and the community.
Lansing Marketplace
Participants in this year's Leadership Lansing program Listing Yet?
include:
• Valda Evans, AF Group
• Kim Drew, AF Group The Lansing Marketplace serves as the online
• Krista Stevens, Bethany Christian Services directory for Lansing Regional Chamber of
• Leia Cooper-Rigg, Dart Bank Commerce members. It is consistently one
• Nathan Leale, Eaton Regional Education Service of the top three most visited pages on the
Agency (RESA) Lansing Regional Chamber website.
• Nate Powell, Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan
• Devin Smith, General Motors-Lansing Grand River The Lansing Marketplace is a one-stop shop
Assembly that allows you to connect with and be
• Taylor Bass, Granger Waste Services seen by other Lansing Regional Chamber
• Kristy Doak, Greater Lansing Convention and
Visitors Bureau members and potential new customers in
• Melissa Nay, Greater Lansing Convention and Mid-Michigan and beyond.
Visitors Bureau We recommend that you update your listing
• Kirsten Breau, Greater Lansing Food Bank
• Angela Wright, Independent Bank before the new year approaches! Ensure the
• Christopher Eveleth, Jackson National correct information is listed for your business,
• Melissa Whiteman, LAFCU including contact information and staff listings.
• Tony Heriford, Lansing Board of Water & Light It’s easy — just visit lansingchamber.org and
• Tracy Strudwick, Lansing Board of Water & Light enter your username and password. If you
• Scott Taylor, Lansing Board of Water & Light
• Claire Drolshagen-puck, Lansing Board of have not yet signed into the site, please follow
Water & Light the simple password reset instructions.
• Melissa Keeley, Lansing Christian School
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