Leadership Bellevue Graduating Class Honored at “Partners in Excellence” Event
Leadership Bellevue recently graduated the class of 2017 at a “Partners in Excellence” community leadership event at Platteview Golf Club. The evening keynote speaker was Mayor Rita Sanders, City of Bellevue. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was in attendance, along with other community leaders and shared words of encouragement to the award winners and class.
Leadership Bellevue is designed to sharpen leadership skills by helping participants sense what Bellevue needs. The program exposes future leaders to the past, present and future of the community by combining presentations by current leaders, tours, panel discussions and dialogue between participants and community decision-makers. The goal is to bring participants face to face with the challenges Bellevue is meeting and to inspire them to accept responsibility for providing necessary leadership.
The class emcees for the evening were Naviere Walkewicz, USSTRATCOM and Eric Mahowald, Offutt 55th Wing. The yearly celebration presents two community awards: “Partner in Excellence” and “Distinguished Alumni”. The Partner in Excellence award in recognition of the partnerships created that impact the betterment of the Bellevue – Offutt community was presented to Marathon Ventures. Accepting the award for Marathon Ventures was John Larsen. The Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Roger Cox, Community Relations Coordinator with the Bellevue Police Department. This award recognizes a dynamic, progressive community leader who has impacted the community, and shows leadership through integrity, strength, vision and is an alumnus of Leadership Bellevue.
Leadership Bellevue 2017 graduates included: Chadd Addison, City of Bellevue; Ashley Brandenburger, Great Western Bank; Ashley Carey, Bellevue Housing Authority; Gayle Christensen, Lift Up Sarpy County, Paula Creps, Sarpy County CASA; Zac Fredrickson, Holland Basham Architects; Dr. Brooke Harre, Hoogeveen Chiropractic Wellness Center; Christopher Hemmelman, First City Church; Bryan Holen, Plat1num One Investment and Insurance Group; Marcus Hymes, 557th Weather Wing; Larry Lampman, Bellevue Police Department; Abigail C K Lill, Marathon Ventures; Eric Mahowald, Offutt AFB 55th Wing; Robert Moore, Bellevue Public Schools; Madeline Moyer, Security National Bank; Becky Parks, Nebraska Medicine Bellevue; Naviere Walkewicz, USSTRATCOM; Rich Warnke, Lockheed Martin; and David Witkop, Thanksgiving! Lutheran Church.