Leadership Omaha, one of the longest-running community leadership programs in the nation, graduated its latest class of standouts on June 5.  For the 47 members of Class 36, the achievement caps an educational journey that began with orientation in August 2013. Leadership Omaha, a program of the Greater Omaha Chamber, develops community leaders through a series of educational seminars and interactions with business and civic leaders. Class members are chosen based on their demonstrated community involvement and career advancement.

Leadership Omaha Class 36 graduates are:

Robin Arens, Client Resources, Inc.; Michael Bird, Heritage Services; Jamie C. Cooper, Cooper Law, LLC; Danielle Crough, SilverStone Group; Debbie DeBolt, Bellevue University; Todd M. DeFreece, Alegent Creighton Health; Justin Dougherty, Goodwill Industries, Inc.; Ryan Ellis, P. J. Morgan Real Estate; Patrick Falke, Project Harmony; Travis Flodine, Mutual of Omaha Bank; Alec Gorynski, Bank of the West; Aaron Johnson, Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Abby Johnson, St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church; Ryan K. Johnson, Wells Fargo Bank; Dana E. Kaufman, Proxibid, Inc.; Nicholas P. Konen, HDR; Amie Kroeger, Mutual of Omaha; Jamee Kugler, Quantum Workplace; Brad Kwiatek, Grant Thornton LLP; Ann Lawless, Completely KIDS; Emiliano Lerda, Justice For Our Neighbors of Nebraska; Brian Lodes, J.D. Heiskell & Co.; Sarah Lukas, Creighton University; Ken McIalwain, Kiewit Building Group; John A. Menicucci, Jr., Husch Blackwell, LLP; Nicole N. Mitchell, Urban League of Nebraska; Abigail M. Moland, McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC, LLO; Melissa Moreno, Gallup; Laura B. O’Connor, First National Bank; Shane Parshall, Physicians Mutual Insurance Company; Roy Patterson, Patterson Family Group; Mark Plutschak, Outlook Nebraska Inc.; Nicholle Reisdorff, Dogtopia of Omaha; Dusty Reynolds, Greater Omaha Chamber; Vanessa Schutte, AIA, DLR Group; Scott P. Seier, Tenaska Capital Management, LLC; Julie S. Self, Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.; Ryan Matthew Sewell, Fraser Stryker PC LLO; Scott E. Tarry, University of Nebraska Omaha; Diana Tedrow, Cox Business; Gretchen Twohig, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska; Dave Ulferts, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension; Mary L. Umberger, Metropolitan Community College; Benjamin VanKat, Omaha World-Herald; Jimm Wagner, Phenomblue; Shelley Wedergren, Coventry Health Care, Inc., An Aetna Company; Sherman P. Willis, State Farm Insurance.

For more information about Leadership Omaha, contact Lynda Shafer at (402) 978-7928 or visit www.omahachamber.org/talent-and-workforce/leadership-development/.