Augusta Metro Chamber Announces Leadership Augusta Class of 2022
The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Leadership Augusta Class of 2022. The goal of Leadership Augusta, a ten-month training program affiliated with the Augusta Metro Chamber, is to identify and educate current and potential community leaders in the CSRA. The Leadership Augusta selection committee is proud to present the following individuals, representing a wide variety of businesses and industries within the Greater Augusta region, as members of the Leadership Augusta Class of 2022:
Sam Adams, Fulcher Hagler LLP
Taylor Barbato, WJBF News Channel 6
Opal Blanding, Blanding & Blanding Transportation
Phillip Bowman, Textron Specialized Vehicles
Amber Brantley, Solicitor General's Office
Lucy Brantley, OBGYN Partners of Augusta
Kate Channell, Hull College of Business, Augusta University
Lance Cheely, Cranston Engineering Group
Adam Cobb, New South Construction
Collette D'Antignac, Security Federal Bank
Becky Dearden, SME CPAs
Whitney Dixon, Richmond County School System
Abigail Drescher, Augusta University
John Eckley, Meybohm Commercial Properties
Shawn Edwards, Augusta Georgia Land Bank Authority
Libby Fennell, Community Foundation for the CSRA
Kathryn Freemon, Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Catherine Hardy, Augusta University
Brian Hartley, Cadence Bank
Gia Hunter, Textron Specialized Vehicles
Kayla Kincaid, Modern Business Workplace Solutions
Nathan Krupa, Golden Harvest Food Bank
Patrice Lomax, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
Stacie McBride, Cyber Fusion Innovation Center
Drew Robinson, Goodwill of Middle Georgia/Helms College
Dalton Self, Jani-King of Augusta
Chashawna Wesby, Richmond County School System
Adam Willis, F&W Transportation, Inc.
Gary Woodhurst, TaxSlayer
Nesia Wright, Georgia Soul Women's Basketball Organization
The Leadership Augusta Class of 2022 will bring together 30 people from business, education, the arts, law, nonprofit, medicine, construction, and city government. This decades old program will help them learn, listen, engage in tough conversations, and cultivate curiosity in an authentic way to address challenges and opportunities in our community through service projects. “We will continue our vigilance around the safety and wellness of participants and volunteers, while providing the elite experience that Leadership Augusta members have come to know,” said 2022 Class Chair Kim Evans, CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta. Class Co-Chair Chris Bird, GM of the Augusta Entertainment Complex, and Kim are anticipating “many innovative ideas from the Class of 2022. We can’t wait to see them activate those ideas throughout our community!”
Leadership Augusta was established in 1980, as an affiliate of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, to enhance the civic participation of emerging leaders within the region. For more information about the Leadership Augusta program, visit LeadershipAugustaGA.com or AugustaMetroChamber.com.
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Media Contacts:
Sue Parr, President/CEO
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Sue.Parr@AugustaMetroChamber.com
Kathryn Freemon, Communications Coordinator
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce