This August, the North Texas Commission welcomes the 9th class of Leadership North Texas, a graduate-level leadership program aimed at recruiting, developing and supporting leaders who have a commitment to civic engagement, to learning, to collaboration, and to the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
The 9th class of Leadership North Texas (LNT) will consist of 33 regional leaders from across North Texas, learn best practices in regional stewardship from regions that have successfully addressed regional issues and challenges relevant to the region; and participate in the development of appropriate strategies for North Texas.
Meet LNT Class 9 below:
Judith Allen, President and CEO, Communities In Schools, Dallas Region
Geoff Bailey, Director of Communications, Oncor Electric Delivery
Harper Bateman, Associate Principal, Corgan
Kristina Brevard, VP, Strategic Planning & Development, Denton County Transportation Authority
Jeri Chambers, Junior League of Collin County
Drew Dietrich, Economic Development Manager, Town of Addison
Matt Foster, Regional Director of External Affairs, AT&T
Klint Guerry, General Manager, Sewell Automotive Companies
Deborah Helton, Emergency Management Administrator, DFW International Airport
RaDonna Hessel, CEO, Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
JoAnn Jensen, Agent, New York Life
Tammy Korns, Development & Outreach Manager, Plano Public Library
Mike Land, City Manager, City of Coppell
Valerie Landry, General Manager, The Sanford House Inn & Spa
Martin Lujan, Director, Government Relations, UT Arlington
Sean Madison, President, Trinity River Campus, Tarrant County College
Steve Mason, President, Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Cedar Hill, MAS-TEK
Wendle Medford, Assistant City Manager, City of Forney
Cory Montfort, Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, The Montfort Group
John Mulcahey, Director, State Farm Insurance Companies
Erica Mulder, Vice President, Governmental Relations & Communications, Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
Archie Nettles, Jr., Veteran Liaison, The University of Texas at Dallas
Ajith Pai, Professional & Support Services Officer, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman
Andrea Russell, VP, Reliant Retail, NRG/Reliant
Jeff Schnick, Editor-in-Chief, Dallas Business Journal
Sushma Sharma, Director, DFW Hospital Council Foundation
Shelli Siemer, Assistant City Manager, City of Allen
Tom Siems, AVP and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Mike Smiddy, Vice President, United Building Maintenance
Charmaine Solomon, Founder & Chairman of the Board, My Possibilities
Steve Stoler, Director of Media Relations, City of Plano
Rona Stringfellow, Assistant City Manager, City of Lancaster
Cordelia Tullous, Managing Director, Step Up
Learn more about Leadership North Texas here. Questions about the program? Email Kimberly@NTC-DFW.org