On May 28, Chamber members and business leaders gathered at The Grove Hotel to celebrate the 2024-26 Leadership Boise (LB) Class Graduation and Community Leadership Awards. The event honored the 2024–2026 cohort for completing two years of intensive professional development, civic exploration, and collaborative leadership.

Participants in Leadership Boise engage in monthly, day-long sessions focused on regional issues, community systems, and leadership growth. Designed for mid-to-senior level professionals, the program builds lasting connections while equipping participants to better serve their organizations and the broader community. In their second year, class members work in teams to design, organize, and present two of the civic/leadership sessions for 60–120 attendees (Year One participants in the fall, and Leadership Boise Academy participants joining in the spring sessions).

The evening was emceed by Michael Ballantyne of TOK Commercial Real Estate, with TOK Commercial Real Estate serving as the event’s Co-Sponsor. The program also featured a keynote from Hart Gilchrist of Intermountain Gas, an LB alumnus and recipient of the Legacy of Leadership Award, who shared insights on service-driven leadership.

The event recognized key supporters of Leadership Boise, including presenting sponsors Doug Ward (First Interstate Bank) and Lee Scott (Unleashing Leaders). Additional acknowledgments included Alex Suffa (Idaho First Bank), outgoing LB Alumni Association President; Todd Cooper (Idaho First Bank), Alumni Program Sponsor; Mike Krause (Global Bound), 2025–2026 Program Sponsor; and Gabe Brenner (City of Boise), 2025–2026 LB President.

2026 Community Leadership Award winners:
► Nonprofit Excellence Award: Idaho Youth Ranch
► Social Responsibility Award: LeAnn Naillon, Telos Coaching & Consulting
► LB Entrepreneur of the Year: Steph Lokelani Cullen (OMG FF, IRL)
► Distinguished LB Alumnus: Phil McGrane (accepted by Chelsea Carattini)
► Legacy of Leadership Award: Dan Price

A full list of the graduates can be found in the LB Alum Class Roster Archives located at the bottom of the Leadership Boise Alumni page.

BOISE, Idaho – Leadership Boise, a Boise Metro Chamber program sponsored by Global Bound, LLC, has announced the Leadership Boise (LB) class of 2025-2027. Established in 1975, LB has graduated over 2,200 Treasure Valley professionals, making it one of the largest and longest-running Chamber-sponsored leadership programs in the country.
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Participants engage in monthly, daylong sessions to enhance their understanding of the community, its challenges, and opportunities. Monthly topics such as Healthcare and Innovation & Technology encourage fresh perspectives on leadership, innovation, collaboration, and empower participants with the tools to broaden their impact in leadership roles. Each year, Leadership Boise alumni interview numerous candidates from which a select group is chosen as the new class.

“In the second year of the program, participants are divided into Planning Teams to plan and execute the sessions they attended in their first year of LB,” said Karyn Stuart, Chamber Director of Leadership Programs. “This past weekend, Opening Retreat was held at YMCA Camp in Horsethief Reservoir; the “Opening Retreat Planning Team” did a fantastic job of combining team-building exercises with leadership development content from passionate speakers such as David Duro, YMCA, and Mike Krause of Global Bound, LLC. Stuart added.”

The 2025- 2026 LB leadership team includes: LB President, Gabe Brenner (City of Boise) LB VP, Wes Stanfill (Robertson’s LLC) and LB Academy VP, Erika Berryman (St. Luke’s). This team developed the overarching LB Theme for 2025-2026 (PERSONAL GROWTH TO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP) which is woven into all civic/leadership sessions, and they work closely with Chamber Foundation Leadership staff to deliver a stellar program experience for all LB and LB Academy participants.

Congratulations to the newest class of Leadership Boise participants and to the companies that support the Chamber and their employees’ growth!

CLASS ROSTER
Andrew Marini, Ada County Sheriff's Office
Anushree Khandelwal, HP Inc.
Becky Moose, K2 Construction, Inc.
Ben Fulcher, Rallens Realty Consultants
Ben Gibbons, Holland & Hart LLP
Brent Arnold, Intermountain Gas Company
Brett Gulash, Hillside Architecture
Cameron Oliver, Trak Software Inc.
Chelsea Carattini, Idaho Secretary of State's Office
Cieara Davis, Association of Idaho Cities
Colleen Shackelford, Center for Lifetime Health
Cory Carone, Stoel Rives LLP
Danielle Strollo, Givens Pursley LLP
Gail Cole, Blue Cross of Idaho
Heather Bowman, Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Holten White, HDR
Jeff Hunter, Horrocks Engineers
Jeff Tonkin, HC Company, Inc.
Jeremy Battershell, St. Luke's Health Plan
Kami Kiser, HP Inc.
Kekoa Nawahine, Ahlquist
Kerryn Sarwansingh, Kiewit Corp.
Kim Ross, Girl Scouts of Silver Sage
Kyle Johnson, Zions Bank
Landon Brown, Hawley Troxell
Lindsay Woychick, Saint Alphonsus Health System
Lindsey Quintana, Block 22 LLC / The Grove Hotel
Lisa Arnold, TRICA
Lucas Gebhart, Visit Boise
Maegan Krahn, St. Luke's Health Foundation
Matt Palm, Paylocity
Matthew Havili, Hawley Troxell
Meg McCarthy, Ada County Highway District
Mike Taylor, Kount, an Equifax Company
Morgan Harris, Boise State University Foundation
Nick Tunison, RedBuilt, LLC
Rachel Puljan, ICCU
Rebecca Troescher, Boise Cascade Company
Savannah Lewis, United Way of Treasure Valley
Skylor Lenz, Boise State University
Sophia Hartsock, Red Sky PR
Tayler Marshall, Stinker Stores
Taylor McDonald, First Interstate Bank
Titan Walker, Western Heating & Air
Truman Weston, Pinnacle Performance
Tyler Anderson, Boise Cascade
Tyler Lohman, Mountain West Bank
Tyler Sisson, ESI Construction
Wade Foster, Stoel Rives LLP
Wendy Parkinson, Idaho First Bank
Zach Cahill, Washington Trust Bank

BOISE, Idaho – The Boise Metro Chamber is proud to announce this year’s graduating class of Leadership Boise. The 2023-2025 class had a total of 54 participants from all different industries across the Treasure Valley.
“Leadership Boise has become a staple of professional development in our community. I am grateful for Karyn Stuart and Becca Proctor’s leadership of the Chamber programs. I’m excited to see what the coming years will bring,” said Bobbi-Jo Meuleman, President and CEO of the Boise Metro Chamber.
 
This year’s graduation event, celebrating the Leadership Boise’s 50th anniversary, featured a keynote address from Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane highlighting the importance of programs like LB. The event also included a proclamation reading by Boise Mayor Lauren McLean recognizing HP Inc. for sending 40 participants through the program, as well as acknowledgments for several other companies that have consistently supported Leadership Boise over the years. The celebration brought together over 300 leaders from top organizations across the region to honor the program’s enduring impact.
 
Founded in 1975, Leadership Boise has graduated over 2,000 individuals across the Treasure Valley. ​Participants who are accepted to the program on an annual basis attend monthly, day-long sessions about relevant and pressing topics that affect and impact living and working in Boise.
 
This Years Graduates include:

• Jillian Alexander, Conduit Consulting
• Mark Anderson, BRS Architects
• Matt Arriaga, Arriaga Mediation
• Taylor Barton, Visit Boise
• Charlie Baser, Givens Pursley LLP
• Darryl Beemer, HP Inc.
• Patrick Boel, Roundhouse
• Andrew Boespflug, TOK Commercial Real Estate
• Lauren Brassey, WebMD Ignite
• Gabriel Brenner, City of Boise
• Ben Burnham, Boise State University
• Colette Chester Lentsch, Hillcrest Bank
• Stephanie Chimonas, CSHQA
• Cameela Cruz, HP Inc.
• Craig Dammeier, Holland & Hart
• Meghann Donley, Jacobs Engineering Group
• Bradley Dunbar, Cushing Terrell
• Adrienne Esposito, WaFd
• Amy Evans, Boise Cascade
• Kyle Galloway, Boise Cascade
• Nicholas Gourley, Stoel Rives
• VJ Greenfield, Charlie's Produce
• Jennell Hall, Northwest Lineman College
• Brandon Helgeson, Hawley Troxell
• Malcolm Hong, Zions Bank
• Stephanie Husler, Your Health Idaho
• JD Kessler, HUB International
• Chuck Kracht, Idaho Housing and Finance Association
• Nichol Lapierre, Your Health Idaho
• Chelan Lippincott, University of Idaho College of Engineering
• Abby Losinski, St. Luke's Health System
• Max McKenna, ESI
• John McNeese, HDR Engineering
• Sara Miller, Saint Alphonsus Health System
• Frances Nagashima, St. Luke's Health Plan
• Ashlee Neddo, ICCU
• Jordyn Neerdaels, Idaho Power
• Becca Proctor, Boise Metro Chamber
• Michelle Railsback, St. Luke's
• Tyler Richelieu, ZGA Architects
• Antonina Robles, HP Inc.
• Alex Suffa, Idaho First Bank
• Joe Tanner, Mountain America Credit Union
• Scott Thompson, Zions Bank
• Breanna Young, WCA
• Romeo Zavala, Horizon Credit Union

Community Leadership award winners include:

• Nonprofit Excellence Award: NAMI (National Association of Mental Health Idaho)
• Social Responsibility Award: Pat Kelly, Your Health Idaho
• LB Entrepreneur of the Year:   Angela Taylor, Indulge Boise Food Tours
• Distinguished LB Alum: Theresa McLeod, St. Luke's Health System
• Legacy of Leadership Award: Hart Gilchrist, Intermountain Gas / MDU

This event was presented by First Interstate Bank and Unleashing Leaders and cosponsored by TOK Commercial Real Estate, Cushing Terrell, and ZGA Architects & Planners, Chartered.