BOISE, ID – Community and business leaders, along with Leadership Boise Alumni (LB Alumni) and the 2022-24 graduating class of Leadership Boise (LB), gathered at the Grove Hotel on May 16, 2024 to celebrate the annual Leadership Boise Graduation & Alumni Reunion. This prestigious event recognized the newest graduates of LB and honored the finalists and winners of the Community Leadership Awards.
The evening began with a toast from Boise City Mayor and LB Alum, Lauren McLean. She praised the success of the Boise Metro Chamber's esteemed two-year program, Leadership Boise, which originated in 1975 and is now one of the longest-running Chamber-sponsored leadership programs in the United States. Attendees were also inspired by a keynote speech from Jeff Huhn, LB Alum and Southern Idaho Market President of First Interstate Bank. The LB Alumni Association recognized 15 finalists for the Community Leadership Awards, all of whom were selected for their exceptional engagement as Treasure Valley professionals. These individuals exemplify leadership, mentor and support others, and enhance the Treasure Valley community through their work and character. The winners for the five categories were:
For more information about Leadership Boise, visit boisechamber.org/leadership-boise-programs.html
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BOISE, Idaho (August 24, 2023) – Leadership Boise, a Boise Metro Chamber program sponsored by Capital City Development Corp, is proud to announce the Class of 2023-2025. Since its inception in 1975, LB has mentored and inspired more than 1,750 Treasure Valley business and civic leaders in one of the longest-running Chamber-sponsored leadership programs in the nation.
Through monthly daylong sessions, participants develop and enhance their knowledge and understanding of their community, including its complexities and potential. The program strives to foster new perspectives for creative leadership with the goal of providing participants with the foundation needed to expand their leadership roles and impact in the community. Each year, the Leadership Boise Interview & Selection Committee, comprised of LB alumni, faces the difficult task of choosing class members from a highly-qualified field of applicants. “The Class of 2023-2025 is a diverse, positive, and inquisitive array of sophisticated professionals from varying industries. The Opening Retreat, held Aug. 18 & 19th at the YMCA Camp at Horsethief Reservoir, revealed a cohesive, creative group of individuals whose immediate comradery reflects the kind of inclusive, community-first thinking that makes Boise so special,” shared the Chamber’s Sr. Manager of Leadership Development, Karyn Stuart. The theme of this year’s class is “Restoring Trust and Respect through Civil Discourse,” as designed by LB Vice Presidents Amy Lindgren (Cushing Terrell) and Michael Rotchford (Healthwise). The theme will be woven in with leadership skill development and civic or business-oriented content at monthly Sessions, as planned by the 2022-2024 LB Class. The Opening Retreat kicked off the sessions and included these distinguished guests and speakers: Mayor Lauren McLean, Bernie Zimmerman, Gemba Boise, David Duro, Treasure Valley Family YMCA, Monica Church, Frank Church Institute at BSU. The 2023 LB President is Dr. Jesse Mix, D.O., Boise VA Medical Center, Oregon National Guard. Applications for the Class of 2024-2026 open in March. Learn more at: https://www.boisechamber.org/leadership-boise.html The Leadership Boise Class of 2025 includes the following 50 participants: Jillian Alexander Conduit Consulting Mark Anderson BRS Architects Matt Arriaga Arriaga Mediation Taylor Barton Visit Boise Charlie Baser Givens Pursley LLP Darryl Beemer HP Patrick Boel Roundhouse Andrew Boespflug TOK Commercial Lauren Brassey Healthwise Gabriel Brenner City of Boise Ben Burnham BSU Elizabeth Caval-Williams Cottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital Colette Chester Hillcrest Bank Stephanie Chimonas CSHQA Cameela Cruz HP Antonia Cusamano Price Waterhouse Craig Dammeier Holland & Hart Meghann Donley Jacobs Engineering Group Bradley Dunbar Cushing Terrell Adrienne Esposito WaFd Bank 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 Tanner Job ESI JD Kessler HUB International Chuck Kracht Idaho Housing & Finance Assn Nichol Lapierre Your Health Idaho Chelan Lippincott University of Idaho Abby Losinski St Luke's Max McKenna HC Company John McNeese HDR Engineering, Inc. Sara Miller St Alphonsus' Health System Frances Nagashima St Luke's Health Plans Ashlee Neddo ICCU Jordyn Neerdaels CCDC Becca Proctor Boise Metro Chamber Michelle Railsback St Luke's Tyler Richelieu ZGA Architects & Planners Certified Antonina Robles HP Carole Schroeder Global Ties Idaho Alex Suffa Idaho First Bank Joe Tanner Mountain America CU Scott Thompson Zions Bank Breanna Young WCA Romeo Zavala Horizon About the Boise Metro Chamber: About the Boise Metro Chamber: Established in 1883, the Boise Metro Chamber is the only five-star accredited Chamber of Commerce in Idaho and strives to be the leading business advocacy organization in the Boise Valley. The Boise Metro Chamber is a private, nonprofit, membership-driven organization comprised of approximately 1,950 business enterprises, civic organizations, education institutions, and individuals. Its mission is to provide leadership that will help create regional economic prosperity and success for its members. Leadership Boise celebrated the graduation of the class of 2021-2023 at The Grove Hotel on May 31st. Graduates, their families, friends and co-workers enjoyed a reception, dinner and keynote address from Judge Peter Barton (LB Alum, class of 2012). The event was sponsored by First Interstate Bank. Special thanks to Jeff Huhn, Southern Idaho Market President at First Interstate Bank, for his enthusiastic support of the LB Program. The LB Alumni Association saw a record number of alumni attend to celebrate the grads and reunite with old friends made through the LB experience.
Melissa Schug and Bryan Furlong of Idaho First Bank (LB Alumni’s 2023 Program Sponsor) awarded four Leadership Awards on behalf of the Alumni Association. The honorees were: Don Murray, VP at Dental Dental and President of the Board for the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights, winning in the category of Social Responsibility; Cory Rodrigues, Executive Director, accepting on behalf of Wyakin Foundation for the Non-Profit Excellence Award, Shire Hotvedt, Event Manager, Boise Center, and outgoing President of the LB Alumni Association for the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Lee Scott, Unleashing Leaders, for the Legacy of Leadership for his outstanding contributions to the Leadership Boise Program (as President) and the Leadership Boise Academy Program, 2022-2023. For a look back at the LB Experience in 2021 through May of 2023, visit the Chamber website and watch 2023 LB graduate and Film & Video Producer, Stephanie Cullen’s video (above). Stephanie is the owner of OMG Studios Boise and OMGFemaleFilmmakers. The new Leadership Boise class of 2023-2025 has been selected and will launch in August. Names, titles and companies will be announced September 1st. Industries represented by Chamber member businesses in the new LB class include: Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Real Estate, Development, Government, Finance/Banking, Law-Mediation, Healthcare, Non-Profit, Manufacturing, Education, Consulting and Insurance. The LB Class 2024-2026 Interest List is available online at Leadership Boise |
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