Leadership Greater Topeka Class of 2025 Announced
Founded in 1984, Leadership Greater Topeka (LGT), a Greater Topeka Partnership program, identifies aspiring and established leaders from across the community to participate in a competitive annual leadership training course.
Class members attend a retreat and nine day-long sessions that begin in January and continue through May. During these classes, participants will increase their capacity to lead as they learn about challenges facing Topeka and Shawnee County and how they can work to influence important community issues.
Congratulations to the following members of the LGT Class of 2025:
Amanda Abbott
Manager, EDI Operations and Support
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Jessica Bowers
Animal Control Unit Supervisor
Topeka Police Department
Stephanie Brigham
Asst. V.P. Deputy Chief Auditor
Security Benefit
Jaron Caffrey
Director of Workforce & Health Care Policy
Kansas Hospital Association
Kaylee Champagne
Interior Designer
HTK Architects, Inc.
Lan Danielson
Assistant Financial Controller
Prairie Band Casino & Resort
Kathryn Davis
Dir. of Nursing Excellence & Magnet Programs
University of Kansas Health Systems, St. Francis Campus
Chevas Drake
HR Specialist I
Shawnee County
Sarah Elsen
Executive Director
Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas
Daniel Garrett
Dir. of Communications and Media Relations
City of Topeka
Natasha Gunn
Dir. of Strategic Communications
Midwest Tax & Financial, Inc.
Marie Hall
Asst. Dean, Curriculum, Programs and Grants
Washburn University Institute of Technology
Charles Hammond
Training Officer
Topeka Fire Department
Sherri Hartter
Dir. of Business Development & Communication
Schwerdt Design Group
Roger Haubold
Construction Specialist Team Leader
Bartlett & West
Leanna James
Human Resource Manager
SSC Advisors, Inc.
Chad Jepson
Human Resource/Safety Director
Hayden Tower Service
Sarah LaFrenz
President
Kansas Organization of State Employees
Julie Linn-Stevens
Human Resource Manager
Capitol Federal
Asianah McCracken
CEO/Founder
I AM Passionette
Ryan McMichael
Senior Director
Walmart Fulfillment Center
Sandra Nichols
Pastor, Head of Staff
First Presbyterian Church
Mackenzie O’Brien
Contract & Licensing Manager
Advisors Excel
Zachary Pohlenz
Wealth Advisor
Clayton Wealth Partners
Adrianne Ralston
Training Specialist
Kansas Children’s Service League
Blake Ramsey
Commercialization Specialist
Resers Fine Foods
Victoria Rodriguez
Student
Topeka High School
Jona Rupnicki
Vice President
PBPEC & PBPLLC
Alexandra Savoy
Manager, Property Accounting Operations
Evergy
Abigail Siemers
Community Services Librarian
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Jaiden Soupene
Special Projects Manager
Tailwind Partners, LLC
Randy Sommer
AVP/Manager of Dep. Servicing & Treasury Management
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Zachary Surritt
Business Development Director
R&S Maintenance Services Inc.
Adia Vaughn
Health Promotion Specialist
Shawnee County Health Department
Paul Wasinger
President/Co-Owner Funeral Director & Embalmer
Brennan Mathena Funeral Home
Gant Welborn
V.P., Director of Product Administration & Lending
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
Erin Young
Marketing & Communications Account Manager
Greater Topeka Partnership
