Thursday evening at Chehaw Park's Creekside Education Center, Leadership Albany welcomed our 2017-2018 leadership class.  Held in conjunction with our annual Alumni Reception, new class members mingled with alumni representing four decades of classes, including several 1984 charter class members.  Following the reception, class members participated in an orientation session to learn about each other and the upcoming class year.

The 2017-2018 Leadership Albany class is:

Leslie Abrams, Middle Georgia Circuit
Kayanne Blackwell, MetroPower
Josh Bower, First Presbyterian Church
Shannon Burke, Graceway Recovery
Morgan Burnette, Chehaw Park
Terri Christian, AB&T
John Davis, Dougherty County School System
Brian Dougherty, Sherwood Christian Academy
Merritt Garnto, Draffin and Tucker
Mike Gonzalez, Pro Outdoor LLC
Dorea Hardy, Albany State University
Darla Harms, Darla Harms Leadership
Yvonne Jones, Albany Area Chamber
Tau Kadhi, Albany State University
Cam Kirbo, Kirbo and Kirbo
Jim LeVaughn, Consultant
LaSonja Linder, Self-employed
Wendy Luster, Albany Police Department
Kathy Meskell, Deerfield Windsor School
Tina Peterson, CTSI
Wes Sadler, Sadler Retirement
Tracy St. Amant, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Victor Sullivan, Wells Fargo
Wanda Swanier, MCLC
Tracy Wallace, Albany Technical College
Marva White, USMC Systems Command, MCLB Albany
Brianna Wilson, Southern Point Staffing
Joycelyn Yates, Albany Area Primary Healthcare