Chamber selects leadership class

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce selected the 30 members of the 2011 Leadership Columbia program.
Co-chairs of this year’s Leadership Columbia class are two previous graduates of the program, Craig Brumfield of Callaway Bank and Lindsay Young Lopez of Columbia College.
A program of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the Fair Missouri Foundation, Leadership Columbia is a 12-session program that begins in January. The participants in the program join almost 500 Chamber members who have completed the program since 1986.
“One of the highlights of my professional life was my participation in the 2010 Leadership Columbia class,” Lopez said. “The experience truly provides a unique educational and professional development opportunity for those who wish to better serve their employers, their Chamber and their community.”
The class members for the upcoming year are:
Trina Almond, Central Mo. Community Action
John Bailey, Boone County National Bank
Laura Baker, Boone Electric Cooperative
Gale Blomenkamp, Boone County Fire District
Kerrie Bloss, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Tim Crockett, Crockett Engineering Consultants
Gene Devore, Columbia Insurance Group
Gerrit Hane, Bukaty Cos. – Beckett Taylor Agency
Jennifer Hollingshead, UM System
Dina Krofta, Shelter Insurance Companies
Ryan Lidolph, Landmark Bank
Joanie Mains, Commerce Bank NA
Bob McDonald, Courtyard by Marriott
Beth Mead, Convention & Visitors Bureau
Beth Moore, Landmark Bank
Kristin Mullins, State Farm Insurance Co.
Erin Parnell, Bucket Media Inc.
John Pfenenger II, Prism Capital Management
Nelly Roach, Caledon Virtual LLC
Barry Roewe, TrueSon Exteriors
Philip Sarff, ABC Laboratories Inc.
Melissa Smith, Boone Hospital Center
Roger Still, Community Foundation of Central Mo.
Emily Stoutenborough, Woodruff Sweitzer
Lee Terry, Columbia Board of REALTORS^®
Maya Warren, Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital
Steve Wiegenstein, Columbia College
Cornelia Williams, Columbia Housing Authority
Ryan Williams, City Water & Light
Dale Wright, Trulaske College of Business – MU