25 graduate from YPW’s Leadership Academy

We are pleased to congratulate the 25 young professionals who graduated from Young Professionals of Wichita’s Leadership Academy yesterday evening. Over the course of six weeks, they participated in interactive exercises, issue exploration, self-assessments and in-depth conversations with Wichita’s top community and business leaders. Because millennials will comprise 50% of the American workforce by the year 2020, we believe programs like this are crucial to the betterment of our community. It is quite possible that the young professionals listed below could soon be leading our companies and our city. Please join us in congratulating this year’s Leadership Academy class! Ambur Alfaro, Delta Dental of Kansas Amanda Brown, Cargill Chris Clark, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture Mary Clavo, Bombardier Learjet Inc. Charlsey Czernicki, Exploration Place Thomas Dalton, Textron Aviation Chandler Dopps, Bank of the West Hilary Erbert, Sullivan, Higdon & Sink Craig Goodloe, Airbus Americas Engineering Chelsea Granheim, Hearing Lab Technology, LLC Drew Hays, Go Wichita Lyndsey Hogg, Via Christi Health Danielle Johnson, Wichita State Courtney Looney, Wichita Community Foundation Jade Martin, Klenda Austerman Joe McDowell, Friends University Deeanna Nelson, Cox Communications Thea Pajunen, Apples & Arrows Portia Portugal, Dress for Success Wichita Mollie Smith, INTRUST Bank Chris Smythe, Ronald McDonald House Charities Rachel Steiner, Friends University Jason Villanueva, Aviator Church Tyler York, US Senate Lindsay Zimmerman, Youth Entrepreneurs For more information about Young Professionals of Wichita, visit ypwichita.org.