2024 | Phoenix
Focused on biomedical campus, quality of place, affordable housing and addressing homelessness and transit

2023 | Colorado Springs
Focused on military relations, economic development, cybersecurity and addressing homelessness and mental health services

2022 | Minneapolis
Focused on community dashboarding and collaborative partnerships, economic development, tourism and downtown development along the river

2021 | Oklahoma City
Focused on talent attraction/retention, riverfront development, and the importance of public/private collaboration and strategies to build community support

2020 | Tulsa
Focused on economic development

2019 | San Antonio
Concentrated on economic development, mental health & homelessness and education

2018 | Boise
Emphasized leveraging community support of quality of place projects and downtown developments

2017 | Raleigh/Durham
Renewed emphasis on city identity and quality of place amenities with community initiative Project Wichita

2016 | Nashville
Renewed emphasis on inclusion and diversity, quality of life, and summer jobs for youth as critical elements in a comprehensive talent strategy

2015 | Greenville
Generated community buy-in for inclusion and diversity programming

2014 | Austin
Created a local entrepreneurship accelerator program, launching the e2e Accelerator in 2016

2013 | Des Moines
Refocused on regional approach to economic development with the eventual creation of the Greater Wichita Partnership

2012 | Omaha
Developed the Entrepreneurship Task Force, an initiative of the Leadership Council (now Greater Wichita Partnership)

2011 | Pittsburgh
Initiated the Priority Project to identify top community priorities

2010 | Louisville
Created a local bank consortium to finance riskier development projects

2009 | Chattanooga
Sent four local YPs to participate in Create Here – a community marketing plan development workshop

2008 | Oklahoma City
Focused on developing and implementing the Downtown Master Plan