Leadership Paducah Class #34 has been announced by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Class members will take part in a nine-month educational course that began with orientation on August 20 and the first full day of Professional Development on September 3 in the Paducah Bank Community Room at the Commerce Center. 

For over 30 years, the Chamber’s Leadership program has been cultivating leaders, producing more than 900 graduates from this highly competitive, informative and results-oriented development program. 

The 42-member class, the largest in the program’s history, will continue to meet each month until their graduation in June. Sessions will cover topics such as media, government, education, public safety, economic development, arts, health and human services and leadership development.  

Chamber President Sandra Wilson said, “Operating a leadership development program in the era of COVID-19 has resulted in important changes to protect the safety and well-being of those in the program. We have implemented social distancing and health-based protocols based on Kentucky’s “Healthy at Work,” and the CDC guidelines. 

“Despite the challenges COVID-19 presents, the Chamber is committed to fulfilling the mission of the program and delivering an exceptional learning experience for the participants whether through safe in-person activities or within a virtual capacity,” Wilson added.  

Members of the 2020-21 Class #34 are as follows: 

Morgan Armistead, i5 design group, inc.; Wendy Baxter, Sullivan University; Dustin Bell, Swift & Staley, Inc.; Nathan Bradley, Paducah Water; Lucas Bremer, U.S. Bank; Toya Burton, Housing Authority of Paducah; Christean Cogdell, Baptist Health Paducah; Justin Crowell, Paducah Police Department; Harrison Dickens, Pepsi MidAmerica; Carrie Dillard, Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce; Darci Ellis, U.S. Bank; Whitney Evans, Mercy Health Lourdes; Missy Faughn, Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing; Brandon Hall, Veolia; JoAnna Harper, Blythe CPAs & Advisors; Gale Hatton, Paducah Bank; Allene Houston Jones, Paducah Public Schools; Matt Jaeger, McCracken County Public Library; Chandni Joshi, GEO Consultants; Rianna Klingler, Innovations Branding House; Abby Menkhus, GEO Consultants; Kimberly Millay, Beltline Electric; Lexie Millikan, Yeiser Art Center; Emily Mullins, Sylvan Learning Center; Jessica Pedersen, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership; Heather Pierce, Greater Paducah Economic Development; Patsy Pierce, Technology Process Management; Kristy Reed, Jackson Purchase Energy Corp.; Kate Senn, West Kentucky Community & Technical College; Caleb Shihady, Federal Materials Company; Iesha Shumpert, West Kentucky Community & Technical College; Charmaine Smith, Computer Services, Inc.; Matt Turley, Community Financial Services Bank; Bob Turok, FNB Bank; Sarah Vandermeulen, Heartland CARES, Inc.; Jamie Walker, Independence Bank; Jessica Wallace, Kemper CPA Group, LLP; Cody Walls, Denton Law Firm, PLLC; Brandon Wayt, Marquette Transportation Company; Bryson Wells, Wells Mobile Detail; Tonya Wurth, Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing; Sandra Zaranti, Baptist Health Paducah.