Leadership Paducah Class #37 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 and a retreat in August and ends with their graduation in June 2024. 

Chamber President/CEO Sandra Wilson said, “The program allows participants to gain an increased understanding of our community, visit local businesses and meet with local government leaders, while developing and expanding their network of contacts and giving back to the community through participation in a class project.” 

Established in 1984, Leadership Paducah is a program to develop the leadership potential of men and women in the Paducah/McCracken County area. The classes are comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated a talent and commitment for leadership. More than 1,000 citizens have graduated from the program during its 36-year existence.  

The program is a part of The Leadership Center and is coordinated by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. 

Leadership Paducah Class #37: Joshua Bewley, U.S. Bank; Tara Blazina, Kemper CPA Group; Todd Blume, Paducah Beer Werks; Sara Bommarito, Easterseals West Kentucky; Julia Borrego, Beltline Electric Co.; Darla Bowen, Aleut Federal Services; Alex Chalker, Pepsi MidAmerica; Felicia Cooper, Mercy Health; and Will Cox, Community Financial Services Bank; Callie Dodson, Burkeen Appraisals; Reis Driver, Baptist Health Paducah; Brad Evitts, Mercy Health; Grant Graves, Paducah Water; Daveda Gray, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership; Nikki Gregory, Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing; Jackie Harris, Keuler, Kelly, Hutchins, Blankenship & Sigler; Tasha Headrick, Paducah & Louisville Railway; and Meagen Hogancamp, The Carson Center; Sean Jones, Atmos Energy; Ashley Lambert, Baptist Healthcare System; Peyton Lawson, Paducah Bank; CheyAnne Ludovissie, Housman Partners Real Estate; Steven Luther, Baptist Health Paducah; Tami Lynn, HDR Engineering; Dorothea Manley-Davis, Value Added Solutions; Douglas McClure, Ruoff Mortgage; and Kathy McHaney, West Kentucky Community & Technical College; Jay Morris, Paducah Power System; Meg Morrow, Bryant Law Center; James Ouderkirk, Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club; Jenni Partin, Computer Services Inc.; Rachel Rayburn, Ingram Barge Company; Katelyn Rice, Compass Counseling; Emily Smith, Bluegrass Event Planning & Rentals; Jason Straub, UBS Financial Services; and Cayenne Tanner, GEO Consultants Corp.; Steve Thompson, Paducah Police Department; Braden Throgmorton, City of Paducah; Karami Underwood, Murray State University – Paducah Campus; Korey Vazquez, Gold Rush Café/Craving the Curls & More; Savannah Vincent, Broadway Custom Framing; Jessica Waggoner, Window World of Paducah; Jeremiah White, Swift & Staley; and Laura White, Humana, Inc./Chicken Salad Chick.