Leadership Paducah Class #38 has been announced by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce.  Class members will take part in a 10-month educational course that began with orientation and a retreat in August and ends with their graduation in June 2025.      

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.”

Class members include:

Joseph Anderson, Paducah Housing Authority; Nathan Antonites, Paducah Police Department; Jessica Ashworth, LivWell Community Health Services; Erica Baker, Community Financial Services Bank; Jase Baker, BFW Engineering; Andrew Belt, Easterseals West Kentucky; Chelsea Blackwell, KentuckyCare; Jared Burnett, Petter Business Systems; Ashley Burns, West Kentucky Community & Technical College; Madelyn Chambers, Marquette Transportation Company; Shelby Clark, Keuler, Kelly, Hutchins, Blankenship & Sigler, LLP; Tara Crumble, Mercy Health; Jolie Fleming, Enterprise Technical Assistance Services (ETAS); Evelyne Hildreth, Banterra Bank; Lori Hyde, McCracken County Public Schools; Tamara Jackson, Tamed by Tam; Russell Jones, Veterinary Institute of Paducah; April Ladd, Department of Energy; Mark Lindsey, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative; Aaron Martin, Beltline Electric; Marika Merritt, Paducah Power System; Daniel Miller, Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Straub PLLC; Matthew Morgan, Marcum Engineering; Jeffery Nelson, Computer Services Inc.; Dylan Nichols, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership; Ryan Phillips, Williams, Williams, & Lentz LLP; Sharolette Pierce, ATOMIC CITY Fun Center; Jerald Puffenbarger, Paducah Power System; Hope Reasons, City of Paducah; Myrna Redfield, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership; Marilyn Riley, Baptist Health Paducah; Rex Roberts, Pine Bluff Materials; Alexandra Roberts, Fairfield Service Group; Katelynn Rowe, Signet Federal Credit Union; Victoria Seng, Denton Law Firm; Austin Smith, Paducah Bank; Amie Tooley, aecreatives LLC; Cynthia Turner, Four Rivers Behavioral Health; Daronda Tyler, McCracken County Clerk’s Office; Scott Vaughn, Happy ZZZ’s Sit’n Sleep; Caroline Veatch, Inland Waterways Museum; Lea Wentworth, McCracken County Public Library; Christa White, Ingram Barge Company; Angela Yeisley, Paducah-McCracken County Conv. & Expo Center.

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 1,100 citizens have graduated from the program during its 37-year existence. 

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