Leadership Highlands
What is Leadership Highlands?
Leadership Highlands is an educational program aimed at emerging and existing leaders in the Highlands community, offering an opportunity to enhance civic knowledge, leadership skills and network. Those selected commit to and engage in an eight-month curriculum, from March through October, that includes a retreat, day-long classes each month, a variety of enrichment workshops and projects, and a graduation ceremony.
Leadership Highlands brings together local experts and class members to engage and discuss topics such as Highlands’ history and cultural resources, economic development, government and public safety, health and human resources, education, arts and outdoor recreation. Personal leadership skills are developed through principle-based decision-making and team-building exercises.
Selection criteria includes civic involvement, leadership potential, diversity of perspective and commitment to the program and the Highlands community. A committee comprised of Highlands Chamber of Commerce staff, Board of Directors members and previous participants selects the class.
Leadership Highlands Class of 2025
Devon Allio
Bonnie Bell
Amanda Wasco Brown
Jane Ford Clark
April Getz
Jen LaRue
Mick Mayer
Nikki Sloop
Josh Smith
Tiho Trichkov
Jose Vives
Graduates: Leadership Highlands 2024:
Clark de Bullet
Seanne Bresnahan
Lesley Galloway
Debby Hall
Lindsay Hostetler
Deborah Kirk
Bianca Mitchell
Mia Nelson
Tina Rogers
Cynthia Shahed
Andrew Spraggins
Julie Upshaw
Christina Vives
Rachel Wavra
Graduates: Leadership Highlands 2023:
William Beck
Joshua Bryson
Michelle Davis
Timothy Dearth
Christopher Duffy
Johanna Fein
Keith Gilbert
Daryl Griswold
Jane Jerry
James Spencer
Margaret Shutze
Carol Taylor
Jerry Wilson
Graduates: Leadership Highlands 2022:
Beth Acker
Bob Baxter
Kyle Bryner
Waylon Chastain
Kurt Damron
Anthony De Nardis
Cole Fuhrman
Virginia Holland
Christopher Lee Lugo
Carlyn Morenus
Ginger Moseley
John Muir
Katy Postell-Dearth
Tracy Wade
Rachel Wilson