The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce has announced the graduation of 23 local business leaders in the twenty-sixth class of Leadership Lake Norman. The program, sponsored by Novant Health – Huntersville Medical Center, develops a group of informed, committed, and qualified individuals capable of providing visionary and progressive leadership for the Lake Norman region.

Graduates include: Jared Wiles – EnergyUnited, Christine Ogden – Oasis Senior Advisors, Mindy Rice -  Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell, Leah Trowbridge – The McIntosh Law Firm, Tracy Crosby – Cornelius Police Department, Nikki Calden – Allen Tate, Jonathan Shoe – Viking Mergers & Acquisitions, Justin Perri – Home Trust Bank, Sara Josey – Select Law Partners, PLLC, Makeda Nantambu - -Novant Health, Zuhair Madanat – Auto Glass Experts, Kim Strickland – Town of Huntersville, Cindy Johnston – Town of Cornelius, Cody Schall – EnergyUnited, Ryan Lugabihl - The Catalyst Agency, Casey Broome -TSG Insurance, Megan Seymour - Novant Health, Matt Britt – Atrium Health, Lauren Roberson - Keller Williams (The Beacon Group), Aswathy Vijayan - MSC Industrial Supply Co, Thomas Golden – EnergyUnited, Amber Valentine – Hotmess to Hotness, and Bryan Latza – Huntersville Police Department.

The class held the gradation at Eleven Lakes Brewing in Cornelius with remarks by 2022 Past Board Chair David Keith, as well as Adam Boatsman,  Owner and Relationship Leader at BGW CPA, PLLC, both graduates of the Leadership program. Bill Russell, president the chamber, was on hand to assist in the graduation. The class recently participated in a Boater Safety Education program held at Lake Norman. Applications for the 2023-2024 Leadership program are expected to be available by June 10^th.

Caption: Pictured are the participants in Leadership Lake Norman at the overnight retreat held at Bethelwoods (York, SC). Chip Scholz with Scholz and Associates, also pictured, facilitated the Concepts of Leadership training.