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We are excited to announce the 2019/2020 participants of Leadership Raleigh, a premier leadership development program.
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Last month, our newest Leadership Raleigh classes got their programs started at retreats at the Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem. 
 
The following professionals are members of the 40th class:
 
Michelle Adel
First Citizens Bank

Cody Ball
HH Architecture

Diesha Banner
Toast It Up!

Christopher Battles
Shanahan Law Group, PLLC

Manoj Bhatia
Ultimate Storage Company

Heather Brewer
Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities

Katherine Carlton
Investors Management Corporation

Carrie Chandler
Genworth Mortgage Insurance

Matt Choplin
PWM of NC

Tom Clancy
Clancy & Theys Construction Company

Charles Davis
Poyner Spruill LLP

Rodney Faulk
City of Raleigh

Jenna Forster
IBM Corporation

Frantz Flora McNeill
York Properties, Inc.

Donna Gaskin
MetLife

Patricia Glidewell
Bernard Robinson & Co. LLP

Walter Gray
ms consultants, inc.

Paul Hammersley
First National Bank

​Zach Hall
Balfour Beatty Construction

Syreeta Hargrove
Raleigh Chamber

Ms. Taylor Holloway
Strategic Behavioral Health, LLC

Jessica Holt
Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau

Leland Hyer
Durham Public Schools

Monica Jacimore
First Bank

Emily Jeske
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP

Davis Johnston
Foundry Commercial

Laveda Joseph
Wake Technical Community College

Stephen Kenney
Kenney Properties, Inc.

Caitlyn Kinnaird
JLL

Audrey Krenitsky
JDavis

Allyson Kuegel
Citrix

Amanda Latham
Clean

Hannah Lipstone
KPMG LLP

Toni Lockett
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Brett Malone
North Carolina FC Youth

Kelly Monroe
Skanska USA Building, Inc.

Brieanna Myers
North Carolina FC

Lynn Percival
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

James Pratt
CLA

John Rash
Clark Nexsen

Cherith Roberson
Wake Technical Community College

Neal Seigler
Duke Raleigh Hospital

Andrew Sims
Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors

Ms. Mary Skinner
PNC

Julie Smith
NC State University

Kayla Strampe
DHIC, Inc.

Ashlie Thompson
Wake County Public School System

Anthony Vellozzi
Metcon, Inc.

Kallie Walker
Kane Realty Corporation

Afrika Williams
LCI

We are excited to announce the 2019/2020 participants of Leadership Raleigh, a premier leadership development program.

Last month, our newest Leadership Raleigh classes got their programs started at retreats at the Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem. 
 
The following professionals are members of the 39th class:

Clark Abbott
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Melyssa Allen
Meredith College

Benjamin K Bailey
JLL

Thomas Barrier
Branch Banking & Trust Co.

Chris Bell
Deloitte

David Boaz
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Tiffany Burba
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Sabrina Burns
PNC

Cooper Cash
North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives

Dusan Cecich
Danis Construction Company

Erica Campion
Genworth Mortgage Insurance

Shane Corbett
Piedmont Service Group

Chad Danford
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Kaitlin Dewberry
Poyner Spruill LLP

Alysia Eve
Citrix

Tara Freeman
UNC REX Healthcare

Joseph Fricks
United Community Bank

Rhett Fussell
Raleigh Area Land Trust

Sarah Heminuk
Haven House Services

John Holton
Williams Mullen

Deb Horwitz
Merz North America

Randi Ligon
Apex Tool Group

Daniel Lord
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Michael Lutz
Barnhill Contracting Co., Inc.

Sean Maroney
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, Inc.

Gina Miller
Nationwide Insurance

Adrianne Moody
United Way of the Greater Triangle

Brad Murray
Murray Real Estate Group, LLC

Kasia Nels
Stewart

Kekoa Nelson
IBM Corporation

Sarah Newton
SAS Institute, Inc.

Joy Pariz
YMCA of the Triangle Area, Inc.

Paul Pierron
Gilbane Building Company

Jenny Saul
Greene Resources

Gretchen Saussy
Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc.

Olivia Scarbrough
Elliott Davis

Charles Setzer
Contec, Inc

Ashleigh Sholar
Raleigh Chamber

Amie Sivon
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC

Richard Slater
McAdams

Erin Smith
BAERING

George T Smith III
Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Lisa Snedeker
Campbell Law School

Heather Spencer
NC State University

Anna Traylor
Clark Nexsen

Heath Tripp
Smith Anderson Law Firm

Debbie Wilkinson
Wells Fargo

Jessica Green Willson
Fox Rothschild LLP

Morgan Zoellner
Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education

​John Goodman, our vice president of government affairs, is a passionate advocate for our regional business community. He measures success by honesty, integrity, and through bold leadership.

With more than 20 years of experience in government affairs, John has been instrumental in driving high-impact legislation, such as reducing the North Carolina tax rate from the highest to one of the lowest in the Southeast U.S. over a two-year span.

Prior to joining the Raleigh Chamber, John founded Capital City Consulting, specializing in government affairs, strategic planning, and focused communications. He also spent nearly 10 years as the director of government affairs for the North Carolina Chamber.

John moved to North Carolina to play soccer at Campbell University and he has called the Tar Heel State home ever since. He lives in Raleigh, where soccer remains a big part of his life. John coaches youth soccer through North Carolina FC Youth and the Neuse River Futbol Alliance.
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He is excited to work with you.

By Spencer Lazzari
VP of Operations
Proforma BrandCentric Solutions
 
Raleigh YPN recently had a chance to peek at all of the exciting things happening at Dorothea Dix Park. The event was packed with members eager to see what the park had to offer. The event had many key takeaways, but the following stood out.

1.  A Park for Everyone, Built by Everyone. This great tagline sums up what this park is really about,  us. Sean Malone, president and CEO of the Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy, emphasized the importance of making an attraction from which everyone could benefit. To accomplish this over the course of 18 months, more than 65,000 residents were engaged for their input.
2. Once-in-a-generation Opportunity. As Adrian Benepe, director of national programs for The Trust for Public Land, put it, “Dorothea Dix Park is the most important and exciting park project in America today.” The park is located in the heart of Raleigh. It will feature vast open areas, as well as community gathering places with more infrastructure. Parks that are within a close proximity to a downtown with this much space are rare, making this project particularly exciting.
3. Get Involved. The easiest way to get involved is to stay in the know. By going to https://dixpark.org/get-involved, you can enter your email and receive updates. Additionally, people can sign up to volunteer. Volunteers are needed now and will continue to be needed as the project moves forward. Donations are also welcomed.

For more information, please go to https://dixpark.org/. Also, be sure to sign up for the next Raleigh YPN event for more exciting programs at raleighchamber.org/events.
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