Each year, DeWitt–based LGS selects a new class of about 50 to 55 people to participate in its yearlong training program to expose them to key community leaders and organizations and the most important issues facing the community. The program teaches participants about community leadership, empowerment, group dynamics, community opportunities, and trends.
“Central New Yorkers look to LGS for personal development and professional connections to serve the greater good,” Pam Brunet, LGS executive director and graduate of the LGS Class of 1998, said in a news release. “We are looking forward to connecting these individuals to the leaders in our community and empowering them with the knowledge they will use to make CNY better.”
The 54 participants in the Class of 2019 are:
| Ishrat | Ahmed | Oswego Inn |
| Cheryl | Ascenzi | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Trevor | Balstra | St. Joseph’s Hospital |
| William | Bass | Environmental Consultant |
| Stephen | Benson | Northeast Information Discovery |
| Shira | Boschan | Raymour & Flanigan Furniture |
| Robert | Bucklin | West Onondaga Street Alliance (WOSA) |
| Joe | Bufano | OCM BOCES |
| Nicole | Carfi | OBG |
| Christopher | Caver | National Grid |
| Josh | Cradduck | Spectrum News |
| Deka | Dancil | Boys & Girls Club of Syracuse |
| Liane | DeSantis | Anchor QEA |
| John Michael | Duby | Hueber-Breuer Construction |
| Amy | Dugliss | Advocates Incorporated |
| Danielle | Gerhart | Bankers Healthcare Group |
| Leland | Guillaume | Onondaga County Sheriff’s |
| Cheryl | Holdrege | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists |
| Sarah | Hood | Saab Sensis Corp |
| Joshua | King | Masking & Kompany |
| Ernest | Lancto | 174th Attack Wing |
| Jan | Lane | CNY Community Foundation |
| Kerry | Langan | Bond Schoeneck & King |
| Samantha | Linnett | City of Syracuse |
| Andrew | Lunetta | A Tiny Home for Good |
| Tim | Macko | Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| David | Marobella | Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Laura | McCranie | Dairy Marketing Services |
| Nicholas | Meskos | AmeriCU Credit Union |
| Stephen | Messina | Brown & Brown Empire State |
| Alan | Mokay | Lockheed Martin |
| Melissa | Moore | Bryant & Stratton College |
| Caitlin | Moriarty | CenterstateCEO – The Tech Garden |
| Adrianne | Morton | Blue Lotus Consulting, LLC |
| William | Nicholson | AccessCNY Inc. |
| Penny | Parisi | Key Bank |
| Casey | Prietti | Welch Allyn |
| Jeff | Renk | SRC Inc. |
| Tracy | Resch | Bousquet Holstein PLLC |
| Tom | Resch | BR Johnson |
| Denise | Rhoads | Community Bank |
| Victoria | Russo | City of Syracuse |
| Tabitha | Sebastino | Cryomech |
| Marcus | Smith | Helio Health |
| David | Smith | Saab Defense and Security USA |
| Joni | Steigerwald | C & S Companies |
| Carl | Thomas | SUNY Upstate Medical University |
| Nick | Tryniski | Pathfinder Bank |
| Joseph | Vetere | Empower Federal Credit Union |
| Julie | Walas | Syracuse University |
| Kathleen | Weaver | The Hayner Hoyt Corporation |
| Mary | White | Women’s Opportunity Center |
| Allison | Whittles | OneGroup NY. Inc. |
| Cindy | Woods | SUNY Upstate Medical University |
LGS was founded by CenterState CEO, Onondaga County, the City of Syracuse, and Onondaga Community College. LGS is financially supported by many organizations including United Radio and VIP Structures. Media sponsors include Charter Communications, Advanced Media Group, and the Business Journal News Network.
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