Leadership Tioga 2018 class graduates

OWEGO — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce graduated its Leadership Tioga 2018 class in a Nov. 6 ceremony at the Pumpelly House Estate in Owego.

Leadership Tioga is in its 20th year of operation and more than 300 people have completed the program, the chamber said in a news release. Students take part in a 10-month program designed to educate, inform, and empower leaders. Leadership Tioga enlists people who live or work in Tioga County and are interested in developing their leadership skills and knowledge of local issues, as well as pursuing leadership roles in their community, the chamber said.

The 2018 Leadership Tioga graduating class included the following people.

• Sarile Aldine, Lockheed Martin

• Jody Bensley, Tioga State Bank

• Catherine Cox, The Partners Insurance Agency

• Emily Crawford, Owego Apalachin Central School District

• Christopher Curry, Edward Jones

• Sonny DeWitt, Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

• Sarah DiNunzio, A New Hope Center

• Cheri Grenier, Town of Owego

• Rich Hallett, Tioga County Sheriff’s Office

• Kelly Haynes, Spencer Agency, Inc.

• Irene Martin, Radigan Broadcasting Group

• Denis McCann, Tioga County Public Health

• Melanie Miller, Tioga County Public Health

• Pete Mineo, Chemung Canal Trust Company

• Rhonda Pasto, Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

• Danielle Singer, Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation

• Tiana Talcott, Self-Employed

• Mary Kay Taylor, Franklin University

The Tioga County Chamber said it is currently accepting applications for Leadership Tioga 2019.