The Lake Champlain Chamber has selected the Leadership Champlain Class of 2021 -- the 32nd class of the Chamber’s signature program for established community leaders. Since 1989, Leadership Champlain has ensured the community’s most influential and esteemed leaders are knowledgeable about issues, well-networked and passionate about our region’s success.
“This distinguished cohort of 37 talented community leaders will spend nine months immersed in an interactive learning experience, examining our region’s history, assets and challenges alongside a network of fellow decision-makers,” says Program Director Tori Colarusso. “They will graduate armed with a deep understanding of our community, a rich network of established and emerging local leaders, and a greater sense of their own leadership qualities.”
This year’s Leadership Champlain class will run a bit differently in light of COVID-19. Apart from the two-day Opening Retreat at Basin Harbor in September, each of the seminar days will take place virtually. The program will kick off in September and the cohort will graduate in June.
Introducing the Leadership Champlain Class of 2021: Scott Anderson, Mascoma Bank; Barry Blixt II, Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence; Eric Boehm, United Way of Northwest Vermont; Lindsay Colburn, VBT Bicycling Vacations; Chelsea Condos, Gallagher, Flynn & Company; Kelsey Conway, Special Olympics Vermont; Katie Dorey, Burlington Electric Department; Erin Evarts, Lyric Theatre Company; Janine Fleri, Community Health Centers of Burlington; Calli Genlot, Greater Burlington YMCA; Katherine Hays, Wake Robin; Madeline Howard, Pomerleau Real Estate; Corey Johnson, Vermont Gas Systems; Kendra Kenney, Donahue & Associates; Sarah Kessler, University of Vermont Medical Center; Catherine Lange, Freeman French Freeman; Ethan LaPlante, PC Construction Company; Lisa Lubas, Tetra Tech ARD; Megan Majonen, Tetra Tech ARD; Devin McKnight, Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C.; Zachary Musgrave, Hickok & Boardman Capital Management; Adam Nichols, Vermont Air National Guard; Alexis Peters, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC; Kristen Poston, Vermont Gas Systems; Molly Quinn, Sugarbush Mountain Resort, Inc.; David Richards, Vermont Construction; Christopher Rocheleau, Husky Injection Molding Systems; Adrianne Schulz, Vermont Air National Guard; Joshua Scowcroft, SymQuest; Jennifer Seaver, NEFCU; Jonathan Seaver, People’s United Bank; Michael Simoneau Jr., Geri Reilly Real Estate; John Stoughton, Burlington Police Department; Michael Thomas, Dinse P.C.; Graham Turk, Green Mountain Power; Alexander Watson, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management and Michael Woulf, People’s United Bank.
The Lake Champlain Chamber would like to express gratitude to Freeman French Freeman architects with LN Consulting Engineers, Servidio Engineering, and Engelberth Construction for sponsoring the full tuition for the Greater Burlington YMCA this year.
The Lake Champlain Chamber sponsored the tuition of Detective John Stoughton at the Burlington Police Department.
Leadership Champlain is a professional development and community engagement program of the Lake Champlain Chamber with a mission to foster growth and leadership in influencers and decision-makers who will serve our community now and in the future. To learn more about Leadership Champlain, visit www.leadershipchamplain.org.
If you are interested in applying for participation in a future year, email Tori Colarusso at [email protected] and you will be notified when the next round of applications goes live.
Lake Champlain Chamber powers prosperity in the Lake Champlain region through five distinct points: seeking economic opportunity for all; celebrating business ownership and entrepreneurship; promoting a robust, diversified visitor economy; cultivating community leadership; and nurturing emerging talent. To learn more about Lake Champlain Chamber, visit www.lccvermont.org.