OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – More than 50 individuals representing businesses, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations throughout the region completed the requirements of Leadership Oakland’s year-long leadership development program, Cornerstone. The graduates of its 2015-2016 class were recognized in a ceremony at Baker College in Auburn Hills.
Members of this year’s class are as follows:
| Diane Antishin DTE Energy |
| Kelly Bailiff Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter |
| Belinda Barron McLaren Macomb |
| Stephanie Bedricky Oakland County |
| Kevin Bratton Oakland Community College |
| Jeanette Driver Michigan Schools & Government Credit Union |
| Lisa Dunn Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority |
| Marc Dybowski Beaumont Health |
| Paul Falinski Oakland County |
| Catherine Gearig LifePlan Financial Advisory Group |
| Allison Gorman Remax Vision |
| Joe Gzel Blue Care Network of Michigan |
| Marylynn Hewitt Community Housing Network |
| Anita Hicks Oakland University |
| Roland Hill Oakland Schools |
| Steve Kent Oakland University |
| Jane Kogan Warner Norcross & Judd LLP |
| Dawn Koger Oakland Schools |
| Terra Leach Crossroads for Youth |
| Suane Loomis Shine Our Light Studios |
| Cathy Marchesi Morpace International |
| Nancy Maxwell Sweet Dreamzzz |
| Chandra McMillion The McMillion Group |
| Carrie Mendoza Community Housing Network |
| Thomas Miller Baker College |
| Marie Monaco Conway Dierking & Hillman |
| Moheeb Murray Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC |
| John O’Connell Health Alliance Plan |
| Sandra Oram Mercedes-Benz Financial Services |
| Melissa Parks Detroit Country Day School |
| Jason Paulateer PNC Community Development Banking |
| Nadja Payok Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southeast |
| Gaia Piir Oakland County |
| Aparna Ploucha Beaumont Health |
| Kim Pratt Beaumont Health |
| Kristen Pursley The Dobrusin Law Firm |
| John Raetz Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC |
| Udhay Ratnasamy Blue Care Network |
| Kris Ray Plante Moran |
| Christina Salatrik Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
| Wendi Schiller Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority |
| Craig Sharum Easter Seals Michigan |
| Michelle Sherman Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan |
| Thomas Spring Health Alliance Plan |
| Gwyn Starr Priority Health |
| Uriel Stephens Easter Seals Michigan |
| Treger Strasberg Humble Design |
| Marci Taran The Bradley Company |
| Wayne Thibodeau Oakland University |
| David Tindall Oakland University |
| Madonna Van Fossen Suburban Mobility Authority Regional Transportation – SMART |
| Jaymes Vettraino Rochester College |
| Matthew Vorce Merrill Lynch |
| Justin Wellman Giffels Webster |
| Roxana Zaha Butzel Long |
Sponsors for the 2015-2016 Leadership Oakland Cornerstone Program included HAP, DTE Energy Foundation, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Oakland County, Pepper Hamilton, Waste Management, Oakland Community College, L. Brooks Patterson, Comerica, Crossroads for Youth, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Fox Run, Baldwin Center, Common Ground, Beaumont, SMART, and Oakland County Board of Commissioners.