Leadership Oakland announces its LOXXX Cornerstone Class made up of 54 regional leaders. They will be joining the more than 1300 alumni who have participated in the Leadership Oakland Cornerstone Program over the past 30 years.
The Cornerstone program is a nine-month leadership experience consisting of a two-day retreat and monthly, day-long educational sessions. The monthly sessions are facilitated by the region’s foremost experts on issues facing the region – from education, government and the justice system to health and human services and race and ethnic diversity.
This year’s class represents corporate, civic and non-profit organizations throughout the SE Michigan region. For more information about the Cornerstone Program and the current class, visit the Leadership Oakland website at LeadershipOakland.com.
Members of this year’s milestone class:
Laura Aherns
Oakland Community
Health Network
Megan Alderman
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan
Julie Bagley
The Kresge Foundation
Patricia Bailey
Northwestern Mutual
David Bann
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Samantha Becker
Plante Moran
Carolyn Bleibtrey
Easterseals Michigan
Alexander Bojicic
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan
Robert Boyle
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan
Jenna Brinks
Beaumont Health
Lisa Brown
Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital
Katharine Buck
CLEAResult
Johnna Cade
Oakland Community
Health Network
Tonya Collier
Educator, Author, Philanthropist, Community Activist
Kristen Conte
Baker College
Steve DeAngelis
Rebuild Group
Derek Decker
DNV GL
Robin Dillard-Russaw
46th District Court
Heather Farmer
City of Auburn Hills
Melissa Foreman-Lovell
Beaumont Health
Patricia Forletta
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
Elizabeth Fritz-Cottle
Elizabeth Fritz
Consulting, LLC
Brittany Haney Navetta
Oakland County Board
of Commissioners
Sandy Harvey
Exodus Consulting Group
Jessica Iloff
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan
Kyle Ingraham
Autumn Insurance
Ovelio Isambert
DTE Energy
Wyatt Istvan-Mitchell
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Patrick Krips
Nissan-USA
Jeppe “Nelson” Lagerbohm
Flagstar Bank
Stephen Linden
Oakland Community College
Krista Malley, Ph.D.
Oakland University
James Manning
Oakland County
Molly McCoy
Priority Health
Julie Meyer
Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services
Angela Mitchell
Wilshire Benefits Group
Lisa Murrell
Community Living
Center, Inc.
Charles Palermo
Health Alliance Plan
John Price
Marsh & McLennan
Agency | Michigan
Laura Riddell
Oakland County
Robert Rottach
Oakland County
Amber Ruple
Lighthouse of
Oakland County
Kenneth Seawell
Sandler Training
Michele Smalley
Beaumont Health
Victor Smith
City of Ferndale
Dana Snyder
Beaumont Health
Stephanie Stieber
Oakland County
JaCinda Sumara
Oakland Schools
Matthew Tebbe
Health Alliance Plan
James Tedder
ITC Holdings Corp.
DeAnte Thompkins
Northwestern Mutual
Daniela Walters
The Dobrusin Law Firm
Dana White
McDonald Hopkins
Mary Zaleski
Oakland Schools
About Leadership Oakland
Established in 1990, Leadership Oakland is a 501 (c)(3) organization focused on business and community leadership development. The organization provides a nine-month Cornerstone Program to participants from businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies that are selected based on an application process. Leadership Oakland graduates are key business and community leaders serving as catalysts on boards of various organizations throughout the region. More than 1300 regional leaders have completed the cornerstone program over the last 30 years.
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