By Maria Saporta
Leadership Atlanta has selected 55 community leaders to join its 2016 LEAD Atlanta Class – a program that empowers young leaders early in their careers.
The LEAD Atlanta program seeks to teach the young professionals the skills and knowledge they will need to create enduring positive change in the community.
Over the coming months the 55 individuals will learn more about themselves and the greater metro Atlanta region by participating in all-day workshops, community projects, immersion activities and direct interaction with key decision makers.
“We are thrilled to welcome this next class of high-potential young leaders,” says Pat Upshaw-Monteith, Leadership Atlanta’s president and CEO. “LEAD Atlanta goes beyond educating its members about the current issues in the region. It helps foster meaningful relationships that underscore the importance of community, and gives them the tools to fulfill their passion in making Atlanta an even better place to live.”
LEAD Atlanta Class of 2016
Noah Aleshire
Acting Policy and Partnership Team Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brittany Allgood
Program Manager, Sales Support
Delta Air Lines
Adriana Andrade
Community Health Advocate
Northside Hospital
David Araya
President and Co-Founder
HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education), Inc.
Lauren Barineau
Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP)
Alexandra Barnett
Senior Associate
Alston & Bird LLP
Whitney Biber
Talent Brand Leader
Newell Rubbermaid
Greg Bluestein
Political Reporter
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Kimberly Bourroughs
Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney
Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
Sherrie Brady
Attorney
Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young
Sean Brazier
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
Mitchell Brogdon
Trial Attorney
The Brogdon Firm, LLC
Darrah Brustein
Co-Founder and CEO
Equitable Payments
Sam Casey
Associate
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Genny Castillo
Director of Caucus Services
Georgia House Democratic Caucus
Susannah Darrow
Co-Founder and Executive Director
BURNAWAY
Sherri Davis
Director of Project Management & Strategic Planning
Fulton County Board of Education
Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama
Associate
Jones Day
Danielle Elkins
Director of Government Relations
CH2M HILL
Lawrence Gellerstedt
Associate
Cushman & Wakefield
Ryan Germany
General Counsel
Georgia Secretary of State
Nathaniel Goldman
CPA and Senior Tax Accountant
Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP
Jadrien Grimes
Business Sales Consultant
Wells Fargo
Erika Hall
Assistant Professor of Organization and Management
Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Adam Hirsch
Owner and Managing Partner
Goza Tequila
Marcie Howington
Executive Director
Phoenix Pass, Inc.
Rodriguez Johnson
Assistant Principal
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Murad Karimi
Founder & Managing Partner
Mosaic Investments
Daina Kelly
Upper School Science Instructor
The Westminster Schools
Justin Kirnon
Governmental Relations Associate
Georgia Municipal Association
Sarah Koch
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Development in Gardening (DIG)
Charles Krauth
Vice President
Aon
Sydney Langdon
Corporate Responsibility Specialist
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Sherida Mabon
Associate
Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP
Nasim Mahboubi Fluker
Program Manager
Atlanta Committee for Progress
Lindsey Mangone
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Innovation in Action
Tiffany McKenzie
Attorney
Bryan Cave LLP
Jennifer McNeely
Attorney
Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout
Travis Norvell
Program Director
Atlanta Public Schools
Jennifer Ogunsola
Communications Director
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency
Michael Petrik
Project Manager
United Parcel Service
Robert Piccini
Sergeant
Atlanta Fire Rescue
Laura Pritchard-Compton
Founder and Executive Director
Urban Perform
Shelby Senzer
Senior Vice President, Sales and Product Development
Babiators LLC
Zahra Shariff
Consultant
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Kyle Stapleton
Communications Professional
Jackson Spalding
Rachel Stockman
Reporter
WSB-TV/ Channel 2 Action News
Sheldon Stovall
Project Leader and IT Solution Architect
The Coca-Cola Company
LaDonna Suggs
Senior Construction Projects Inspector
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Wen Tang
Vice President, Wealth Advisor
Berman Capital Advisors
Lina Vargas
Financial Management Senior Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Christopher Walker
Assistant City Attorney
City of Atlanta
Erin Weller Dalton
Director of Marketing and Communications
Moving in the Spirit
Eliyahu Wolfe
Associate
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Keenan Yates
Lending Resources Officer
Habitat for Humanity International
Congrats, Greg Bluestein!