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Graduation Certificates

Graduates

Leadership Northern Colorado Class of 2026

Thirty-four current and emerging leaders were recently selected to participate in the 2026 Leadership Northern Colorado program.  The group is a diverse mix of professions with representatives from education, large and small business, not-for-profit, and government.

  • Chrissi Alvarado, Colorado State University

  • Jaymi Anderson, Genesis Project of Northern Colorado

  • Tricia Anthony, ANB Bank

  • Melissa Brewster, UCHealth

  • Trish Chapel, High Country Beverage

  • Julie Constance, Brinkman Construction

  • Jarrett Cosgrove, Double S Group | Keller Williams Realty

  • Ruth DeBoer, Weld County Workforce Center

  • Joshua Dimond, NoCO Custom Homes

  • Leigh Gibson, Platte River Power Authority

  • Lucas Gillis, Strategic Retirement Partners

  • Claire Havelda, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP

  • Tim Hendricks, GH Phipps Construction Companies

  • Omar Herrera, Town of Windsor

  • Teddy Hocum, Harmony Private Wealth

  • Tiffany James, Fort Collins Board of REALTORS

  • Greg Kushner, Hausmann Construction

  • Janine Ledingham, Larrimer County Economic and Workforce Development

  • Meredith Logan, Ent Credit Union

  • Karen McPherson Jackson, Estes Nonprofit Network

  • Stefanie Merrell, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Samantha Preston, Hot Corner Concepts

  • Jessica Quintana, Poudre Valley REA

  • Sarah Roeder, Ignite Career Consultants

  • Sosamma Samuel-Burnett, G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice

  • Brittany Schmeeckle, Weld Food Bank

  • May Soricelli Albrecht, Town of Berthoud

  • Alana Stiles, Tribe Development

  • Cassidy Stubblefield, Upstate Colorado Economic Development

  • Serena Thomas, Homeward Alliance

  • Robert Thompson, City of Greeley

  • Ernan Torrez, United Way of Larimer County

  • Patty Weible, Lone Tree Services, LLC

  • Dawit Woldu, CP2 - Coan, Payton & Payne

Class of...
  • Aaron Barrett, Bank of Colorado

  • Curt Bear, LoCo Thank Tank

  • Niroj Bhattarai, Colorado State University

  • Kristie Briles, Respite Care Inc.

  • Grant Buchanan, High Country Beverage

  • Shawn Charpentier, Double S Group at Keller Williams Realty

  • Tim Coons, Weld Community Foundation

  • Dave Dixon, Bike Fort Collins

  • Keahi Ewa, Sunrise Ranch

  • Kamirae Feldman, BitOSunshine Mortgage

  • Katie Flint, Handshake

  • Hope Hartman, Larimer SBDC - Front Range Community College

  • Doug Hay, United Way of Larimer County

  • Shannon Hein, City of Fort Collins

  • Danaly Howe, Centennial Consulting Group, LLC

  • Kelly Jackson, Aims Community College Foundation

  • Tim Johnson, GH Phipps Construction Companies

  • Taylor Kidd, Larimer County Department of Human Services

  • Alex Kloehn, Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains

  • Lauren Larsen, NAI Affinity

  • Deana Lemos-Garcia, Hensel Phelps/BMS Foundation

  • Mariah McCulley, Animal Friend Alliance

  • Kim Meyer, Town of Johnstown

  • Jesse Patton, Wells Fargo

  • Jessica Plummer, Larimer County

  • Adam Postovit

  • Jerome Rouser, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization

  • Sarah Rupert, Fransen Pittman General Contractors

  • Jon Schwartzbauer, Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards

  • Kerry Westlund, Ent Credit Union

  • Andy Yost, Employment Services of Weld County

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