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.
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Chrissi Alvarado, Colorado State University
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Jaymi Anderson, Genesis Project of Northern Colorado
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Tricia Anthony, ANB Bank
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Melissa Brewster, UCHealth
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Trish Chapel, High Country Beverage
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Julie Constance, Brinkman Construction
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Jarrett Cosgrove, Double S Group | Keller Williams Realty
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Ruth DeBoer, Weld County Workforce Center
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Joshua Dimond, NoCO Custom Homes
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Leigh Gibson, Platte River Power Authority
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Lucas Gillis, Strategic Retirement Partners
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Claire Havelda, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP
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Tim Hendricks, GH Phipps Construction Companies
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Omar Herrera, Town of Windsor
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Teddy Hocum, Harmony Private Wealth
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Tiffany James, Fort Collins Board of REALTORS
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Greg Kushner, Hausmann Construction
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Janine Ledingham, Larrimer County Economic and Workforce Development
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Meredith Logan, Ent Credit Union
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Karen McPherson Jackson, Estes Nonprofit Network
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Stefanie Merrell, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
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Samantha Preston, Hot Corner Concepts
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Jessica Quintana, Poudre Valley REA
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Sarah Roeder, Ignite Career Consultants
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Sosamma Samuel-Burnett, G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice
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Brittany Schmeeckle, Weld Food Bank
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May Soricelli Albrecht, Town of Berthoud
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Alana Stiles, Tribe Development
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Cassidy Stubblefield, Upstate Colorado Economic Development
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Serena Thomas, Homeward Alliance
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Robert Thompson, City of Greeley
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Ernan Torrez, United Way of Larimer County
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Patty Weible, Lone Tree Services, LLC
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Dawit Woldu, CP2 - Coan, Payton & Payne
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Josh Alcantar, Waypoint Bank
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Marissa Allen, FirstBank
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Imran Bhimani, LC Real Estate Group, LLC
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Kaitlin Bjork, Respite Care, Inc.
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Jordan Diede, City of Fort Collins – Golf
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Angie Dixon, Colorado State University, University Advancement
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Emily Felton, Kimley-Horn
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Gary Floyd, Lamp Rynearson
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Gregory Forte II, Barr Engineering
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Nicole Goehring, UCHealth
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Aaron Goodman, Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather
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Lindsay Hendricks, Elevations Credit Union
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Adam Hickerson, Flood & Peterson
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Amy Hoeven, Hoeven, Inc.
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Sierra Hopkins, City of Fort Collins
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Charles Howes, KimberDigital
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Tessa Jakobsson, Fort Collins Police Services
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Dan Kapustka, Alpine Bank
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Lori Kempter, Crossroads Safehouse
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Abby Krstulic, Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity
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Christine Luckasen, Larimer County/ Hello Brew Co.
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Daniel Michalski, ImmunityBio Inc.
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Lucy Nuremberg, The OtterCares Foundation
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Doug Patmore, Colorado State University/ Real Estate Broker
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Scott Phelps, City of Fort Collins
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Michael Putlack, nok Recommerce
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Lauren Rhoades, Hope*writers
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Tammy Terwelp, KUNC & The Colorado Sound
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Serena Thomas, Homeward Alliance
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Todd Turney, Terracon
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Peter Vlcek, Peter Vlcek Agency – Farmers Insurance
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Lee Vuu, Pergamena Fine Art
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Heather Young, City of Fort Collins Utilities
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Aspen Zabel, VFLA Architecture + Interiors