Leadership Siouxland Announces Graduates of 2019-2020 Class and Accepting Applications for 2020-2021 Class









August 06, 2020

Leadership Siouxland Announces Graduates of 2019-2020 Class and Accepting Applications for 2020-2021 Class

Leadership Siouxland, a program devoted to developing community leaders, is proud to announce the graduates from the 2019 – 2020 class!  The graduates and their sponsoring employers are: Abby Weibel and Cory Meusberger, sponsored by Chesterman Company; Allison Liska, Diocese of Sioux City; Amber Hopper, Long Lines Broadband; Amy Kakacek, Realty ONE Group; Camille Brown, Moore, Heffernan, Moeller & Meis LLP; Cassie Adams, Dipak Mehta, Erica Doyle, Kim Smith and Robert Sadoski, Wells Enterprises, Inc.; Chad Lynch and Donna Macek, 185th ANG; Claudine Van Meeteren and Tammy Hartnett, UnityPoint; Craig Jorgensen, Jon Millen, Jose Flores and Sufana Kreber, Tyson Foods; David Mueller and Trisha Sadler, Goodwill of the Great Plains; Dirk Richou and Elizabeth Nordby, Gelita USA, Inc.; Hannah Otis, CMBA Architects; Jennifer Bell, Premier Bankcard; Jennifer Rosenbaum and John Zevenbergen, Great West Casualty Company; Joey Salmon, PrimeBank; Karri Wilde, Federal Express;  Kaylee Betterton, Heritage Bank; Kolleen Queener, Hinton and Melbourne United Methodist Churches; Liz Sheka, WITCC and Morningside College; Matt Pfister, Bellevue University; Mindy Hodgson, NW Iowa Credit Union; Mollie Richardson Pry, Great Southern Bank; Rebbel Henningfeld, WITCC; Shellice Daly American Natural Processors; Theresa Brehm, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Siouxland; Velvet Jeratowski, Crossroads of Western Iowa; Wendy Prins, Floyd Valley Healthcare.

The class was divided into six project teams to partner with a local non-profit organization or agency to make a positive difference in the community.  COVID-19 provided unexpected challenges and delayed the completion of some team projects.  This year, the organizations benefiting from partnering with the class include Camp High Hopes, Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Foundation 4 Courage, Lila Mae’s House, The Warming Shelter and June E Nylen Cancer Center. 

The Board of Leadership Siouxland sincerely thanks the businesses that sponsored participants, the agencies and organizations that partnered with our teams, and the participants themselves for their hard work and dedication. 

Applications are being accepted now through August 31 for the 2020 – 2021 class.  The program contents and delivery methods will be adapted to protect the health and safety of participants and all involved.  Leadership Siouxland offers Siouxland businesses a very cost-effective way to allow aspiring leaders to gain skills that are essential in these uncertain times.   Please email info@leadershipsiouxland.org or contact the executive director at 712-898-8594 for more information.