Emerging Leaders Program Graduation – Spring 2020

YPAL is proud to introduce the thirty graduates of its Spring 2020 Emerging Leaders Program. These thirty young professionals were selected to participate in YPAL’s Fifthteeth Emerging Leaders Program presented by Nationwide Advisory Solutions. Thank you to our sponsors: Atria Senior Living, Indiana University Southeast, Fifth Third Bank and the YPAL Foundation.

Over the past three months, these individuals took part in an accelerated and intensive experience designed to address the leadership development needs of young professionals. They finished the program with a clear understanding of their strengths, values, and personality in the context of being a more effective leader. Their class project revolved around leadership and the qualities that an ideal leader should possess.

Meet our graduates:

Tyler Brightwell, Republic National Distributing Company
Thomas Clark, LG&E and KU Energy
Devon Cowherd, University of Louisville College of Business
Samantha Del Pozo, The Brown Hotel
Emily Donovan, Atria Senior Living
Jerry Englehart, Americana World Community Center
Scott Franklin, Patient Research Group
Jeff Henderson, Fifth Third Bank
Alex Houlton, Clayton & Crume
Nick Hughes, Atria Senior Living
Jeb Jarrell, Encore Wealth Management Group
Austin Johnson, PNC
Caitlin Johnson, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Vanessa Koenigsmark, Render Capital
Mollie LaFavers, Fund for the Arts
Erica LaMarche, University of Louisville (TRIO Student Support Services)
Ashlie Mercado, Bellarmine University
Lena Muldoon, Louisville Forward
Tim Nicolazzi, The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Himati Patel, Humana
Jane Rudnick, Guardian Owl
Liz Taylor, GE Appliances
Mendell Taylor, US Census Bureau
Price Thompson, The Kleingers Group
Emily Trujillo, ARGI
Sherita Vernon, Humana
Jillian Waitkus, Louisville Bats
Tyler Whobrey, Bright Spring Health Services
Lucy Wolff, Nationwide Advisory Solutions
Luke Woolbright, Nationwide Advisory Solutions

The program is facilitated by Lenae Price, President and Founder of Mindset Collaborative, LLC.

More information on YPAL’s Emerging Leaders program can be found here. Applications for the Fall 2020 class will open in late Summer.