YPAL Graduates 33 Emerging Leaders in Spring 2021 Cohort

The Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) is proud to announce its 17th?graduating class of its Emerging Leaders Program. The Emerging Leaders Program is a three-month accelerated and intensive experience designed to address the leadership development needs of young professionals. These young professionals represent one of Greater Louisville’s greatest resources: talented young people committed to making our community a better place to live, work, and play. The Emerging Leaders Program is one of the most significant ways that YPAL grows and nurtures talent in our region.?

Presented by Indiana University Southeast, Doe-Anderson, Norton Healthcare, and the YPAL Foundation, the program includes training led by Lenae Price, President and Founder of Mindset Collaborative, wherein participants take an introspective look at their strengths, values, and leadership style and get advice from community leaders. The objective of the program is to provide participants with a clear understanding of their strengths, values, and personality in the context of becoming more effective leaders. Due to COVID-19, the program was successfully adapted to an all-virtual platform. New this session, our participants engaged in a class dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the perspective of emerging leadership.?

The Spring 2021 Class of the Emerging Leaders Program concluded their coursework on June 28th. YPAL is proud to welcome the largest Emerging Leader’s Class to date! The 33 graduates include:

Maggie Carnes, Fairness Campaign

Shanna Clark, Norton Healthcare

Bekah Courtney, Caesars Southern Indiana

Katie Custer, RunSwitch PR

Adam Dahmer, University of Edinburgh / Freelance

Amy Erwin, Volunteers of America Mid-States

Blake Freeman, Norton Healthcare

Michela Grant, Humana

Evan Hancock, Trane Technologies

Shelby Hatfield, Stantec

Kim Huston, Norton Healthcare

Shyonna Johnson, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness

Loni Knight, Doe-Anderson

Katherine Meisburg, Stock Yards Bank & Trust

Justin Moore, Semonin Realtors

Elizabeth Mosley, Frost Brown Todd LLC

Miriam Nally, Greater Louisville Inc.

Karis Noble, Doe Anderson

Jill Novak, Baptist Health

Elizabeth Penn, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

Jordan Pope-Studstill, Indiana University Southeast

Alonzo Ramont, Homeless Coalition of So. Indiana

Brandon Reams, Indiana University Southeast

Veronica Riggs, Brown-Forman

Brittany Ruehling, KFC U.S.

Nick Stewart, Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Stephen Swan, University of Louisville College of Business

Hamilton Thiersch, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel

Maria Tipton, Stock Yards Bank & Trust

Aaron Vance, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Todd Weber, Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky

Luis Wells-Gonzalez, Stock Yards Bank & Trust

Jeremy White, Norton Healthcare

Applications for the Fall 2021 program will open in July. Program, Scholarship, and Childcare Stipend information can be found at:?https://www.ypal.org/about-us/emerging-leaders-program/?