Leadership class members announced
Leadership Columbia County last week announced its Charter Class of 2010.
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The nine-month leadership program is managed by the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and will begin with a reception Aug. 11 at Savannah Rapids Pavilion.
The members of the inaugural Leadership Columbia County class are:
Trey Allen, Learning Express Toys
David Bagwell Jr., Bagwell Insurance
Lee Ann Meyer, Red Oak Manor
Troy Post, Development Authority of Columbia County
Stephen Kendrick Jr., Kendrick Paint and Body
Deborah Humphrey, MCGHealth Inc.
Bobby Christine, lawyer
Kanta Kondur, Best Western
Darrell Byrd, Regions Bank
Jesse Hughes, Hughes Business Services
Charles Bennett, Queensborough National Bank & Trust
John DeFoor, DeFoor Realty
Jenny Stanley, The Stanley Group
Scott Johnson, Columbia County
Sean Frantom, Spherion Staffing Services
Debbie McCord, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Craig Archer, SRP Federal Credit Union
Stacie Adkins, Columbia County
Casey Cliatt, Augusta Telephone
Tommy Vigneri, Serotta Maddocks Evans and Co.
Rhonda Banks, Keystone Homes
Tina Baggott, Comcast Cable
Chris McLaughlin, Georgia Bank & Trust
Karen Swim, Doctors Hospital
Leah Eldridge, CSRA Federal Credit Union
Sonny McDowell, Grayco Detention Equipment Inc.
Monthly class days begin with a history of Columbia County, an overnight retreat and team-building/survivor exercises.
Other topics include media, criminal justice, local government, military, health care, arts, tourism, economic development, state government, local industry and regional economic development, and public safety and fire, education, community service.
In addition, a regional forum, led by the University of Georgia Fanning Institute and including other regional leadership classes, will discuss collaborative relationships and community issues.
The charter class will culminate with a community class project and graduation exercise in May .
The chairwoman of the 2010 Leadership Class is Pat Goodwin, the chairwoman of the Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the business manager for external affairs at the Medical College of Georgia.
Barry Barth, the vice president and general manager of Fox television affiliate WFXG and a member of the board of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, is vice chairman .