Meet our graduates
With the completion of the Class of 2017, over 625 participants supported by more than 200 employers and community organizations will have completed the Leadership Thurston County program. Graduates apply their experience to their careers and community involvement to make a difference in Thurston County and beyond.
Class of 2017
Justin Boyes
Jon Brein
Jennifer Carter
Corinne Daffern
Matthew DeBord
Jim Downing
Donna Feddern
Dave Forsberg
Kari Fye
Charlie Groth
Pamela Hartman Beyer
Talia Hastie
Cari Hornbein
Rachael Jamison
Jon Kalar
Ashley Labrador
Anne Larsen
Josh Metcalf
Nick Milner
Alyssa Nastasi
Ken Pekola
Lee Peterson
David Ross
Sierra Roundy
Colleen Rust
April Slee
Shauna Stewart
Joanne Stimac
Meghan Sullivan Goldenburger
Jacob Williams
Class of 2016
Shari Aldrich
Susan Bowe
Kelsey Browne
Amanda Carroll
Donovan Cathey
Maria Chiechi
Sam Costello
Steve Craig
Leatta Dahlhoff
Tina Davis
John Duerr
Shawne Dutton
Len Faucher
Anthony Ford
Joy Gerchak
Kasandra Jaquez
Joshua Johnson
Karen Johnson
Ron Jones
Matthew Klifman
Jim Ladd
Jennifer Lamont
Meryl Lipman
Jennifer Lord
Tanya Mote
Teri O’Neal
Sonia Ramirez
Chris Richardson
Scott Sawyer
Tyson Schmitt
Barb Soule
Mark Steepy
Heidi Thomsen
Bridget Vidonne
Daniel Vining
Kyle Wiese
Kim Young
Class of 2015
Kwabena Adu-Sarkodie
Jessica Brandt
Carly Courie
Jessica Coen
Jackie Ferrado
Kelly Green
Phil Harlan
Bob Heck
Monica Heuer
Michele Jorgenson
Mina Kiive
Chris Lanese
Susan Leyster
Rae McNally
Kim Parks
Holly Paxson
Debbie Payne
Stacey Ray
Mark Rentfrew
Mindie Reule
Justin Shahan
Bill Sloane
Tristan Steed
Heather Sundean
Todd Thoma
Elyse Villanueva
Ryan Waterman
Henry Williams
Kelly Wood
Vanessa Youckton
Class of 2014
Mike Babauta
Andrea Ballard
Wayne Ballew
Jessie Bensley
Alisha Blain
Dennis Bloom
Tim Braniff
Jan Cahill
Kim Combs
Liz Davis
Gayla Duerr
Wade Duffy
Meg Nugent Dwyer
Nick Eisenmann
Meghan Feuk
Jessica Forsman
Wayne Graham
Bonnie Herrington
Roger Horn
Sandra Kaiser
Robbi Kesler
Paul Larsen
Donnie Miller
Kathy Pickernell
Carlos Quiles
Jessica Rice
Karla Robertson
Laurie Schindler
Amber Smith
Heather Stafford Smith
Ann Sweeney
Aram Wheeler
Caleb White
Kristy Wolf
Ramsey Zimmerman
Class of 2013
Ken Adney
Marie Boisvert
Cynthia Bonzer
Tracy Bray
Rebecca Deuel
Jennie Foglia-Jones
Ann Freeman-Manzanares
Cheryl Heinrichs
Christine Hoffmann
Kelsey Hulse
Mark Kallas
Matthew Kernutt
Justin Long
Jack Merrigan
Deborah Montelaro
Dan Myers
Matt Newman
Jerrie Paine
Andrew Prentice
Brad Ridgeway
Annette Roth
Noel Rubadue
Nathan Saline
Debra Seeman
Tim Smith
Steve Sperr
Melissa Stone
Eric Sullivan
Brian Topolski
Randy Wesselman
Kami Wilkins
Corinn Wohl
Jim Wolch
Class of 2012
Nancy Balderas
Stephanie Bellon
Emily Bergkamp
Amy Buckler
Loren Camp
Josh Cummings
John Damitio
Donna Echevarria
Jennifer Fellinger
Ami Forsberg
Luke Hansen
Ross Irwin
Sarah Isham
Beth Johnson
James Kaech
Matthew Kennelly
Linda Kleingartner
Dave Kohler
Monica Langford
Lindy McCarthy
Renee Oram
Laurie Pierce
Jim Rioux
Cindy River
Julie Rodwell
Chris Ross
Christian Skillings
Dan Smith
Fanny Sparling
Farra Vargas
Class of 2011
Kim Asay
Denise Burditus
Ken Butti
Sarah Clinton
Joanne Coleman Campbell
Tami Hale
Amy Head
Sarah Younkin Holdener
Brad Hooper
Marshall Krier
Jay Mason
Garner Miller
Rachel Reischman
Brent Robinson
Kathleen Rubida
Kelle Schalin
Erin Scheel
Stephanie Scott
Joanne Snarski
Paul Stretch
Mark Wagar
Amanda Walker
Jane Walker
Brent Walz
Chris Wilcox
Farley Youckton
Jason Zittel
Tyle Zuchowski
Vida Zvirzdys-Farler
Class of 2010
Ron Bruchet
Genevieve Canceko Chan
Thad Collard
Jessica Doyle
Julie Dufresne
Joseph DuPuis
Jeffrey Erwin
Kelli Hegsted
Abby Kelso
Carleigh Lorenz
David Magee
Erin Michael
Stephanie Pelham
Crista Rifenberg
Rex Schade
Evette Temple
Jennifer Weldon
Kateri Wimsett
Class of 2009
Jim Cooper
Renee Crotty
Carrie Devlin
Melissa Eikenberry
Donna Feliciano
Dave Finnell
Dan Howard
Kim Kawada
Jessica Liederbach
Christian Morden
Ingrid Pharris Goebel
Gretchen Frost
Mike Reid
Teresa Marie Staal
Toni Swanson
Daniela Villanueva
Jason Wettstein
Paula Williamson
Class of 2008
Brian Bahs
Diane Bingaman
Dan Cathers
Robert Coit
Raymond Feliciano
Catherine Ann Payne Francois
Jim Fricke
Eric Hielema
Rob Honan
Jeff Kleingartner
Leanne Kramer
Dan Martinez
Kris McCarthy
Ben McConkey
Kristene Moorman
Kim Peterson
Stephanie Pickernell
Karl Shenkel
Dave Sisk
Frank Spickelmire
Todd Sprague
Jonathan Sprouffski
Aaron Steele
Todd Stringham
Doug Upson
Erin Wheeler
Joan Wood
Class of 2007
Susan Barbeau
Scott Beckwith
Rebecca Bower
Shaun Carson
Vicky Churchill
Lisa Dennis-Perez
Mark Devlin
Ray Foisy
Agnes Furst
Mary Gould
Leslie Johnson
Barb Lally
Sandy Leek
Gary Liden
Clarita Mattox
Martin McCallum
Michele McGehee
Riley Moore
Andrea Mower
Rick Peters
Tiffany Scroggs
Darcy Sierer
Diane Sokolik
Dennis Williams
Greg Wright
David Youckton
Class of 2006
Lisa Anderson
Walter Barfield
Nicole Blanksma
Teresa Carr
Erin Cavin
Kraig Chalem
Jessica Chase
Marie Constantineau
Annie Cubberly
Dave Dethlefs
John Ficker
Kris Fransen
Kathy Hale
Jim Hindman
Rick Hughes
Diane Jenkins
Marguerite Lauderdale
Susan Martin
Mandy McKinley
Sandy Mealing
Christy Peters
Danni Sabia
Brian Schmidlkofer
Anna Schultz
Jeri Sevier
Jessica Strong
Renee Sunde
Amy Tousley
Marianne Wieland
Peter Witt
Class of 2005
David A. Bills
Kitty Gray Carlsen
Jesse A. Daniels
Pamela L. Farr
Daryl Fourtner
Penni Giles
Leslie Gowell
Joel Alan Hansen
Kendra Hensley
Grace Kendall
Jodi Kirkwood
Mark McGreevy
John Mortenson
Drew Phillips
Chris Regan
Darin Rollman
Sarah J. Salva
Holly Smith
Brian VanCamp
Angie West
Katie Wolstenholme
Tracy Workman
Rodney Youckton
Class of 2004
Shawn M. Bunce
Chris Cleveland
Phyllis Cole
Rod H. Dresser
Ginger Eagle
Porsche Everson
Alissa Julius
Mandy Leastman
Sandy Ledesma
Dana Pethia
Cathy Reines
Linda Shoemaker
Marsh Taylor
Melena L. Thompson
Dave Weber
Troy Wilcox
Bonnie Workman
Linda Yerkes
Class of 2003
Julie Darby
D. Dwight Dawson
K. Kathleen Hammer
Michael Huntley
Tricey Kruger
Linda Mae
Kathleen Monahan
Sally Nash
Stacy Sanders
Rebecca Sherrell
Mary Traxler
Cheri Epperson
Class of 2002
Katie Cameron
Bernard Chewe
Wanda Emmick
JoAnn Fields
Patti Grant
Cheryl Heywood
Bob Lord
Kris Mann
Susan Meenk
Shawn Merchant
Becky Neal
Cynthia Rennie
Billie-Gwen Russell
Chris L. Sieg
Marie Sullivan
Terri Taylor
Mike Thorniley
Jon Tunheim
Jim Wiest
Class of 2001
Dean Fulton
Peter J. Gonzales
April Graff
Norma Green
Mark Mager
Lisa Marsh
Cheryl Maynard
Paul C. Mena
Jason Robertson
Sandi Triggs
William Tuning
Michelle Wilson
Class of 2000
Bette Anderson
Jacques Baheux
Haley Benjamins
Nancy L. Burri
Craig Costello
John Darby
Christine L. Finkle
Michel George
Lisa Goldsworthy
Ari Halpern
Elizabeth Hamel
Mary K. James
Nancy J. LaPointe
Connie Lorenz
Sandra A. Mena-Tyree
Ryan Powell
Sherman Scott
Janine Stephens
Keith Tipton
Paul Wilkinson
John C. Woods
Class of 1998
Donald E. (Don) Brown
Martin D. Casey
Rhonda L. David
Bill Dowdell
Alice R. Drummer
Diane Dupuis
Mark Gray
Monica Hops
Kris Jorgensen-Dobson
Sean Judge
Meg Kester
Martin D. Lee
Angela M. McCoy
Eileen McKenzie-Sullivan
Franklin M. McMahon
Beatrice I. Miles
Jeff Parsons
Kevin A. Pierce
Eva Rooks
Tina Roose
Jill Anderson Rosenblum
Danna L. Stuberg
Carol Davy Thompson
Phyllis B. Thornton-Marshall
Tung T. Tran
Class of 1997
Judy A. Bainto
Teri Bevelacqua
Ken Blakeslee
Susan Bush
Steven L. Chamberlain
Claire Christiansen
Christine F. Damitio
Laurance R. Geri
Maureen L. Greeley
Jamie D. Haveri
Irene Jarrett
Eric D. Johnson
Gordon Kulikoff
Nancy Martin
Sue Metzler
Jeanna I. Morris
Shari Parker
Tomas Sandoval
Jamie Selby
Renee Sheets
Marcee Stiltner
Beth Sullivan
Anthony C. Williams
Jessica L. Williams
Class of 1996
Holly L. Dean
Ermelindo Escobedo
Steven P. Gallagher
Benita McCormick
Tom Hanson
Robert M. Harris
Dale E. Knutson
Samuel Martin
Diane Mathson
Julia A. Miller
William G. (Bill) Moore
W. Sherrye Morgan
Marcene J. Oakley
Sandy Pietz
Deborah Shawver Rutter
Anne Leuschner Schuchmann
Rhodetta Seward
Lisa R. A. Smith
Bill Watterson
Sarah C. Wilson
Gail Gosney Wrede
Class of 1995
Thomas Ball
Cory Benton
Laurene Brown
Mary Campbell
Shelley Carr
Herbert Chambers, Jr.
Dorothy Craig
EJ Curry
Edvine M. Evans
Gretchen Gale
Katherine Garrett
Tracy Guerin
Karin Hanrahan
Candace A. Jacobs
William J. McCarthy
Nancy McKinney
Sandra Miller
Barbara N. O’Neill
Barbara Quick
Stephen Saunders
F. Rebecca Steever
Debbie Sullivan
Clare D. Tynan
Sue White
Class of 1994
Enrique Cantu
Michael Carey
Andrea M. Damitio
Christopher Guy
Carol Guzy
Beverlee Hughes
Jane Betsacon
Kim Huys
Kathy Jordan
Gary K. Kamimura
Kirk Mandlin
Sharon L. Medved
Rev. Leah J. Mikel
Bill Perkins
Nancy J. Riordan
Douglas P. Scrima
Greg Stormans
Christopher Sullivan
Kyle K. Walker
Cathy Williams
Jane Wood
Jennifer Zoller