Chamber Selects 38 Capital Region Professionals for Leadership Program

Thirty-nine individuals have been selected to participate in the Leadership Tech Valley program, which unites individuals from diverse fields and backgrounds to learn more about themselves as leaders and how to best serve their organizations and community.

Leadership Tech Valley is a program of the Capital Region Chamber. Ten monthly sessions, including opening and closing retreats, are held from September through June, followed by a graduation ceremony. Sessions are themed around various elements of the community to serve as a catalyst for expanding awareness in economic development, community service, diversity, media, education, government, health care and quality of life.

The program also requires participants to attain 16 hours of experiential credit by visiting businesses and organizations throughout the region and to complete a service project to benefit the community.

Members of the Leadership Tech Valley Class of 2016 are:

Daniele Lynn Adkins, Albany Medical Center

Jonathan J. Andreadakis, Residence Inn by Marriott/BBL Hospitality

Benjamin Van Bishop, Price Chopper Supermarkets

Meredith J. Clements, DSM Fortitech Premixes

Nicole L. Clouthier, Cioffi, Slezak, Wildgrube PC

Melissa A. Cucchi, 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard

Joshua R. Davenport, Turner Construction

Jonathan S. Earle, Ellis Medicine

Teresa A. Freeman, 1st National Bank of Scotia

Hillary K. Harding, Excelsior College

Gordon Heeps, RedMark Realty, LLC

Fredrick L. Jones, Equinox Inc.

Brian G. Kearns, UHY Advisors NY, Inc.

Robert A. Kelly, SEFCU Mortgage Services

Amanda L. Kyle-Sprague, Albany County District Attorney's Office

Jacob F. Lamme, McNamee Lochner Titus & Williams, PC

Joseph E. Landy, Capital Region Chamber

Kathryn H. Leyden, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.

Emily M.W. Light, MVP Health Care

Valerie L. Lovelace, Greater Capital Region Teacher Center

Lisa A. Malone, 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard

Mark Meigher, The Albany Academies

Meaghan E. Murphy, Lavelle & Finn, LLP

Michele E. Newell, Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company

Kate Otis, KeyBank

Claudine Potvin-Giordano, Hudson Valley Community College

Andi T. Pratt, United Way of the Greater Capital Region

Olivia T. Prout, Capital Bank

Geoffrey A. Rightmyer, NBT Bank

Nischinth D. Sadhak, M&T Bank

Scott D. Shimick, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Ali Skinner, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.

Marcy E. Spratt, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Janet V. Sweeney, Union College

Makayla M. Tebano, MVP Health Care

Jeffrey J. Trudeau, Saratoga National Bank & Trust Co.

Marcy L. Wilson, Schenectady County Chapter, NYSARC Inc.

Nicholas A. Zarcone, Center for Disability Services / St. Margaret's Center