leadership sonomavalley < Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce

Launched in 1997, the popular Leadership Sonoma Valley program is designed to identify, train, and motivate the finest current and future leaders from all business segments and to prepare them for community involvement. The goals of the program are to develop leadership skills, to educate future leaders on a broad range of community issues, needs, and resources, to introduce future leaders to each other and to current leaders, and to encourage informed people to serve in community leadership positions.

Each year's class of 12 to 15 participants convenes in September for a two day team-building retreat, and then meets on the third Friday of each month for nine months, culminating with graduation in June. Each all-day session comprises panels, presentations, and field tours covering a different topic-such as education, agribusiness, local government, or health care-in depth. Alumni from the previous year serve on the steering committee that coordinates the current year's program. Applications are due in June, and participants are selected by a committee of Chamber leaders.

Class of 2008

Pamela D. Cummings, Sonoma United Methodist Church

Katie Holden, Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon

Joan Huguenard, Self-Employed/Sonoma Sun

Robert Lee, Sonoma Index Tribune

Michael Millerick, Consultant/HR Management & Wordsmithing

Bobby O’Gorman, Infineon Raceway

Kara Olness-Reyes, La Luz Center

Edward Roe, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn

Bret Sackett, Sonoma Police Department

Gary Stein, Builder

Kathleen S. Taugher, Atelier Biseau

Jerry Wheeler, Infineon Raceway

Class of 2006

Angus Cochran

Bobbie Bleistift Collins, Business Risk Solutions

John Kelly, Attorney at law

Richard A. Lee, Arroyo Veterinary Hospital

Kendra Lee Martin, Frank Howard Allen

Molly Ann McGinnity, Aflac Insurance

Karla Noyes, Coldwell Banker/ Deanza

Patricia k. O'Brien, Realcare Insurance Marketing

Holly Seaton, Business Consultant

Sarah Tracy, Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau

Valerie Pistole Walter, Attorney At Law

Barbara Westerman

Class of 2005

Thomas E. Anderson, Thomas Anderson & Co.

Julie M. Carlson, Wine Country Wellness

Linda J. Daube, Attorney at Law

Kathryn "Kathie" Grimes Guhl, Institute of Bioenergetic Arts & Science

Amanda Krauss, Arts Guild of Sonoma

Marie Lambert, Creekside Ranch

Ryan Lynch, The Sonoma Index-Tribune

Marti Murray, Murray Insurance Services

Carole Peccorini, Breakthrough Technologies in Wellness

David S. Pier, Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon

Rebecca Zyskowski, Sonoma Developmental Center

Class of 2004

Carl "Chip" Allen, Attorney at Law

Judith Elaine Anna

Karen J. Barrett, California State Parks

Michael Crain, Blakeslee & Vineyard advisors

Molly Fedorchak, Sonoma National Bank

Sharon Garell, Counseling & Seminars

Rebecca Lee, Real Estate Development

Geralyne Mahoney, Burr, Pilger & Mayer CPA

Elizabeth "Lisa" Murray

Harry "Bucky" Peterson, Sonoma State University

Silvia Ramirez, La Luz Bilingual Center

Barrie K. Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

Jenaro Robledo, Robledo Vineyard Management

Susan Scarbrough, Scarbrough Affaires

Class of 2003

L. Tom Benton, Sonoma Post Office, retired

Carolyn Brians, Press Democrat

Anya Crain

Molly Detwiler, Writer/Editor

Chuck Fortlage, Fortlage Insurance

Kim Jamieson

Steve Lawrence

Wendy Peterson, Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau

Sony Randazzo

Pam Teixeira, Edward Jones Investments

Ron Vaughn, Eugene Burger Management

Paco Villasenor, Banco de Sonoma

Class of 2002

Elena Alioto, Self Employed

Bianca Banash, Coldwell Banker DeAnza

David Goodison, City of Sonoma

James Lynch, The Sonoma Index-Tribune

Danette McCarns, Sonoma Developmental Center

Kathy McKenna Perry, Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce

Nedra Peterson

Mike Rivera, North American Chem Dry

Everardo Robledo, Robledo Vineyard Management

Vanessa Robledo, Robledo Family Winery

Marcie Becker Waldron, Waldron Landscaping

Catherine Wilson

Class of 2001

Barbara Aliza

Garry Baker, GLB Architects

Michael Caselli, Century 21 Wine Country

Raul Cuevars-Garcia, Green Is Life

Gloria Eelkema, Sonoma Valley Unified School District

Bob Guglielmino, Fathers and Families

Allyn Brooke Lee

Chris Oscar, The Sonoma Index-Tribune

Paula Reid Parks, Sotheby's Realty

Jacqueline Scott, Sotheby's Realty

Vance Sharp, Haileys Creek Vineyard

Sharon Somogyi

Willi Vaughn, Real Estate Appraiser

Class of 2000

Bettie Crossfield Allen

Judy Baker, Completely Creative

Stephen Cox, Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers

Edward DuFault

Jean Hopeman, retired

Ellen LaBruce, La Luz Bilingual Center

Elwanda LeMay, Coldwell Banker DeAnza

Lillian Meyers, Meyers Financial Services

Pat Stevens, City of Sonoma

Gerrett Snedaker, Frank Howard Allen

Robert Wedell,

Jennifer Yankovich, Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce

Julie Zak

Class of 1999

Eileen Adams, Computer Tamer

Brenda Lee Brooks, Pacific Union

John LemMon, Attorney

Stephen Marler, Sonoma Fire Department

Roger Mayer, United Way of Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake Counties

Cynthia Scarborough, Vintage House

Cathy Sevenau, Century 21-Wine Country

Catherine Wade Shepard

Lynn Sherard-Stuhr

Kathy Witkowicki, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

Class of 1998

Alis Arrowood, Arrowood Vineyards

Barbara Bamberg

Chris Benziger, Benziger Family Winery

Gina Cuclis, Cuclis Communications

Cheryl Diehm, District Representative - Congressman Mike Thompson

Art Fichtenberg, Arthur Fichtenberg & Associates

John Gurney

Charles Henning

Bonnie Joy Kaslan, International Relations

Fran Meininger, Sonoma Police Department

Mary Neilan, City of Novato

Patricia Talbot, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center

* Leadership Alumni Roster.doc
*Leadership Calendar.doc
*Leadership Goals.doc