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Congratulations to the Leadership Cincinnati Class 46 Graduates!

Class 46 of Leadership Cincinnati, the Leadership Center at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s premier leadership development program presented by First Financial Bank and supported by Taft, graduated 53 leaders, representing a wide variety of businesses in the region on May 25.

Leadership Cincinnati Class 46:

  • Costa Andreou, Chief Clinical Officer, TCHHN & President, TCHP, The Christ Hospital Health Network
  • Peter Bergman, Operations Vice President, Messer Construction Co.
  • Jeffery Bley, Senior Vice President, Annuity Strategy and Sales, Ohio National Financial Services
  • Paula Boggs Muething, Vice President of Legal Affairs, FC Cincinnati
  • Christopher Bridges, Vice President of Enrollment and Retention, Art Academy of Cincinnati
  • Brad Burman, Member, Frost Brown Todd LLC
  • Colleen Bush, Director of Industry Relations, Miami University
  • Paul Crosby, President & CEO, The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE
  • Craig Cuchra, Vice President of Marketing, Perfetti Van Melle
  • Kersha Deibel, President & CEO, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio
  • Michael Doenges, Executive Vice President, CORE Resources
  • Ryan Dunlap, Chief Financial Officer, TriVersity Construction
  • Kristi Eckert, Partner / Principal, Ernst & Young
  • Whitney Eckert, Chief Operating Officer, Jostin Construction, Inc.
  • Dawn Freudenberg, Director: Office of Planning, Innovation, and Quality, Hamilton County DD Services
  • Curtis Hollis, Chief Operating Officer, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber – Minority Business Accelerator
  • Ali Hubbard, Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Huseman Group
  • Sonya Jindal Tork, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • Sunnie Johnson-Lain, Senior Director of Services, St Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati
  • Brandy Jones, Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
  • Liz Keating, Councilmember / Marketing Director, Cincinnati City Council / The Jim Stengel Company
  • Jae Kim, Institute Co-Director, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Kristen Klein, Chief Marketing Officer, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati
  • Andrew Kwiatkowski, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
  • Marianne Lewis, Dean of the Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati
  • Patrick Longo, CEO / President, Alloy Development Co., Inc. (FKA HCDC, Inc.)
  • Ed Loyd, Senior Director Public Relations, Fifth Third Bank
  • Doug Marsh, President / CEO, KZF Design Inc.
  • Rahiel Michael, Vice President of Civic Engagement, The Port
  • La Costa Moore, Chief People Officer, The Mission Continues
  • Paaras Parker, Chief People Officer, Paycor
  • Nate Paszczykowski, Vice President / Treasury Management Officer, Fifth Third Bank
  • Justin Payne, AVP, Claims, Western & Southern Financial Group
  • Danita Pettis, Police Captain, City of Cincinnati Police Department
  • Jessica Powell, Vice President of Housing, Talbert House
  • Mike Prentiss, Director, State Government Relations, P&G
  • Mindy Rector, Vice President, Supply Chain Product Experience & Emerging Models, The Kroger Co.
  • Morgan Rhule, Vice President of Food & Beverage, Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati
  • Rebecca Riegelsberger, Treasurer, VP of Tax, EW Scripps Company
  • Lisa Roberts-Rosser, Program Officer, Project Manager II, PNC Charitable Trust
  • Kimberly Rossetti, Vice President, Economic Development, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED
  • Christy Samad, SVP, Event Management, 3CDC
  • Robert Sanders, Principal, Sanders Development Group
  • Tess Sansbury, Director of Marketing, North America, Givaudan
  • Jill Settlemyre, Executive Director, Cancer Family Care
  • Jeff Smoker, Vice President, Skanska USA Building
  • Gina Stough, Vice President Human Resources, CVG Airport Authority
  • Chet Swisher, VP Key Accounts, Cincinnati Insurance Company
  • Thomas Vaughan, Executive Vice President, Membership & Marketing, AAA Club Alliance Inc.
  • Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt, V.P., Community Relations & Economic Development, Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky
  • Benjamin Willingham, Senior Vice President, Truist Bank
  • Ashlee Young, Vice President Policy & Engagement, Interact for Health
  • Andrew Zahn, Chief Executive Officer, Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America, Inc.

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