Leadership Oakland Announces 2023-2024 Cornerstone Program Class

(Pontiac, MI) Leadership Oakland is proud to announce its LOXXXIV Cornerstone Program Class -- a diverse and ambitious group of leaders from Metro Detroit.

The LOXXXIV Cornerstone Program Class kicked off recently with a two-day retreat, where the group of 40 professionals met and began the nine-month leadership experience. During their program, the class will participate in monthly sessions on topics facing this region: Education, government, the justice system, health and human services, race and ethnic diversity and more. Experts in each subject area will lead the discussions.

Included in this year’s class are professionals from the legal, medical, health care and nonprofits – to name a few. Each participant is engaged and ready to embrace change – learning and growing together.

“Yet again, we have another stellar class of leaders who will work together to learn and grow this year,” said Susan Hollady, executive director of Leadership Oakland. “This year’s class is an outstanding group of local leaders who have done great things and are destined for more. We are looking forward to seeing what they can achieve.”

This year’s participants are:

1. Cameron Albring, Apprenticeship Manager for Oakland Community College

2. Ashley Aldea, Share Holder for Butzel Long, P.C

3. Brian Bastien, Branch Managerfor Flagstar Bank

4. Kelly Bennett, Marketing & Events Manager for Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber

5. Will Bluford, Vice President for Huntington Technology

6. Armenouhi Boghossian-Kemler, Technical Office Specialist for Oakland County

7. Roza Bosman, Owner/College Advisor for Class 101 South Oakland

8. Eisha Branner, Director for E-Community Outreach Services

9. Kathleen Colonello, Events Manager for Alzheimer’s Association

10. Ann Echols, Captain/Assistant Fire Marshall for Rochester Hills Fire Department

11. Melanie Esland, Chief Development Officer for LifeLab Kids Foundation

12. Tyler Frederick, Youth & Family Caseworker II for Oakland County

13. Tina Gabbara, Director, Distribution & Training for Priority Health

14. Debbie Gough, Director Of Nursing for Corewell Health East Beaumont Troy

15. Shaela Griffin, Program Coordinator for South Oakland Citizens for the Homeless

16. Chris Hagan, Captain/Paramedic for Orion Township Fire Department

17. Melissa Hardy, Annual Campaign Manager for Covenant House Michigan

18. Kaitlyn Hoyes, Founder of MaximizeYou Leadership Partners

19. Natalie Jakub, Executive Director for Green Living Science

20. Sue Justice, President/Owner for Emery HR, LLC

21. Christy Knight, Community Outreach & Education Manager for Easterseals MORC

22. Robert Li, Owner for University FM

23. Brian Martinez, Senior Manager, Information Security for Kelly Services

24. Shantell Mauldin, Sr. Director, Risk Intelligence & Unemployment for Kelly Services

25. Anthony Moggio, Finance Director/Treasurer for City of Rochester

26. Nathan Mueller, Senior Advisor, Strategy & Communications for City of Rochester Hills

27. Sarah Niskanen, Program Director for Pontiac Community Foundation

28. Merissa Parker-Schurman, Corrections Deputy for Oakland County Sheriff’s Office

29. Meghna Patel, Healthcare Manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan

30. Tameka Ramsey, Owner for T. Ramsey & Associates

31. John Randolph, Development Manager for Inside Out Literary Arts

32. Evan Rinaldi, Director of Business Development for Troy Chamber Of Commerce

33. Lori Roskam, Director IDD Care Coordination for Easterseals MORC

34. Patty Seagram, Vice President Human Resources for Henry Ford West Bloomfield

35. Rebecca Seguin-Skrabucha, Attorney for Bodman PLC

36. Phil Shane, Principal for Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C

37. Siiri Sikora, Manager Of Justice Initiatives for Oakland Community Health Network

38. Heather Spencer, Vice President Enterprise Operations for Health Alliance Plan

39. Adam Strickland, Director of Transition Coaching & Engagement for Right Management

40. Claudia Terrell, Chief, Public Health for Oakland County

41. Lauren Tierney, Clinical Nurse Manager for Corewell Health

42. Lindsey Tocco, Financial Representative for Northwestern Mutual

43. Liz Tucker, Senior Management Engineer for Health Alliance Plan

44. Chris Vraniak, Campus Dean for Oakland Schools

45. Andrea Walker-Leidy, President of Walker Publicity Consulting

46. Harry Weaver, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Oakland County

47. Suzanne Weinert, Director Of Communications & Community Outreach for Oakland Community Health Network

48. Eric Woody, Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager for Comcast

About Leadership Oakland

Established in 1990, Leadership Oakland is a 501 (c)(3) organization focused on business and community leadership development. The organization provides a nine-month Cornerstone Program to participants from businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies that are selected based on an application process. Leadership Oakland graduates are key business and community leaders serving as catalysts on boards of various organizations throughout the region. For more information, visit leadershipoakland.com.