Leadership Waco, with presenting sponsor Pattillo, Brown & Hill, LLP, is a Greater Waco Chamber program designed to identify and develop emerging area leaders and encourage them to become more involved in the community.
Class XXXVIII includes 32 business and civic leaders representing a variety of industries throughout the Waco area:
- Liz Barton, Extraco Banks
- James Beard, JRBT
- Preston Brock, BKD CPAs & Advisors, LLP
- Connor Buchanan, McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, PC
- Kristie Croft, Texas Materials
- Kathryn Crouch, Sedona Staffing Services
- Kayla Daniel, ESC Region 12
- Wilson Dingmore, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest
- Jeremy Doyle, Central National Bank
- Katrina George, Ascension Providence
- Mayra Gutierrez, Alliance Bank Central Texas
- Suzanne Hamilton, Waco ISD
- Cory Hart, Insurors of Texas
- Charles Hays, Boley-Featherston & Lalani Insurance
- Jessica Hopfenspirger, Pattillo, Brown, & Hill, LLP
- Ashley Jackson, First National Bank of Central Texas
- LaJuana Jones, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest
- Courtney Kolar, Neighborly
- Rebekah Kolar, Ascension Providence
- Scott Layton, Maynard CPA, PLLC
- Robert Lilly, Carpenter & Croft, PLLC
- Gary Mosier, L3Harris
- Daniel Muniz, Community Bank & Trust
- Rebecca Nall, Baylor University, Mayborn Museum
- Grayson Palmer, Jim Morrison Financial
- Cuevas Peacock, Baylor University
- Jason Powers, Greater Waco Chamber
- Christopher Qualls, NeighborWorks Waco
- Matt Reynolds, Tejas Logistics
- Connor Schrotel, TFNB Your Bank for Life
- Rhonda Sullivan, City of Waco
- Matthew White, BancorpSouth Bank
Leadership Waco informs, educates and motivates class members through a series of monthly meetings on topics from healthcare to economic development and philanthropy. Applications for the next class will be announced spring 2022.