Greater Waco Chamber Introduces 40th Leadership Waco Class

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 40 includes 38 business and civic leaders representing a variety of industries throughout the Waco area:

  • Melinda Adams, Extraco Events Center
  • Tracy Adcock, Pattillo, Brown & Hill, LLP
  • Mark Benning, Central National Bank
  • Karen Boyd, Community Bank & Trust
  • Christopher Cady, George’s Restaurant & Catering
  • Felix Chiota, Chiota Aviation
  • Michelle Cornelissens, Greater Waco YMCA
  • Cameron Curry, Extraco Banks
  • Sunny Deeds, Ascension Providence
  • Lauren Dickson, Beard Kultgen Brophy Bostwick & Dickson, PLLC
  • Terri Doss, Baylor Scott and White Health – Hillcrest
  • Cooper Dukette, Milestone Community Builders
  • Riley DuPuy, DuPuy Oxygen
  • Kristen Ford Saenz, Texas Dynasty Cheer & Gymnastics
  • Carlie Gause, Pakis, Giotes, Burleson & Deaconson, PC
  • Gillen Graves, City Tire and Battery
  • Nancy Gupton, Greater Waco Chamber
  • Khristian Howard, Baylor University
  • Alleigh Kazanas, Disciplined Investors, LLC
  • Iyan Laylor, Texas Farm Bureau
  • Marlayna Massey, Waco Foundation
  • Jennifer McCaslin, White Label Realty
  • Rafael Medina, Leal’s Snacks
  • Ethan Moore, JRBT
  • Yamel Perera, Capstone Mechanical
  • Stephanie Rhodes, TFNB Your Bank for Life
  • Michael Ruiz, Pegasus Flight School
  • Rachel Sarmiento, Greater Waco Sports Commission
  • Amanda Simpson, Haley & Olson, PC
  • Hunter Slocum, Dunnam & Dunnam, LLP
  • Andrea Smedshammer, The Bentley Team- Greater Waco Realty
  • Scott Snyder, American Bank
  • Chief Gregory Summers, City of Waco Fire Department
  • Africa Tarver, City Center Waco
  • Timothy Urbanek, The First National Bank of Central Texas
  • Chief Sheryl Victorian, City of Waco Police Department
  • Stacey Voigt, Baylor University
  • Heather Wheeler, ESC Region 12

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 open next spring.

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