Leadership Cowley County has a long history from its early beginnings in the 1980’s as Leadership Ark City and Leadership Winfield. The programs merged in 1999 to form Leadership Cowley County. Below you will see class members from 2010 to date.
2021 Class
Chance Alquest - USD 462
Michelle Alquest - Family Wealth Management
Savana Donaldson - Union State Bank
Ashlynn Hallemeier - Cowley First
Mike Jones - Capper Foundtion
Julie Kanelakos - General Electric
Jessica Martin - Winfield Crop Insurance
Tyler Martin - Financial Manager
Laken Morgan - RCB Bank
Joey Sprinkle - Courier Traveler
2020 Class (Virtual)
William Abernathy - BG Products
Shawna Allison - South Central Kansas Medical Center
Chance Alquest - USD 462
Rebecca Atkins
Mary Beach - Freeman Eyecare, PA
Lloyd Colston - Retired
Katy Dickens - Alderbrook Village
Miranda Nation Hofmeister - Southwestern College
Rebecca Holman - Four County Mental Health
Melinda Irvin - Eagle Nest Inc.
Vicki J. Jackson - Retired
Kayleigh Lawson
Jodi Pew - Cowley County Health Department
Dakota Richardson - Winfield Police Department
Blanche Schmidt - Schmidt Jewelers
Lonnie Stieben - Southern Kansas Telephone (SKT)
Danielle Tipton - Four County Mental Health/Community Health Center
Debbi Waite - Jade Trucking
Joleen Webb - Dept. For Children & Families
Roger White - Retired
2019 Class
Elissa Additon - GE
Kelly Allen - Winfield Fire/EMS
Michael Ard - Retired
Mary Chapman – Cowley County Human Society
Callie Colgin - Mosaic
Cecily Delarosa - RCB Bank
Kimberly Fleetwood - RCB Bank
Amanda Highland - CPA Solutions, LLC
Paisley Howerton - Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce
Brad Klein - Winfield Fire/EMS
Madison Metzinger - Daniels Ready Mix
Cody O'Brien - RCB Bank
Deidra Perrigo - Citizens Bank of Kansas
Tania Richardson - Union State Bank
Chanel Stroud - Cowley County Community Correction
Aaron Sutton - Winfield Fire/EMS
Travis Ware - Winfield Fire/EMS
Julie Wilson - Cowley First
Kylee Wise - Four County Mental Health
Crystal True - Capper Foundation
2018 Class
Gina Anderson – USD #471 Dexter Schools
Tina Bailey – Silgan Dispensing
Laikyn Beckner – RCB Bank
Clayton Bishop – Four County Mental Health Center
Justin Boyd – CPA Solutions
Jacob Brown – Columbia Elevators
Christopher Bruner – City of Winfield
Jenny Foster-Farquhar – Mosaic
Danielle Fullhart – City of Winfield
Kathy Graeff – Legacy Foundation, AmeriCorps VISTA
Andrew Lawson – City of Arkansas City
Nancy Maier – Mosaic
Patty O’Neil – Legacy Foundation, AmeriCorps VISTA
Bart Redford – Walnut Valley Association
Nicholas Smith – General Electric
Natalie Tennant – General Electric
2017 Class
Brandi Bonesteel – Winfield Police Department
Gennifer Brown – RCB Bank
Kayla Cartlidge – Cowley County
Bart Dennett – GE Aviation
Josh Dobbs – Winfield Fire & EMS
Taylor Dory – Cowley County Emergency Management, & KDOC
Kammy Downs – Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce
Janet Gardner – Cowley County Sheriff
Tina Grillot – Cowley County Community College
Shelby Huddleston – Cowley County Community College
Amanda Maples – Newell Co./ Rubbermaid
Theresa McCoy – JP LONG, CPA. LLC
Andrea McNown – Legacy Foundation
Amy McWhirt – Cowley County Community College
Ronda Melton – Four County Mental Health Center
Jennifer Moore – GE Aviation
Tim Nihart – City of Winfield
Kory Roberts – Winfield Police Department
Jerred Schmidt – City of Winfield
Charissa Wall – City-Cowley County Health Department
Tisha West – Union State Bank
Brae Wood – Southwestern College
2016 Class
Cayla Bromlow- Winfield First Presbyterian Church
Jandi Handlin- Family Wealth Management, LLC
Jordan Hovey- Daniels Ready Mix
Kassie Lewis- J.P. Long CPA, LLC
Victor Martinez- Mahaney Roofing
Pam Moreno- Retired-Women for Kansas
Jesse Morris- Union State Bank
Lisa Butler- Four County Mental Health Center
David Falletti- Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lori Feck- Cowley County Sheriff’s Office
Janis Haynes- Retired-Legacy Foundation
Jill Hunter- Farm Bureau Financial Services
Jason Kazban- Cowley County Emergency Management
Wendy Ternes- RCB
Yazmin Wood- Legacy Regional Community Foundation
Jacob McGuire- Main Street Games
Mica Runnels- Cowley County Community College
2015 Class
Beau Bailey- City of Winfield
Megan Beeson- Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Karen Cornejo- USD 465
Pam Crain- Arkansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau
Maci DeCoudres- Cowley County
Donna L. Jackson- Community Healthcare Clinic of Cowley County
Anna Legleiter- Community National Bank & Trust
Wilson Long- Community National Bank & Trust
Mary Lucas- Security 1st Title
Rev Angela D. Madden- Winfield First Presbyterian
Laken Mapel- Wichita Department for Children and Families
Annika Morris- William Newton Hospital
Ashley Norris- CornerBank
Amy Scott- Cowley County Clerk’s Office
Julie L. St. Peter- Winfield Correctional Facility
Melanie Wright- Alderbrook Village
2014 Class
Cami Austin-Safe Homes
Kathy Baker-Retired
Jamie Chism-City of Winfield
Chris Dancy-Retired
Amy Drazin-Citizens Bank of Kansas
Dusti Fansler-Safe Homes
Amber Groene-Union State Bank
Cheri Kindt-Gonzales-Winfield Arts & Humanities
Meredith Kowalsky-Prestige Monogram
Toni Long-County Appraiser
Gareth McGee-31st Century Techsupport
Charles McKinzie-Southwestern College
Brooke Padgett-United Agency
Mendy Pfannenstiel-Arkansas City Public Library
Nancy Revell-Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Ashley Schmidt-Arkansas Area Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Scruggs-Bro Corp United
Cassie Selle-Four County Mental Health Center
Shaunda Smith-CPA Solutions
Chandra Snively-Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Winfield FUMC
Anthony Stonerock-Community National Bank & Trust
Tara Sutton-Cowley Fitness
Elizabeth Thummel-Cowley County Community College
Michelle Zakharov-First United Methodist Church
2013 Class
Ruth Bumgarner, City-Cowley County Health Department
Meg Calvin, First United Methodist Church
Brittany Donley, Workforce Alliance
Brooke Godbey, Winfield Daily Courier
Kristi Imel, Cowley County Clerk’s Office
Caroline Kaufman, RCB Bank
Shae Koenke, Workforce Alliance
John Martin, Grace United Methodist Church
Katie McCubbin, City of Arkansas City
Crystal Merz, Cowley County Engineer’s Office
Christine Salomon, Winfield Public Library
Joel Wilke, Horizon United Methodist Center
Kelsey Wonser, Family Wealth Management
Tara Wood, CornerBank
2013 Class
Carol Berning, Cowley County
Elva Bohling, Mosaic
Janet Davidson, Cowley County Community College
Kelly Dillner, 102.5 The River
Deb Firebaugh, Cowley First
Charlotte Johnson, Retired
Lewis Johnson, Retired
Carrey Nickum, GE Aviation
Lynn Pettigrew-Norris, ECCRC
Erik Olsson, CornerBank
Heidi Potucek, Winfield Chamber of Commerce
Sarah Stevens, Legacy Regional Community Foundation
Zack Stoy, Community National Bank
Stacy Tsosie, Marland Children’s Home
Rusty Zimmerman, Union State Bank
2012 Class
Jennifer Burkett, RCB Bank
Abby Dickey, Presbyterian Manor
Alicia Early, Mosaic
Beth Ferguson, Long & Neises
Peggy Lawrence, CornerBank
Sarah Long, Hospice Care of Kansas
Tammy Powell, Twin Rivers Developemental Support
Renee Price, Graves Drug
Suvanah Purdue, Arkansas City Traveler
Dawn Schmidt, Schmidt & Sons
Jacqueline Snavely, American Family Insurance
Brian Stone, County Emergency Management
John Wacker, City of Winfield
LaReina Waldorf-Schmitt, Home Life Management
Terice Watts, City of Arkansas City
2011 Class
Donna Boese
Donald Cain
Rashelle Cobble
Taylor Duncan
Shelley Hansel-Williams
Kathi Hawkins
Wanda Jackson
Ian Kuhn
Kevette Lester
Lauren Lewis
Phyllis McCorgary
Christina McDonald
Skip Mefford
Penni Parker
Angel Perryman
Gina Riggs
Cathy Royston
Shannon Satterlee
Marsha Wessler
Lindsay Wilke
Sara Williams
2010 Class
Sydney Bland, Arkansas City Traveler
Angie Bruce, LG Pike Construction
Mandy Cannon, RCB Bank
Tara Duncan, Winfield Consumer Products
Jessica Falk, Southwestern College
Liann Flax, Arkansas City Public Library
Lucas Goff, Cowley County
Amanda Iverson, City of Arkansas City
Kirk Kennedy, Valley Coop
Terry Sisson, Belle Plaine Community Foundation
Sudie Tapia, Winfield Pharmacy
Jeff Wacker, CornerBank
Rebecca Wittum, GE
Kara Young, Creekstone Farms
Jill Zimmerman, Cowley County Extension