Leadership Cowley Alumni

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