Emily Feagles
Director, Marketing & Communications
efeagles@foxcitieschamber.com
APPLETON – The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce is welcoming a new group of professionals to its Leadership Fox Cities program which begins at a two-day retreat at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake on September 27 and 28.
Leadership Fox Cities is a community-based leadership program which allows participants to grow as leaders and get engaged in the Fox Cities communities. The class gathers each month from October through May to learn about community accolades and challenges.
This year’s class is comprised of 40 professionals from both non-profit and for-profit organizations, large and small.
Leadership Fox Cities Class of 2018-2019:
Adam Anders, Miller Electric Manufacturing
Cara Bartel, Employment Resource Group, Inc.
Cindy Budiac, Stewart Title
Cristi Burrill, U.S. Venture, Inc.
Tyler Claringbole, Herrling Clark Law Firm, Ltd.
Dan DeBraal, Network Health
Brian Enders, Northeast Asphalt, Inc.
Ignacio Enriquez, Appleton Police Department
Jennifer Fischer, UW Oshkosh, College of Business
Bret Gerrits, Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital
JD (Joshua) Gildemeister, The Source Public House
Edgar Gonzalez, Neenah Police Department
Jeremy Gritton, Wipfli LLP
Lacy Hardy, Sunflower Spa LLC
Ross Johnson, Huntington National Bank
Mylea Juidici, Aurora Health Care
Vaya Kiel, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce
James Kilsdonk, Old National Bank
Andrew Konkel, United Way Fox Cities
Ryne Lodl, Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities
Eric Marcoe, Miron Construction
Alyssa Matelski, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fox Valley Region
Jennifer McIntosh, Fox Valley Technical College
Adam Missell, Appvion, Inc.
Bryan Mueller, Thrivent Financial
Susan Paulus, Lakeside Engineering LLC
Sarah Peotter, Miller Electric Manufacturing
Wesley Powell, Goodwill NCW
Ariela Rosa, Lawrence University
Sarah Schneider, Concordia University Wisconsin
Lucas Schultz, Bank First National
Melissa Selig, American National Bank
Joe (Joseph) Sturzl, Nicolet National Bank
Anthony Taylor, Tidi Products
Nicholas Vargosko, Schenck SC
Kenneth Vogel, Chase Bank
Melvin Wills, We Energies
Andrew Wilson, Pueblo a Pueblo, Inc.
Adam Winch, Winch Financial
Trenten Woelfel, Outagamie County
“Since 1991, the Fox Cities Chamber has led the way in leadership development and we are once again proud to provide this program to our community,” shared Kathi Seifert, Chairperson of the Fox Cities Chamber Board of Directors.
Each monthly Leadership Fox Cities session highlights a different community focus, from human services to art and law enforcement to education. Participants are immersed in a full-day traveling session that includes guest speakers, hands-on experiences, tours and relationship building. The goal of each session is to challenge thinking and inspire participants to get further involved in the community.
Participants are assigned to small groups at the kick-off retreat and are charged with the task of identifying an issue or program in the community that needs attention. These groups then plan and execute sustainable community projects which are presented at the Leadership Fox Cities Commencement in May.
For information on Leadership Fox Cities, please contact Amy Schanke, Director, Leadership Fox Cities, at (920) 734-7101 or aschanke@foxcitieschamber.com.
