The Fox Cities Chamber hosted a commencement ceremony for its 2023-2024 Leadership Fox Cities (LFC) program on Tuesday, May 21 at Butte des Morts Country Club in Appleton. This year’s class was comprised of 40 distinguished individuals from various industries within the Fox Cities.
Graduates of this year’s class are:
- Kathy Angst, VF Corporation
- Tina Behling, Werner Electric Supply
- Sara Broten, Ornua Ingredients North America
- Stephanie Buchanan, Touchmark on West Prospect
- Jessica Ebertsch, Miron Construction
- Kim Esselman, Appleton Housing Authority
- Amy Fairchild, City of Neenah
- Alicia Frank, United Way Fox Cities
- Jon Fredrickson, Oshkosh-Vocational
- Kari Godsill, Appleton Housing Authority
- Kristine Groell, Fox Valley Technical College
- Marita Hebert, Community First Credit Union
- Luke Heimlich, C.R. Structure Group, Inc.
- Molly Huhn, ASP, Inc.
- Kathryn Johann, Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin
- Danielle Kolman, Lawrence University
- Megan LaFond, Day by Day Shelter
- Brandon LaMaide, Brewster Village – Outagamie County
- Josh Lambrecht, United Way Fox Cities
- Kayla Lindal, Family Services Northeast Wisconsin
- Holly Magness, Kaukauna Area School District
- Jeannie Mahone, Arden Property Group
- Maddie Mittlestadt, Prevea Health
- Tamara Nickasch, Pierce Manufacturing
- Matthew Nowak, Wipfli LLP
- Rochelle Oskey, Outagamie County
- Terri Perkins, UW-Oshkosh
- Emily Pinzl, Herrling Clark Law Firm
- Eric Rasmussen, Winnebago County
- Kelly Riley, Ascension NE WI – St. Elizabeth Hospital
- Kari Seefeldt, Bassett Mechanical
- Michael Selner, American National Bank Fox Cities
- Riley Stever, Network Health Plan
- Jennifer Strebig, Community First Credit Union
- Tyler Swenson, WBD, Inc.
- Erich Trepanier, Fireline Sprinkler, LLC
- Anne Van, Outagamie County
- Chris Van Dyke, Capital Credit Union
- Tiffany Woelfel, Amundsen Davis
- Jenny Ziegler, Lawrence University
Speakers at the ceremony included Amy Schanke, Vice President of Leadership, Fox Cities Chamber; Tim Kippenhan, Chief Operating Officer, Miron Construction; Sara Broten, LFC Class Speaker; Matthew D. Brehmer, Brehmer Law, LLC, President, Leadership Fox Cities Alumni Association; and Becky Bartoszek, President/CEO, Fox Cities Chamber.
The ceremony was made possible thanks to the program sponsor, Bergstrom Automotive; commencement sponsor, Miron Construction; and Debbie Daanen Photography.
Also during the commencement ceremony, each small-group project was highlighted. Leadership Fox Cities small-group projects annually make an impact in all corners of the Fox Cities, and 2023-2024 was no exception as program participants successfully executed the following projects: Connecting Through Service, Enriching Youth Areas and Programs at Harbor House, The Welcome Home Project, Engaging At Risk Youth, Beautifying Bridges, and SOAR Thru Summer.
Applications are open for the 2024-2025 Leadership Fox Cities class. Members of the class meet monthly from September-May for immersive educational sessions on issues in business, education, government, media, human services, health, law enforcement, environment, and the arts. Find out more online at https://foxcitieschamber.com/leadership-fox-cities/.
