Leadership Sandy Springs Announces Class of 2017

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Thirty-six individuals have been selected to participate in the 2017 class of Leadership Sandy Springs, a professional leadership organization that develops, educates and connects community and business leaders in the Sandy Springs and Central Perimeter area.

The class will officially launch its year on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the annual LSS Fiesta Kickoff at Heritage Sandy Springs.

Representing the largest Leadership Sandy Springs class yet, the new members represent diverse backgrounds and industry sectors including large and small business, government, hospitality, finance, healthcare, nonprofit, education, engineering, construction and other professional areas.

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Class members will begin their year of leadership development training with an intensive team-building retreat in the north Georgia mountains later in September. Sessions throughout the year will focus on various aspects of how Sandy Springs works and will include discussions and interactive activities on a number of topics, such as local and state government, human services, business, environment and regional challenges.

Class of 2017 members are:

Jesse Bernard, Sandy Springs Fire and Rescue; Adam Bowling, Emerald Data Networks; LaKisha Brooks, Brooks Enterprise & Consultants; Catrecia Bryan, Care Solutions, Inc.; Scott Busch, Steel Canyon Golf Club; Brannen Butts, Pond & Company; Carol Ciepluch, North Springs Charter High School; Kaitlyn Downs, Heritage Sandy Springs; Fred Ferrand, Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP; Chuck Gardner, Sandy Springs Middle School; Ashley Garrison, Fulton County Schools; Raquel Gonzalez, city of Sandy Springs; Samuel Grant, SG Financial Advisors, LLC; Lori Halpern, Harry Normal Realtors; Colin Hubbard, Carter & Associates; Phillip Jones, Kaiser Permanente; Mary Ladd, Signature Bank of Georgia; Calvin Lower, Newell Rubbermaid; Tom Mahaffey, Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce; Justin Martin, Graphic Packaging; Sherri Allen, Moreno Allen Law, LLC; Temoh Nesbitt, Atlantic Tele-Network; Debbie Olson, Community Assistance Center; Sheila Perkins,. Northside Hospital; Barbara Pomerance, Pomerance Associates; Janetta Randolph, State Farm Insurance; Erica Rocker-Wills, city of Sandy Springs; David Rossman, Wyndam Garden Hotel – Perimeter; Kathryn Shapiro, Effective Essays College Consultants; Charan Shikh, The Primary Care Center; Michael Stewart, DDS Atlanta Orthodontic Specialists; Mark Thomas, Mark Thomas & Associates, PC; Allison Toller, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School; Joan Wasser, Worthmore Jewelers; Marea White, Fido Fido; and Keith Zgonc, Sandy Springs Police Department

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