Leadership Wake Forest

Leadership Wake Forest is one of several hundred leadership programs throughout the United States. It is a comprehensive program designed to identify, cultivate, and motivate leadership resources for Wake Forest. Participants will develop leadership skills, community experience, community knowledge, contacts and friendships. Information is presented through panel discussions, on-site tours, hands-on activities, team discussions and informal Q&A sessions. This program covers town history, town government, local business, public services, education, volunteer opportunities, and much more. Leadership Wake Forest graduates often go on to leadership positions in business, in the Chamber, in town government, and in local civic groups.

Space each year is limited to 15 participants, who are selected by the Leadership Wake Forest Committee from all the applications received. The program starts at the beginning of September and ends at the beginning of December. There are typically one or two sessions each week for about 3 hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with dinner provided.

Congratulations to the Leadership Class of 2007!

Pictured above starting with the back row:
Andy Martin, Capital Bank; Katie Pettyjohn, Pettyjohn's Cleaning and Restoration; William Graves, Capital Bank; Richard Longhway, Verizon; Patrick McDonald, Ferguson Enterprises; John Shoemaker, Old Magnolia Trading Company

Middle Row: Ryan Eves, YMCA Camp Kanata; Jay Lieberman, Tarheel Mortgage Corporation; Jennifer Ingulli, Wake Forest Chamber; Arthur Joseph Schwartz Jr.; Jodi Ann LaFreniere, Wake Forest Chamber; Alexis Cooke; Kristi Wilson, Criterion Sales Group, LLC; Mike Miglucci, North State Bank

Front Row:
Erica Ellis, BB&T; Peter Knize, Warren Perry Narron Shackleford & Mackay, PLLC; Lauri Arntsen, Wake County Public Affairs Office; Allyson Rayfield, North State Bank