Building a Foundation of Leadership
Leadership Skagit Class of 2017. Thirty-three participants will graduate in June of 2017, bringing the total number of program graduates since inception to over 400 individuals. Left to Right: Row 1 (bottom row): Sean Connell, EDASC; Rosemary Kaholokula, Skagit County Prosecutor’s Office; Jeri Kaufman, Welcome Wagon; Amber Robinson, Viva Farms/NABC; Mary Staley, Marketing with Mary. Row 2: Alma Garibay, Sunsational Salons; Julia Johnson, City Council of Sedro-Woolley; Jennifer Sheahan-Lee, Skagit County Sherriff’s Office; Andrea Petrich, WSDOT; Adele Skinner, Skagit Regional Health; Yadira Rosales, Skagit Valley College; Kati Ortiz, Catholic Housing Services; Stefania Strzyzynski, Layered and Long, Inc. Row 3: Sarah Tchang, Port of Anacortes; Hilda Valdespino, Inspired Learning, LLC/AmeriCorps; Erika Savoy, Bodhi Consulting: Celia Ponce Sanchez, Community Action of Skagit County; Heather Brennan, City of Anacortes; Kimberly Savage, Peace Health United General; Melanie Horowitz-Coyne, Opportunity Council; Delia Arce, Girl Scouts of Western Washington. Row 4: Jason Tyler, Banner Bank; Ross Wilson, Shell Puget Sound Refinery; Matt Gill, Tesoro Companies; Sandra Benton, THink Studios/ THe Agency; Mary Hudson, Wells Nursery/City Council of Mount Vernon; Sarah Ward, City of Burlington; Ken Johnson, Skagit Bank. Row 5: David Lervik, Lervik Engineering; Ed McLaughlin, US Bank; Helen McPeak, Saint Paul’s Resurrección Episcopal Church; Andy Heiser, Skagit Valley College; Jess Brown, Shell Puget Sound Refinery Building a foundation
Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki
Nothing is a more positive and powerful force for our community than people—the perspectives they share, the conversations they spark, and the leadership actions they take. With this force in mind, the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County, Skagit Valley 12 EDASC Investor Directory / 2017
College and WSU Extension partnered to create Leadership Skagit, a local leadership program that would inspire and encourage community leadership. From its beginning, the 9-month long intensive program set the bar high. Dedication, involvement, inclusiveness and innovation