Leadership Bakersfield students graduate
| Monday, Jun 22 2009 08:34 AM
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Casey Christie / The Californian Leadership Bakersfield graduation was held Friday evening at the Petroleum Club on California Avenue. Graduate, Scott Gray, center, his fiancee, Kelly Valdez, left, having a good time with fellow graduate Rene Chow, right, and his wife, Maggie Chow, seated. Students in this community leadership development program explore a wide range of topics that represent our area's diversity, sessions are held monthly, beginning in September and running through June. Each seminar includes a combination of lectures, panel discussions and visits to locations that are relevant to the day's theme. More than 20 graduated Friday at this event in Bakersfield.
The Leadership Bakersfield class of 2009 celebrated its graduation Friday night at the Petroleum Club.
The Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce program “offers an opportunity for participants to become actively involved in the community and gain insight into our area’s challenges and issues while exploring solutions and alternatives,” according to the chamber Web site.
The graduates are: Sgt. Allan Abney, Bakersfield Police Department; Jessica Allegranza, Valley Republic Bank; Lou Chizlett, Bright House Networks; Sgt. Rene Chow, Bakersfield Police Department; Nicolette Cross, O’Dell Cross, A Professional Corporation; Christina Dixon, Aera Energy LLC; Dustin Dodgin, Klein, DeNatale, Goldner et al; Rob Duchow, The Gas Company; and Christabel Edwards, Frito-Lay, Inc.
Nick Gomez, San Joaquin Valley College; Scott Gray, Business Initiatives; Jeanell Guenther, San Joaquin Community Hospital; Leah Headrick, Processes Unlimited International, Inc.; Sam Itani, San Joaquin Community Hospital; Alice Juarez, Wells Fargo Bank; Darryl Manning, Chevron North America Exploration and Production; Josh Martinez, Bakersfield Machine Company.
Kirsten Myers, Goodwill Industries of South Central California; Tom Pasek, Shaggy Dog Solutions, LLC; Frank Ramirez, University of California Merced; Patti Reed, Kern Schools Federal Credit Union; Joshua Schroeder, Chevron North America Exploration and Production; Sheri Seal-Bailey, San Joaquin Community Hospital/Bariatric Solutions; Darrell Stapley, Hall Ambulance Service, Inc.; and Jeremy Zoch, Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield.
From September through June, students attended an all-day seminar each month that included presentations by community leaders, discussions and visits to places in the community connected to the day’s theme.
The chamber is accepting applications for next year’s class.
They may be found at bakersfieldchamber.org The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, June 26. For details, e-mail tsterling@bakersfieldchamber.org or call 327-4421.
