Leadership La Plata announces 2013-2014 Class

Durango, CO – Leadership La Plata (LLP), the diverse, all-volunteer organization designed to educate and train community leaders from throughout the county, has announced its new class for 2013-2014. Eighteen were selected from a highly qualified field of dynamic individuals.

New class members include Amber Beye (community organizer, San Juan Basin Health); Chester Brandt (systems analyst, StoneAge); Ron Dunavant (president, First National Bank of Durango – Bayfield); Jeff Dupont (director of recreational services, Fort Lewis College); Kelsea Ferrato (marketing manager, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory); Jordan Golson (independent technical writer); Kim Hardesty (owner/physical therapist, Horse Empower LLC); Petra Hinke; and Dick Imig (CPA/manager, Gervais & Associates).

Rounding out the class are Kirk Komick (owner/manager, Leland House/Rochester Hotel); Lesley Lacht (executive director, Durango Early Learning Center); Pam Moore (deputy director, Regional Housing Alliance); Vaughn Morris (chief professional officer, Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County); Shanna Sasser; Arianna Smith (program manager, Volunteers of America/Southwest Safehouse); Louis Vito (captain, Durango Fire & Rescue Authority); Terri Will (broker, Associates Group of Insurance Companies); and Briggen Wrinkle (executive director, Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado).

Now in its 26th year, LLP is a program of the Durango Chamber of Commerce and provides leadership skills training and broad-based education covering all facets of the community. More than 400 LLP graduates are currently engaged in community leadership roles, from business and local government to non-profit agencies.

For more information on this year’s class, the Leadership La Plata program, alumni activities and more, visit the LLP website at www.leadershiplaplata.org, or contact the Durango Chamber of Commerce at 970.247.0312.