Leadership Duluth Participants

More than 1,500 area professionals have completed the Leadership Duluth program since its first graduating class in 1988.

Agenda – September 13, 2023

Agenda – October 11, 2023

Agenda – November 8, 2023

Agenda – December 13, 2023

MEET THE CLASS OF 2023-2024

Azrin Awal (She/They)
Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota Duluth

Amber Burns (She/Her)
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

Melanie Davis (She/Hers)
United Healthcare

Breanna Ellison (She/They)
City of Duluth

Rebecca Graves (Ikwe/She/Her/Hers)
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council

Drew Guttormson (He)
Altec

Nic Hanson (He/Him)
Proctor Public Schools

Heather Hughley (She/Her)
Pier B Resort Hotel

Lyndsy Lindquist (She/Her)
US Bank
WS

Angie Miller
North Shore Bank

Andrew Papke-Larson (He/Him/His)
Barr Engineering Co.

Joseph Pike (He/Him)
ALLETE, Inc.

Kelly Schamberger (She/Her)
Marshall School

Lori Steinbach
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce

Maxwell Vergeldt
Kraus-Anderson Construction Company

Molly Wasche
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

Nathan Wisehart (He/Him)
Involta

Leah Berg (She/Her/Hers)
St. Luke’s Hospital

Chase Carlson (He/Him)
Northwood Children Services

Kelsey Duffy (She/Her)
Lake Superior Dental

Melissa Fanning (She/Her/Hers)
Duluth Area Family YMCA

Rebecca Grumdahl (She/They)
STARBASE MN Duluth

Theresa Hannu (She/Her)
St Luke’s Hospital of Duluth

Tyler Hautajarvi (He/His)
Cirrus Aircraft

Veronica Knaffla (She/Her)
St. Louis County

Amber Lynn Lowel
Proctor Public Schools/ISD704
WS

Kristin Montgomery
Bell Bank

Jen Pennington (She/Hers)
Sheraton Duluth Hotel

Eric Reisinger (He/Him/His)
Bremer Bank

Cheryl Skafte (She/Her)
University of Minnesota Duluth

Hannah Stevens (She/Her)
Wheeler Associates

Matthew Vogt
Cirrus Aircraft

Shawna Weaver (She/Her)
Armory Arts and Music Center

Wendy Wojtysiak-Erickson (She/Her/Hers)
Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co.

Corey Beste (He/Him/His)
TKDA

Caitlin Crowl (She/Her)
Fryberger Law Firm

Nate Elling (He/Him)
Minnesota Power

James Grandaw
148 Fighter Wing, MN Air National Guard

Josh Gunderson (He/Him/His)
RSM US LLP

Aaron Hansen (He/Him/His)
DSGW Architecture

Tiffany Hughes
A&L Properties

Erin Kreeger (She/Her)
Duluth Library Foundation

Josheph McGinnis (He/Him/His)
USCG Marine Safety Unit Duluth

Chad Nurminen (He/Him)
Essentia Health

Jason Peterson (He/Him)
Intectural

Mackenzie Morgan Reykdal
Frandsen Bank and Trust

Jesse Smith (He/Him)
Hanft Fride, P.A.

Kylie Thompson (She/Her)
Members Cooperative Credit Union

Gabriel Walsh (He/Him)
Lake Superior Area REALTORS, Inc.

Lindsey Whitlinger (She/Her)
Bell Insurance

Matthew Zimniewicz
148th Fighter Wing

Alumni