LEADERSHIP WASHINGTON COUNTY CELEBRATES 2024-25 GRADUATES
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce congratulates the 2024-25 class of Leadership Washington County.
(courtesy Mandy Beausoleil)
Program graduates were recognized at a banquet on Wednesday at the Ant Street Inn.
Leadership Washington County is a ten-month leadership development program that started in 1990, when business leaders felt the need to educate, train and provide experiences to enhance leadership skills. It began with classes being held every other year, but since 2000, the program has been held every year. To date, 735 individuals have graduated from the program.
The full list of 2024-25 program graduates includes:
- Jess Alexander, Alexander Oil Company
- Drew Allen, Chick-fil-A Brenham
- Michael Appling, Brenham State Supported Living Center
- Dini Bechtold, Thielemann Construction Co., LP & Stegent-Thielemann Plumbing
- Sara Behnke, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham
- Sarah Bertsch, Bank of Brenham
- Michelle Bramblett, BRE Longhorns
- Shannan Canales, City of Brenham
- Dustin Cheek, Corrosion Resistant Alloys, LLC
- Ashley Countouriotis, Burton ISD
- Alexis Curlee, Brenham Boutique
- Matt Danesi, Blue Bell Creameries
- Joshua Daniels, City of Brenham
- Kasandra Davis, Brenham ISD
- Emily De Young, Moorman Tate, LLP
- Hope Ebanks, Appel Ford & Hyundai of Brenham
- Sharon Fothergill, Miracle Farm
- Brian Gibson, Brenham ISD
- Bennie Graves, Blinn College District
- Megan Gray, City of Brenham
- Tammy Hajek, Seidel Schroeder
- Makaela Horne, South Land Title, LLC
- Shauna Laauwe, City of Brenham
- Glenn Miles, Seidel Schroeder
- Blake Rosenbaum, BRIANNAS Fine Salad Dressings
- Amber Skalka, Washington County
- Darron Smith, Brenham National Bank
- Shiela Spivey, Capital Farm Credit
- Matthew Stolz, Citizens State Bank
- Dillon Thielemann, Thielemann Construction Co., LP & Stegent-Thielemann Plumbing
- Laura Weiss, Thrivent-Barney Loesch
Day-long sessions are held once a month, beginning in August and continuing through May. Sessions this year covered team building, history, education, emergency management/local government, healthcare/EMS, state government, economic development, law enforcement/public safety and ag business.
Registration for the 2025-26 class will open on July 1st at https://brenhamtexas.com.