Appalachian Leadership Institute (Class of 2023-2024)

Meet the 2023-2024 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, who graduated in July 2024. Watch the Class of 2023-2024’s recap video here.

Alabama

Kenny Anderson

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New York

Joshua Bacigalupi

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Maryland

Kathy Beachler

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Mississippi

Suzy Bowman

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Pennsylvania

Amy Camp

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Kentucky

Jordan Campbell

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Tennessee

Brad Collett

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Ohio

Amanda Crabtree

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New York

Vincent DeJoy III

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Kentucky

Eric Dixon

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North Carolina

Amanda Hall

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West Virginia

Summer Hartley

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Maryland

Stephanie Hutter-Thomas

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West Virginia

Jennifer Justice

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North Carolina

Justin Kearley

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Alabama

Paul Kennedy

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Mississippi

Case Knight

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Kentucky

Jacqueline Kohl-Hamilton

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West Virginia

Jennifer Light

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Pennsylvania

Betsy Lockwood

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Tennessee

Jeff Mason

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Tennessee

Susan McKinney

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Georgia

Jason Mock

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West Virginia

Mary Newlyn

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West Virginia

Kalyn Obiozor-Dorey

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Virginia

Annette Patterson

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North Carolina

Michael Pesant

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Georgia

Pam Powers-Smith

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Pennsylvania

Jamelle Price

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New York

Ray Pucci

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Tennessee

Nicole Riggs Broesch

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West Virginia

Jona Rinard

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Pennsylvania

Daniel Rossi-Keen

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New York

Joseph Sellepack

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Ohio

Chris Shaffer

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South Carolina

Brandy Singleton

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Kentucky

Candace Tingen

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Ohio

Bailey Venzin

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South Carolina

Will Westmoreland

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Alabama

Jesslan Wilson

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Appalachian Leadership Institute Alumni

Since 2019, nearly 200 Appalachians have gradated from ARC’s Appalachian Leadership Institute. After traveling the region, learning important capacity building skills, and getting to know fellow Appalachians, these leaders will continue to take lessons learned back to their communities to strengthen Appalachia.

Contact Us

Contact us by phone at 202.884.7700 or via email at leadership@arc.gov.