LEADERSHIP WARREN COUNTY

2000 to Present

As one of the fastest growing counties in Ohio, the need for uniting the rural and urban areas into a common community became a concern. LWC came into existence as a way to help create our own unique identity. Addressing the needs of constantly growing clientele requires that individuals be educated and encouraged to assume leadership roles. LWC was established to challenge and enable individuals to fulfill these functions to guide their neighborhoods, businesses, organizations and the county into the future.

The program's goal is to create a network of informed decision makers.

THE DATES FOR THE CLASS OF 2025 ARE:
Applications are due December 13, 2024

February 7 & 8 (Friday & Saturday) MANDATORY OPENING RETREAT
February 20 (Thursday)
March 12 (Wednesday)
April 2 (Wednesday)
April 30 (Wednesday)
May 29 (Thursday)
June 25 (Wednesday)
July 25 (Friday)
August 19 (Tuesday)
September 18 (Thursday)
October 14 (Tuesday)
November 12 & 13 (Wednesday & Thursday) Closing Retreat
November 25 (Tuesday) Cap Stone & Commencement

2024 Class Schedule - remaining dates

July 19 - Government (Friday)
August 15 - Workforce Development & Economic Development (Thursday)
September 17 - Criminal Justice (Tuesday)
October 16 - Social Capital (Wednesday)
November 12 & 13 - Closing Retreat (Tuesday & Wednesday)
November 26 - Capstone & Commencement (Tuesday)             

Objectives

• Identify and select individuals with sincere interest in the community and the potential of leadership.

• Systematically educate and challenge the participants as to the needs of the community as well as the dynamics of social and economic change.

• Develop an esprit de corps among the participants, which will provide a common ground for working together on present or future community projects.

• Create a dialogue and rapport between the participants and existing community leadership.

• Identify organizational and individual opportunities for community involvement and assist participants in placement into these positions upon completion of the program.

Benefits

          To the Individual

Personal development - Personal assessment - Network expansion - Identify talents

Personality profiling - Acquire in-depth knowledge of Warren County and local leaders.

Gain awareness of county resources - Exposure to opportunities

 To your Business or Organization

Meet outstanding community leaders - Understand group dynamics

Working with diverse groups - Conflict resolution - Build trust

Encourage and motivate others - Make key decisions

   To the Community

Encourages and empowers individuals to assume leadership roles for:                                   

Cities – Township - Service organizations - Businesses

Strengthens the county - Strengthens individuals - Strengthens organizations

Participants

Individuals who are stakeholders in Warren County, either by residency or association with a Warren County business or organization, are encouraged to apply to LWC for class enrollment.

Selection

Participants will be selected to ensure a representative cross section of individuals for all areas of the county.

Attendance Commitment

The program has a strict attendance policy that requires class members to attend thirteen sessions from February through November (retreats are two days), attend a city council meeting, county commissioners meeting, township trustees meeting, school board meeting, ride with a police officer, ride with Meals on Wheels, job shadow a school principal, host a school principal at your work place, and various other meetings including class projects.  Attendance at both retreats is mandatory and anyone missing more than two sessions may be dropped from the program.  Applicants must have the full support of the organization or company they represent.

Cost

For applications received by December 13, 2024 the tuition is $2,700 for members of Area Progress Council or any chamber in Warren County and includes all fees, materials, and meals on class days; $3,000 for non-members.  A limited number of partial scholarships may be available to applicants who require financial assistance. NOTE: There is a 5% increase for APPLICATIONS received after December 13, 2024.

Program Sponsor

LWC is a program of Area Progress Council of Warren County, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Tuition fees are deductible as a business expense.

Program Content

The course content for LWC follows two tracks - personal development and county culture.

 Participants will begin with a two-day retreat to acquaint them with the program by focusing on networking, team building and learning their individual leadership and personality styles. Later sessions will cover: working with groups, diversity, motivating others, effective listening, communication, building trust, effective negotiating, group dynamics, consensus-building and personal mission statement.  Class members will practice these skills as they work together to plan and implement class days, class projects, graduation, and alumni activities.

The story of Warren County, encompassing the heritage, the people, the policies and the issues will be explored. Participants will encounter various Warren County leaders and hear about their leadership successes.

“…and it is evident that LWC was well researched prior to inception. It utilizes the finest attributes of effective leadership programs to develop informed individuals that can fill leadership roles for our business and for the betterment of volunteer organizations.” –Stephen P. Wilson, Ohio State Senator, Retired, CEO of LCNB National Bank.

CULTIVATING FUTURE LEADERSHIP

For more information or to request an application, contact:

 Bill Thornton, (513) 265-0450 wgthornton@zoomtown.com  
or  
Arla R. Tannehill, (513) 932-8228 – info@apcwc.org

Duke Energy (formally C G & E)   - Founding Sponsor

SUSTAINING PATRONS                                   Years of Support
ADVICS 9
Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)        16
LCNB National Bank                                                   18
Peoples Bank (NB&T)                                               11
Sinclair Community College                                      11
Warren County Board of DD                                       14
Warren County Career Center                                    15
Warren County Sheriff's Office                                   11
UWWC & WCCS, Inc.                                                 13                    

YEAR    Participant                   Sponsoring Employer

2003    Tim Abbott                       Cinergy/Duke Energy
2011    Shelly Abrams    
2018 Lauren Adams-Hawkins Premier Health
2023 Steve Agenbroad Clearcreek Fire Department
2013    Brandon Allen                   Smart People, Inc.
2011    Katherine Anderson     N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2004    Tom Ariss                       Warren County Sheriff's Office
2016     Alicia Ault                       Learning for Life Center, LLC
2019 Chris Balster Warren County Health District
2007    Donna Banks                   Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2005    Brian Barot                     Warren County Career Center
2004    Pete Beck                         City of Mason    
2002    Dave Beckett                   Dakin Insurance
2003    Marla Bell-Gombita     Ohio Education Association
2006    Terry Benedict               Miami University
2004    Dan Bennett                    Little Miami Schools
2014    Peter Berninger               LCNB National Bank
2008    Shaun Bevan                    Little Miami Schools
2015    Stephanie Bisceglia-Spatz     N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2014    Kristi Black                       Warren County Board of DD
2022 Amy Blankenship Frost Brown Todd, LLC
2022 Samatha “Sam” Blankenship Huntington National Bank
2014    Jack Blosser                      Ft. Ancient State Memorial Park
2020-21 Jeremy Bolling Conger Construction Group
2023 Melissa Bour Warren County Emergency Services
2017 Cory Bowers GMI Companies
2006    Marie Bowling *             Warren County Career Center
2010    Sandy Bradley                 Sinclair Community College
2023 Paul Brehm Deerfield Township
2010    Ben Brigham                  Warren County Career Center
2023 Todd Brinkman YMCA Camp Kern
2002    Kristi Brown                   GE Card Services
2018 Cindy Browning Burgemeier LCNB National Bank
2013    Joey Brumfield               Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2022 Matt Bruns Countryside YMCA
2015    Shannon Bryant             Sinclair Community College
2020-21 Jenni Burcham Atrium Medical Center - Premier Health
2007    Zachary Burns               G/C Contracting
2016     Jessica Campbell           Farm Credit Mid-America
2008    Bill Caplinger                 Warren County Board of DD
2007    Douglas  Carlson         National City Bank
2007    Debbie Carter                 Fifth Third Bank
2006    Chris Celek                     Cox Media Group Ohio
2020-21 Brent Centers Hamilton Township
2023 Nicci Cepin Warren County Auditor’s Office
2004    Pam Clayborn                 Quaker Heights Care Community
2013    Brittany Conner           County Board of DD
2022 Brodie Conover Bricker & Eckler, LLP
2010    Dan Corey                        Deerfield Township
2011    Donna Cox                       Warren County Career Center
2017 Stacy Cox Production Services Unlimited
2006    Kimm Coyner Lauterbach    Warren County Office of Economic Development
2002    Spence Cropper             Stolle Properties.
2005    Sandy Curtis                  Battelle and Battelle
2008    Carey Curtis                   US Bank
2003    Rosalyn A. Dadas           Mental Health Association
2008    Mike Dalton                     N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2007    Jeffrey Davis                    LCNB National Bank
2011    Tracy Davis                       Miami University
2019 Eric Davis ADVICS North America, Inc.
2023 Alexis Daudistel Festo
2014    Charles Dawes                Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties
2023 Angela Dean Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities
2012    Tim DeHart                      AAA Wastewater
2013    John Del Verne               Bayer Becker, Inc.
2020-21 Lisa Dickerson Warren County Sheriff’s Office
2005    Kelli Dixon                        United Way of Warren County
2013    Russ Doyle                          Bowyer Farm/Cincinnati Zoo
2022 Annie Droege Warren County Community Services, Inc
2005    Patrick Dugan    
2003    William Edwards          Clark Schaefer Hackett & Co.
2008    Scott Egbers                  Brower Insurance Agency, LLC
2002    Bob Elias                         Warren County Foundation
2017 Karolyn Ellingson Sinclair Community College
2003    Del Everett                     Warren County Sheriff's Office
2013    Mike Faulkner               Comey & Shepherd Realtors
2002    JoAnn Feltner               City of Franklin School Board
2010    Jennifer Feltner             Fifth Third Bank
2014    Kyle D. Fields                  ApproRx
2002    Nancy Fields                  Comey & Shepherd Realtors
2012 Kim Fladung Warren County Career Center
2018 Mandy Flannery Atrium Medical Center-Premier Health
2020-21 Jim Flick Deerfield Township
2012    Kelly Flynn                       Flynn and Company
2017 Amy Fornshell Child Advocacy Center of Warren County
2023 Michelle Fraley Premier Health
2014    Robin Frederick             Warren County Career Center
2020-21 Charles Galvin Frost Brown Todd, LLC
2004    Kim Gambill                   Warren County Career Center
2002    Cindy Garland                Springboro School Board
2002    Bob Garlock                      Bayer Becker, Inc.
2020-21 Kim Gates Warren County Career Center
2023 Kaitlyn Geisler LCNB National Bank
2003    Monica Gerhardt         United Way of Warren County
2017 Lisa Gibson LCNB National Bank
2010    Mike Gilb                         City of Mason
2010    Rich Gillette                    Cox Media Group Ohio
2019 Eileen Girdwood Girdwood Orthodontics
2013    Bob Gray                           AAA Wastewater
2022 Diane Gray Warren County Auditor’s Office
2014    Molly Gressly Guth                WCCS, Inc.
2003    Tom Grossmann          Taft, Stettinius & Hollister
2018 Carla Hale Sams Fischer, LLC
2023 Jeff Haller Lebanon Police Department
2023 Joel Harder ADVICS North America
2002    John Harris                    NEC Chamber
2008    Tom Harris                      Warren County Career Center
2020-21 Marsha Hash Miami Valley Gaming and Racing
2020-21 Erin Hawk LCNB National Bank
2007    John Heekin                    FECON, Inc.
2004    Gary L. Heitkamp        CDS Associates
2015    Sandy Hempel*              Warren County Career Center
2005    Chris Hice                       Caesar's Creek Nursery
2014    Darlene Hicks                N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2022 Billy Highfill Deerfield Township
2007    Craig Hoffman               Porter Wright Morris Arthur, LLC
2015    Tricia Hogan                     LCNB National Bank
2003    Larry Hollingshead        Software Solutions
2018 Chris Hollon Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing PLL
2022 David Hopper LCNB National Bank
2017 Amy Houpey Warren County Community Services
2015    Chris Hubbard                 Sinclair Community College
2022 Ellen Hudson Warren County Board of DD
2013    Ben Huffman                    Warren County CVB
2017 Adam Hughes Springboro Area Chamber of Commerce
2013    Carol Hughes                   Springboro Area Chamber of Commerce
2019 Scott Hughes Hamilton Township Police Department
2010    George Hunter II                Warren County Sheriff's Office
2014    DeAnn Hurtado              Sinclair Community College
2007    Vel Hux                                WCCS, Inc.
2011    Earl J. Isaacs                        Village of Waynesville
2011    Kimberly Isaacs                LCNB National Bank
2004    Sherry Jackson                LCNB National Bank
2002    Keith Jacobs                     Amtex
2018 Eric Johnson Warren County Sheriff’s Office
2020-21 Adam Jones Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities
2016     Anita Scott Jones            Atrium Medical Center/Premier Health
2013    Kyle Jones                           Warren County Career Center
2003    Richard Jones                   N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2004    Shannon Jones   Regional Director, US Senator Mike DeWine
2023 Brenda Joseph Warren County Combined Health
2016     JaLane Kemp                      1st National Bank  
2005    Bill Kern *     Enterprise Consulting Associates
2017 Joel King Warren County County Career Center
2022 Gloria Kinney Sinclair Community College - Mason
2023 Trish Kitchell Countryside YMCA
2010    Amy Kleinfelder-Brown   Warren County Board of DD
2022 Mike Kletzly Lebanon Public Library
2011    Javan Kline                          Frost Brown Todd LLC
2020-21 Courtney Knott Security National Bank
2010    Justin Koenes                     Quandel Group
2013    Gary Kuntz                           N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2019 Adam Kwiecinski Edward Jones
2006    Tammy L. Laine                 Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2007    Kathleen M. Lane           Cox Media Group Ohio
2022 Jennifer Landry Warren County Foundation
2010    Brenda Latanza                  Sinclair Community College
2005    Steve Lautenslager        LCNB National Bank
2004    Ernie Lawson*                    Adult Care Opt
2003    Emily Lease                       Quaker Heights Care Community
2010    Christye Leasure              Ghent Mfg./Vivid Board (GMI Companies)
2017 Sarah Lindeen Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities
2013    Scott Lipps                          Home Care Mattress, Inc.
2023 Laura Lobar Miami Valley Gamming
2015    Sam Lobar                          Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2002    George Long                      Little Miami Schools
2005    Jennifer Long                    WCCS, Inc.
2003    Jim Lukas                           City of Franklin - Administrator
2018 Kim Lukens Trades of Hope
2006    Tom MacDonald              N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2004    Doug Magoto                     ADVICS Mfg Ohio, Inc.
2008    Megan Manuel                 Warren County Board of DD
2023 Nick Marconi Warren County Sheriff’s Office
2013    Scott Markland                  Sinclair Community College
2020-21 Beth Mason Warren County Probate & Juvenile Court
2002    Pete Mason                        Warren County Board of DD
2017 Adam Mathews Dearie, Fischer & Mathews LLC
2020-21 Jenn Maynard Sinclair Community College
2019 Mike McCutchan Lebanon Division of Police
2015    Barb McDaniel                   Ghent Mfg./Vivid Board (GMI Companies)
2003    Mike McGinty                    Camp Joy
2011    Dawn McKenna*                 Warren County Board of DD
2003    Rob McLaughlin               Mediation Services of Southern Ohio
2022 Cathy McMonigle Warren County Career Center
2008    Susan Medure-Cantrell    Cox Media Group Ohio
2023 Abigal “Abby” Melampy Duke Energy
2002    Kathy Michelich               Ohio State University Extension
2019 Amanda Miller Otterbein Senior Life Styles
2018 Casey Miller Camp Joy
2002    Gary Miller                         Warren County Sheriff's Office
2012    Melea Miller-McKenney         Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2006    Mike Miller                       Graydon Head & Ritchey, LLC
2002    Bonnie Milligan                 Warren County ESC
2003    Jeff Mitchell          City of Lebanon, Police Department
2014    Emiko Moore                     City of Lebanon (City Show)
2003-04 Kelly Morehead               GE Card Services
2013    Angie Morgan Engelbert         NEC Chamber
2004    Janine Movish                  GE Card Services
2017 Ryan Muhlenkamp Atrium Medical Center-Premier Health
2005    Ann Munafo                     Senior Independence
2008    Tammy Murray               LCNB National Bank
2019 Mike Myers Springboro Community City Schools
2007    Tara Nerko                        First Financial Bank
2002    Keith Nixon, Jr.     Kaufman & Florence Attorneys
2002    Jackie Orsi                       New Housing Opportunities
2023 Rebecca “Becky” Osborne Sinclair Community College - Mason
2013    Angie Otis                          LCNB National Bank
2017 Brian Pacifico Franklin Police Department
2011    Wendy Parks                    Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2003    Gary Patton                     Warren County Career Center
2004    Craig R. Paulus             Taft, Stettinius & Hollister
2005    Char Pelfrey                    City of Mason
2010    Sarah Pennington          N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2003    Kathleen M. Piech-Luka     Sprint
2022 Christine Pirot Atrium Medical Center Foundation
2006    Martin Plumb                 Cincom Systems
2002    Jim Pottebaum               United Way of Warren County
2007    Deborah S. Price    
2008    Regina Marie Ray           N B & T (Peoples Bank)
2023 Tim Rector Hamilton Township Police Department
2020-21 Marissa Redenbaugh Lebanon Public Library
2012    Aaron Reid                       United Way of Warren County
2006    Cheryl Reindl-Johnson    Sinclair Community College
2006    Amy Reveal                    LCNB National Bank
2023 Jeff Rhein Mental Health Recovery Board
2003    Bob Richards                   RICHCOventure Management
2016     Brett Richardson          Warren County Sheriff's Office
2013    Barry Riley                        Warren County Sheriff's Office
2014    Heather Riley                   AAA Wastewater
2023 Mark Riley Franklin Township
2006    Ted Ripperger               Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2008    Steve Roat                      McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
2020-21 Niki Robinson US Bank
2016     Robert Robison             Warren County Career Center
2023 Ben Rooney PAX Corrugated
2015    Gene Rose                        WCCS, Inc.
2023 Holly Roush WCCS, Inc.
2002    Karen Royer                   Warren County Career Center
2010    Brad Ruppert                  LCNB National Bank
2012    Tom Salzbrun                 WCCS, Inc.
2023 Austin Sandin United Way of Warren County
2002    Brandon Saylor            Joint Emergency Medical Service
2012    Brian Schneider             Battelle and Battelle
2022 Quillan Short Hamilton Township Police Department
2020-21 Bill Schretter Life Legacy Services
2019 Joe Schroeder United Way of Warren County
2005    Kevin Schwieger        Living Legacy Church of God
2007    George H. Sehi              Sinclair Community College
2008    Sheriff Larry Sims       Warren County Sheriff's Office
2004    Michelle Slocum           Camp Joy
2016    Angie Smith                   Warren County Board of DD
2012    Chris Smith                    Warren County Board of DD
2023 Paula Smith Council on Aging - Southwest Ohio
2016   Matt Smoot                    Warren County Board of DD
2017 Michelle Snow ADVICS Manufacturing Ohio, Inc
2022 Mark Sousa First Financial Bank
2005    Jim Spicer                        GE Card Services
2018 Lorrie Spivey Sinclair Community College
2018 Melissa Stall Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities
2011    Duane Stansbury         Warren County Combined Health District
2007    Michael D. Stautberg    Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2022 Paul Sarver Warren County Sherriff’s Office
2022 Janet Steinke Buckingham Advisors
2003    Ann Stengl Lythjohan            Stolle YMCA
2012    Patti Stepp                     Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2017 Brian Stevens ADVICS North America, INC
2003    Debbie Turner Stevens           LCNB National Bank
2006    Mel Stewart                  Otterbein Senior Living
2017 Traci Stivers Franklin Township
2007    Daniel Story                  NEC Chamber
2005    David G. Sturgeon    Atrium Medical Center (MRH) (Premier Health)
2012    Jim Suer                         ADVICS Manufacturing, Ohio
2014    Mark Swartz                WesBanco Bank
2002 Arla Tannehill Area Progress Council of Warren County, Inc.
2015    Angie Tapogna             Warren County Board of DD
2005    Mark Tenner               ADVICS Mfg Ohio, Inc.
2002    Carolyn Tepe              WCCS, Inc.
2016     Tyler Tepe                    LCNB National Bank
2022 Chelsie Thomas SAFE on Main
2019 Alison Thompson Peoples Bank
2004    Kevin Thornton     Attorney
2011    Brian Tinch                    Warren County Sheriff's Office
2022 Beth Tracy Peoples Bank
2003    Jennifer Trepal           City of Mason
2022 Nate Trout Lebanon Police Department
2006    Randy Turnbow         Warren County Sheriff's Office
2018 Jacob Utkes 1st National Bank
2015    Dee Dee Verhoff         1st National Bank
2010    Jim Voorhis                  V S W C Architects, Inc.
2016     Bobbie Vunak            WCCS, Inc.
2018 Jen Wagner Richardson Deerfield Township
2017 April Walker US Bank
2012    Simone Walter            LCNB National Bank
2018 Missy Mae Walters McAfee Heating & Cooling
2023 Cathy Walton City of Carlisle
2002    Wendy Waters-Connell    Quaker Heights Care Community
2020-21 Lisa Watkins Watkins Heating & Cooling
2014    Joseph Wells               Frost Brown Todd LLC
2002    Mary Wells *    
2017 Sam Wernsman 1st National Bank
2002    Rhonda Whitaker     Duke Energy
2014    Russell Whitman    City of Franklin, - Police Department
2008    Deane Wiethe    
2010    Teresa Wiles                Warren County Child Advocacy Center
2019 Ron Wilger Atrium Medical Center - Premier Health
2004    Erika Williams           ADVICS Mfg Ohio, Inc.
2013    Scott Wolfe                  ADVICS Mfg Ohio, Inc.
2022 Darlene Womack ADVICS North America, Inc
2018 Jon Woods Franklin Police Department
2022 Ashley Woodside Festo
2002    Barney Wright, Jr.    LCNB National Bank
2008    Dan Yasenchak        E-BEAM Services, Inc.
2007    Amanda Yauger        Quaker Heights Care Community
2010    Ben Yoder                     Frost Brown Todd LLC
2018 Tina Yontz ADVICS, North America
2019 Lindsay Zirkle LCNB National Bank

 * Deceased

Look What Former Class Members Are Saying

 “LWC is an unbelievable program that not only makes you take ownership of the county, but provides the knowledge and network to become involved.” – Gary Heitkamp, Kleingers and Associates, - Class of ‘04

 “The late Ohio Representative, Corwin Nixon once told me, “No one is successful unless a whole lot of other people allow you to be successful.” Through the experience in LWC you meet a whole lot of people.  The rest is up to you.” – Richard Jones, National Bank & Trust, – Class of ‘03

 “What a great opportunity to learn about every aspect of our community and how we can work together, to capitalize on our strengths and resources in Warren County.” –Amy Kleinfelder-Brown, Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities, - Class of ‘10

 “Leadership Warren County was a wonderful experience. I learned a lot about community leadership and established relationships with excellent community leaders. I truly learned a lot about my own strengths and weaknesses and this class will assist me in my own professional development! -

 Brian Tinch, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, - Class of ‘11

 “If you think you know Warren County, just wait until you go through the Leadership program. You’ll meet people, see locations and learn things about the county that you never knew. You’ll also make personal connections that could last a lifetime.”-Wendy Parks, Atrium Medical Center -Class of ’11

 Mission:  “To create a dynamic network of leaders whose increased awareness and commitment to serve will energize its citizens to shape Warren County’s future.”

Select a member of your team to apply. Or, participate yourself!