Leadership Savannah will graduate 48 people at a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 19 at the Savannah Yacht Club. Graduates from the 2013-2014 class include:

Jamal Barrow                   United States Air Force

John Bennett                   Savannah Bicycle Campaign

Mark Bennett                   Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Kate Blair                        USI

Karen Bogans                  International Paper

Tommy Branch                Callaway, Braun, Riddle & Hughes, P.C.

Toby Browne                   Colony Bank

Eric Bull                          Spine and Sport

Todd Cellini                     South University

Patrick Connell                Ellis, Painter, Ratterree and Adams

Carol Coppola                 SunTrust Bank

Kerry Coursey                 Savannah Chatham County Public Schools

Daniel Crook                   HunterMaclean

Beth Desloges                 Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia

Emily Dickinson               Wet Willie's Management Corp.

Megan Duffy                   City of Savannah, Georgia

Patton Dugas                  The Coastal Bank

Catherine Edwards          Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Troy Follak                      Gulfstream Aerospace Corporaton

John Giordano                 Thomas & Hutton Engineering

John Harper                    US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Tom Hartridge                 BB&T Insurance

Amy Henderson               Bart Meyer & Company LLP

Brandt Herndon               Savannah Economic Development Authority

Tina Hinson                      Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

Robert Howard                 Armstrong Atlantic State University

Dani Ibarra - Beckmann    Savannah College of Art and Design

Wanda Jackson                 USG - Savannah State University

Benjamin Karpf                 Bouhan Falligant, LLP

Gina Kreiss-Peper             North Point Hospitality Group

Ryan Martin                      Sea Island Bank a division of Synovus Bank

Alfred McGuire                  Savannah Chatham County Public Schools

Brian Mitchell                   Georgia Power Company

Sheron Morgan                 City of Savannah

Jessica Pedigo                  Seacrest Partners, Inc.

Michael Poulios                 H+K Engineering Group

Mark Revenew                  City of Pooler

Nancy Reyes                     Savannah Morning News/savannahnow.com

Lizann Roberts                  Lizann Roberts Consulting

Ernie Tafoya                      US Army, Hunter Army Airfield

Cody Tharpe                     Tharpe Structural Design Group

Jessica Thomas                 Memorial Health

Tripp Turner                      J.T. Turner Construction

Tony Uhrich                      Hussey Gay Bell & DeYoung, Consulting Engineers

Randall Webb                    TJS Deemer Dana

Jenny Woodruff                 Savannah Music Festival

Bea Wray                          The Creative Coast

Paul Yarborough                Georgia Ports Authority

Leadership Savannah began in 1961 to inform future leaders in the Savannah area of issues confronting the community on a variety of subjects. This program provides the opportunity for its participants to develop an awareness of community successes and challenges and the knowledge to help overcome obstacles in the future.

Applications for the 2014-2015 class are now being accepted. Go to www.leadershipsavannah.org and click on apply to begin the application process. Applications will be accepted through June 27 at midnight. 

For media information, contact Taylor Griffin at [email protected] or 912.644.6432.