Appalachian Leadership Institute (Class of 2019-2020)

Meet the inaugural class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, who graduated in November 2020. Watch the Class of 2019-2020’s recap video here.

Mississippi

Gregory Alston

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Pennsylvania

Anthony Armaly

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West Virginia

Tricia Ball

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North Carolina

Terry Bellamy

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Mississippi

Albine Bennett

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Alabama

Lisa Bright

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West Virginia

Denise Burgess

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New York

Willard Caudill

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South Carolina

Jamie Chrisman Low

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Ohio

Brennan Dudley

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South Carolina

Ray Farley

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Kentucky

Luke Glaser

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North Carolina

Jacqueline Gottleib

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Tennessee

Chuck Hammonds

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New York

Beau Harbin

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Virginia

Mary Anne Holbrook

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Kentucky

Jessie Hunt

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Ohio

Leanne Johnson

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Kentucky

Colby Kirk

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North Carolina

Bronwyn Lucas

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Georgia

Daniel Martin

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Virginia

Lydeana Martin

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Mississippi

GT McCullough

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Pennsylvania

Joshua Miller

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Tennessee

Alicia Phelps

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Alabama

Steven Puckett

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North Carolina

Chris Robinson

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Tennessee

Denny Wayne Robinson

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Maryland

Andrew Sargent

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Virginia

Josh Sawyers

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North Carolina

Erin Schotte

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Virginia

Charles Slemp

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Ohio

Tiffany Swigert

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Pennsylvania

Melissa Tabb

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Alabama

Bevin Tomlin

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West Virginia

Jenny Totten

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Tennessee

Jesse Turner

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Maryland

Jennifer Walsh

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Georgia

Elizabeth Wells

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Kentucky

Laura White-Brown

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Appalachian Leadership Institute Alumni

Since 2019, nearly 160 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.