Appalachian Leadership Institute (Class of 2020-2021)

Meet the 2020-2021 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, who graduated in July 2021. Watch the Class of 2020-2021’s recap video here.

Ohio

Samuel Brady

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Kentucky

Maria Braman

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New York

Matthew Bull

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West Virginia

Violet Burdette

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Maryland

Brandon Butler

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Kentucky

Joe Choate

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Kentucky

Amanda Clark

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North Carolina

Philip Cooper

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Maryland

Michael Dreisbach

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South Carolina

Mack Durham

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West Virginia

Rachel Dyer

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Maryland

Elizabeth Georg

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South Carolina

Donald Godbey

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Georgia

Jennifer Ivey

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Mississippi

Kyle Jordan

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Ohio

Diane Lautenschleger

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Tennessee

Jeremy Lively

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Tennessee

Bridgett Massengill

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New York

Darren McCabe

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Georgia

Betsy McGriff

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Alabama

Teresa Merriweather Orok

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North Carolina

Carol Moore

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Tennessee

Angelee Murray

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Georgia

Jessie Owensby

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Pennsylvania

Abbi Peters

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Ohio

Beth Pirtle-Frazer

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Alabama

Tami Reist

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Pennsylvania

Lesley Ridge Allen

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Virginia

AJ Robinson

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Kentucky

Edna Schack

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West Virginia

Ron Scott Jr.

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Pennsylvania

John Sider

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Tennessee

Mark Stevans

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Tennessee

LeAnn Sutton

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Ohio

Todd Wilkin

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Mississippi

Ramona Williams

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Virginia

Todd Wolford

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Pennsylvania

Kenneth Zipovsky

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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.