Appalachian Leadership Institute (Class of 2021-2022)

Meet the 2021-2022 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, who graduated in July 2022. Watch the Class of 2021-2022’s recap video here.

Pennsylvania

Athena Aardweg

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South Carolina

Trent Acker

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North Carolina

DeWayne Barton

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North Carolina

Chuck Brown

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New York

Tyre Bush

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Georgia

Marie Cochran

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West Virginia

Amelia Courts

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Kentucky

Misha Curnutte

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Tennessee

Audrey Depelteau

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Pennsylvania

Samantha Dye

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Mississippi

Meryl Fisackerly

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Alabama

Derrick Gilmore

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Kentucky

Brian Gupton

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West Virginia

Jennifer Hause

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Mississippi

Leon Hays

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Kentucky

John Jones

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North Carolina

Leah Jones-Marcus

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Maryland

Len Jornlin

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Ohio

David Kilroy

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Georgia

Patrick Larson

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Alabama

Britton Lightsey

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Virginia

Brooke Love

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New York

Ashleigh Madison

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Tennessee

Adam Mansell

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West Virginia

Jessica McDonald

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Virginia

Matt McGraw

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New York

Theresa McKinley

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West Virginia

David Michael

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North Carolina

Greg Minton

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West Virginia

Sara Payne Scarbro

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Georgia

Lillie Read

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Ohio

Meghan Reed

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South Carolina

Ken Roper

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Maryland

Chandler Sagal

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Alabama

Gale Satchel

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North Carolina

Robyn Seamon

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Tennessee

Jeff Taylor

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West Virginia

Stacy Thomas

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Kentucky

Jim Tom Trent

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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.