More than 70 New Leaders Recognized at Chamber Event

More than 70 new business leaders were recently honored at the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce New Leaders Welcome. The  Aug. 6. event served as a way for companies to give recognition to employees who have been promoted or who have been hired into leadership roles.

The annual Chamber event gives recognition to these new leaders, inspiration by a keynote speaker and more. This year the keynote speaker was Lauren Sobaski, a dedicated attorney with a background in human resources and a master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology. The event was held at the inspireU Children’s Discovery Center, 521 Felix St., and was presented by The Accel Group.

New leaders honored included:

Albaugh, LLC
Brian Huey, Nate Morgan, Adam Parry, Chris Raymond, Scott Wade, Bryce Webber, Johnny Weidmaier

aNu Aesthetics and Optimal Wellness
Dr. Michelle Retz

Altec Industries, Inc.
Brad Kahler, Cassandra Lentz, Janelle Phillips, Aubrey Richman

Butchart Flowers, Inc. & Gifts
Kimberly DeShon

Cafe Belle Epoque
Gabbie Herrington

Chocolat
Kira O’Banion

City of St. Joseph
Jeff Atkins, Josh Emberton, Kaycee Garton, Jessica Kozol, Dawn Lanning, Nate Pare, Nikki Poirier, Josh Royle, Mike Schumacher, Jason Soper

Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph
Kathy Leaverton, Kayla Marmaud

Easterseals Midwest
April Jackson, Mary Tucker-Butler

Equity Bank
Bekah Dolman, Faith Parker

Fairway Independent Mortgage Company
Andrew Mahoney

Farmers Union Midwest Agency
Tracie Warder

LifeLine Foods, LLC
Darrien Boden

Missouri American Water
Dana Barton, Gabe Brown, Shaylynn Burnham

Missouri Western State University
Dan Avegalio, Dr. Lara Gilpin, Dr. Jay Johnson, Dr. Andy Otto

Miuze Marketing
Jordan Adrian, Hyeyoen Park Myer

Mosaic Life Care Foundation inspireU
Taylor Lee

MoWest Center for Workforce Development
Rebecca Lobina

Al J. Mueller Construction Co.
Ethan Kilgore

News-Press NOW
Crystal Olney, Leah Rainwater, Jeremy Simerly

Nodaway Valley Bank
Kristin Conroy, Sean Farris, Craig Lewis, Jennifer Stanton

North Central Missouri College
Sophie Swink

Preferred Pest Control, LLC
Mike Feagans

Second Harvest Community Food Bank
Andrew Foster

St. Joseph School District
Becky Dunn, Dr. Robert Hedgecorth, Tabitha Kieser, Mark Korell, Dr. Ashly McGinnis, Dr. Kati Reid, Stacia Studer

Summit Truck Bodies
Michael Terrell

Top Property Realty, LLC
Mercedees Schott, Joella Schultz

Triumph Foods
Libby Bolin, Manuel Diaz-Fina
Rachell Dixon

United Way of Greater St. Joseph
Lauren Catron

YWCA St. Joseph
Zach Ellis, Kristina Nicholson, Tarah Weddle