MANHATTAN, KS – 7 December, 2016 – The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Manhattan Board is honored to announce the 2017 Class of Leadership Manhattan. The sixteenth class includes: Garric Baker – Bruce McMillan ATA Architects, Jennifer Butler – Kansas Farm Bureau, Jamie Coones – Legacy Solutions Insurance, Allison Disbrow – ERA High-Pointe Realty, Shawn Dryden – New Boston Creative Group, Pamela Erickson – K-State Global Campus, Chris Fox – Fox Home Innovations, Amber Hamilton – Varney & Associates, Josh Hicks – The Fellow, Ben Kearns – Coldwell Banker, Matthew Kohls – BG Consultants, Blade Mages – 502 Media Group, Shellee Maginness – Farmers State Bank, Kiley Moody – K-State IC, Deb Nauerth – USD 383, Tracy Robinson – KSU Foundation, Michelle Sink – Commerce Bank, and Abby Stitt – Community First National Bank.

The first session of Leadership Manhattan is Jan. 12 and will be held at Meadowlark Hills. A welcome reception will be held that evening at the Staley School of Leadership Studies at K-State at 5:30 p.m. for the new class and alumni of Future Manhattan and Leadership Manhattan.

A total of five sessions will be culminating in the class graduation scheduled for April 6, 2017 at the Manhattan Country Club.

The mission of Leadership Manhattan is to ensure the vitality of our community by providing a continuous source of motivated leaders who are educated about the region, its challenges and opportunities, as well as trained and inspired to assume leadership roles in the Manhattan area at all levels.

More information about Leadership Manhattan, visit our website: www.manhattan.org/leadershipmanhattan.