Leadership Savannah graduated 42 people at a ceremony held on Thursday, June 18 at the Savannah Yacht Club. Leadership Savannah began in 1961 for the purpose of informing future leaders in the Savannah area of issues confronting the community on a variety of subjects. This unique program provides the opportunity for its participants to develop an awareness of community successes and problems as well as the knowledge to help meet the challenge of the future.

The following are the graduates from the 2008-2009 class:

Meg Albertson, Cora Bett Thomas; Robert Armstrong, Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung; Bret Bell, City of Savannah; Ashley Bowersox, Sperry Van Ness; Charlie Brazil, Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah; Jody Buelterman, Gulfstream Aerospace; Dale Carlson-Bebout, Step Up; Steve Cass, Gulfstream Aerospace; Jackie Chavis, Savannah-Chatham Co. Public Schools; Katie Dye, Savannah Economic Development Authority; Wayne Grimes, Georgia Power; Amy Hernandez Riesinger, American Cancer Society; Kim Herrington, Savannah College of Art & Design; Michelle Hetager, BB&T Bank; Kenny Hill, Savannah Waterfront Association; Salita Hill, Wachovia Bank; Maureen Hoke, O’Brien & Gere; James Lawton, Savannah College of Art & Design; Bates Lovett, Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn; Kirby Mason, Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn; Mike McCarthy, Hancock Askew & Co., LLP; Trent McCurry, United Rentals, Inc.; Derrick Muhammad, Savannah Chatham Public School System; Dave Murkison, Coastal Georgia Center; Billy Norse, Duffy & Feemster; John Paletta, The Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery; Jon Pannell, Gray & Pannell, LLP; Lee Perry, Carver State Bank; Sherwin Prescott; Adam Ragsdale, RLA, ASLA, Kennedy Ragsdale and Associates, Inc.; Letitia Robinson, Union Mission, Inc.; Gregory Sapp, Gregory V Sapp PC; Lisa Scarbrough, Coastal Pet Rescue; John Sipple, Cay Insurance Services, Inc.; Rochelle Small-Toney, City of Savannah; Wynn Sullivan, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Drew Wade, Southcoast Medical Group; Julie Wade, Attorney; Anthony Wagner, Melaver/Mouchet; Annette Wilson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Brianne Yontz, Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce; Mike Young, Chatham Steel Corporation.

Applications for the 2009-2010 class are now being accepted. Go to www.leadershipsavannah.org and click on “Apply” to begin the application process. Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 3 at 5 p.m.

For more information, please contact Margaret Mary Russell at 912.644.6432 or mrussell@savannahchamber.com.