Leaders Lab of Greater Charlottesville Announces Class of 2025

This week, the Leaders Lab of Greater Charlottesville begins its third year training local leaders in collaborative community problem-solving.
“The goal of Leaders Lab is to build local leadership capacity for positive change,” said Leaders Lab Director Ann Marie Hohenberger, Director of Community Engagement for the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. “We look forward to an impactful year of growing individual leadership skills, building community networks, and inspiring action.”
Twenty-eight individuals will meet monthly for nine months to build their leadership skills, learn about local issues, and practice cross-sector collaboration in a diverse group representing local businesses, nonprofits and institutions.
The following individuals will form the Leaders Lab Class of 2025:
Tristan Kabesa, Come As You Are Cville
Tracey Howard-Gough, Knot Broken
Steve Sherman, University of Virginia
Roxanne Jones, City of Charlottesville
Reggie Allen, City of Charlottesville
Pamela Frank Houndjo, MBA '25 Longwood University
Nicholas Koulianos, The Clifton
Matt Johnson, City of Charlottesville Office of Economic Development
Mary Stebbins, Albemarle Department of Social Services
Leon Henry, UVA Health
Latara Ragland, City of Charlottesville
Kristen Puryear, Heritage Wealth Advisors
Joseph Delgado, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Jon Mannix, Martin Horn
Jared McComb, UVA Health
James Birckhead, Carter Bank and Trust
Gheretta Harris, University of Virginia
Emily Chiles, Shenandoah National Park Trust
Cindy Preuett Chambers, Shelter for Help in Emergency
Chloe Clark, UVA Cancer Center
Camille Thompson, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
Bruce Vlk, Virginia Clean Cities
Brian Ullman, Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Becka Richman, Child Health Partnership
Ariel Vaughan, Central Virginia Small Business Development Center
Ann Thompson, MindSalt, Inc
Anabella Salas, Crutchfield
Allison Alexander, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing
The Leaders Lab curriculum was designed by the executive leaders of four local organizations with decades of leadership development expertise: the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, the Institute for Engagement and Negotiation at the University of Virginia, and the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
Program participants will learn best practices in conflict resolution, multi-party negotiations, cultural competence, meeting facilitation, and many more skills they can put to work immediately in their careers and in the community.
Piedmont Virginia Community College will host the Leaders Lab Class of 2025 program in the new Bolick Center.
More information about the Leaders Lab program is at www.cvillechamber.com/leaderslab.