The Leadership Dallas Class of 2007, a cross-section of men and women from throughout the area, are beginning 10 months of education on critical issues in the community.  

Leadership Dallas, which began in 1976, is a development program aimed at increasing the leadership pool for community activities in the Dallas area. Each year, approximately 50 people are selected to participate in the 10-month program, which begins in September and ends in June the following year.

Participants receive in-depth education on critical issues in the community including criminal justice, education, government and politics, as well as a history of the area, health care, and human services.

The selection committee seeks diversity in the make-up of the Leadership Dallas class in regard to age, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic factors and business. Candidates should exhibit an interest in civic involvement and have a history of voluntary leadership.

In 30 years, Leadership Dallas has graduated more than 1,500 men and women who continue to provide leadership in the region.  These men and women go on to serve on boards, take public office and live and work in the region.

The Greater Dallas Chamber's Leadership Dallas Class of 2007 includes:

Robert Agnich - Agnich Ventures, LP
Seth Allen - Capital One Bank
Tom Bakewell - Gables Residential
Kevin Bollman - Magellan Commercial Realty
Chris Boyd - Holmes Murphy & Associates
Mitch Bramlett - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Brad Brown - Austin Commercial
Curtis Carlson - Hunton & Williams LLP
Kelly Christensen Oleson - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Ron Claiborne - Bank of America
David Coale - Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP
Sarah Coleman - Trammell Crow Company
Derrick Cox - Wachovia Bank
Sandy Cureton - IBM Corporation
Mitch Edgeworth - Doctors Hospital of Dallas
Catherine Faubion - Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
Brad Fletcher - Strasburger & Price, LLP
Angela Fontana - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Rick Galceran - City of Dallas
Lisa Gallerano - Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
Paul Genender - Hughes & Luce LLP
Clare Graca - Baylor Health Care System
Kathy Hamilton - Electro Medical Systems Corporation
Steve Harris - Lockton Dunning Benefit Company
Heather Hicks
Gary Hooker - Imaginuity Interactive
David Howard - JPMorgan Chase
Kristi Hubbard - BeautiControl, Inc.
Tiffaney Hunter - TDH Consulting Agency
Brian Keith - James, Harwick & Partners, Inc.
Katrina Keyes - K Strategies Group LLC
Nicola Longford - The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Felix Lozano - Whitley Penn LLP
David Mann - Brazos Private Equity Partners, LLC
Susan McSherry - Junior League of Dallas
Winjie Miao - Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Rick Myers - Good Fulton & Farrell Architects
Raj Narayanan - Aerospace Quality Research and Development
Corbett Nichter - Turner Construction Company
Christine Paddock - Museum of Nature & Science
Maribeth Peters - Ellen Terry Realtors
Jill Popelka - Accenture
Les Pritchett - EDS
Sara Ramos - Bank of America
Laura Reed - Carol Reed Associates, Inc.
Jeff Riddle - TD Industries
Martha Rocha - AT&T
Leslie Sabbath - Comerica Bank
Chelby Sanders - GVA Cawley
Frank Sheeder - Brown McCarroll, LLP
John Slates - Gardere Wynne Sewell
Marsha Smith - Best Associates
Chris Thompson - Jackson Walker LLP
Errick Thompson - City of Dallas
Lara Wallentine - Texas Instruments
Barbara Weathersbee - Atmos Energy
Cliff Whisenhunt - Citibank Texas

For more information on Leadership Dallas, contact Kali Bailey at 214-746-6746 or kbailey@dallaschamber.org.