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Donnie Munden – Hancock County Sheriff’s Dept. (President)

Andrea Mallory – Hancock Hope House (Vice President)

Justine Jones – Willing Hands Designs (Secretary)

Tony Zurwell – Greenfield-Central Com. School Corp. (Treasurer)

Steve Jones – Hancock County Public Library (President Emeritus)

Dede Allender – CGS Services/Hancock County Solid Waste Management District

Brad Burkhart – Hancock Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

Robert Campbell – Hancock Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

Lori Cooley – Hancock Regional Hospital

Jennifer Frye – City of Greenfield

Debbie Grass – Eastern Hancock High School

Summer Grinstead – City of Greenfield

Troy Griesmeyer, Greenfield Banking Co.

Kara Harrison – Hancock County Community Foundation

Dianna Hawkins – NineStar Connect

Kellie Johnson – Greenfield Banking Co.

Nicole Mann – Jane Pauley Community Health Center

Dave Hill – LHC Coordinator

The Class of 2017-18 wrapped up its final class day on March 7 and is now fully pivoting to finish up its group projects.

The results of those six projects will be presented at the class's graduation celebration on May 2 at Bradley Hall in downtown Greenfield.

The class finished its official studies with a two-part seminar on "situational leadership" led by Steve Long, CEO of Hancock Health. Long led an insightful discussion about methods people can use to inspire those they lead. As the class learned, leaders often have to mold their approach to be successful. "Successful leadership is a partnership" between leaders and those they supervise, he said.

That approach upends the thinking of traditional top-down management theory, but Long told the class organizations can't be successful until their leaders have the vision to tailor their approach to make their messages resonate.

The class also were the guests of honor at an alumni luncheon, which made its return after an absence of a few years. About 60 people attended the event, which was held the Greenfield-Central Educational Services Center.

The class also toured Hancock Regional Hospital, which played host to the group for the day. Hancock Health is a major supporter of the program.

Founded in 1996, Leadership Hancock County was conceived as a pipeline of sorts for emerging leaders. Since then, more than 400 people have gone through our program. On that roster of graduates are CEOs, political leaders, educators and key managers in dozens of organizations.
Our program works to foster leadership skills in promising students in an immersive, eight-month study of our communities and the qualities that go into making strong leaders. Along the way, enrollees learn how to work as part of a team, and they gain valuable insights into how to communicate effectively and contribute to their organizations in impactful ways.
If you or someone in your organization is on a leadership track in your organization, we'd love to hear from you.

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