Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Leadership Joplin Class of 2025

January 22, 2025 Erin Slifka Chamber Updates 0

(Joplin, MO) — The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and EaglePicher Technologies are excited to welcome 31 area professionals to this year’s leadership program! They will kick off the program with a welcome mixer on Thursday, January 23, which is sponsored by Guaranty Bank.

Introducing the Leadership Joplin Class of 2025:

Jacob Bair	Southwest Missouri Bank
Lauden Baker	Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
T.J. Beck	Phoenix Home Care & Hospice
Jenni Casey	Kansas City University – Joplin
Christina Dalton	Mercy
Jake Doss	MacCo Builders
Drew Douglas	City of Joplin
Paris Duff	EaglePicher Technologies
Matthew Harding	Joplin Schools
Tyler Heady	Arvest Bank
Jaime Hund	Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri
Ericka Jimenez	U.S. Bank
Phillip Leesman	Farmers Insurance – Phillip Leesman Agency
Nicki Lopez	Grooms Office Environments
Joe Malin	Liberty
Emma Marsh	Allgeier, Martin and Associates, Inc.
Evan Moss	American Ramp Company
Neely Myers	Creative Learning Alliance
Randy Oliver	Joplin Schools
Whitney Pachlhofer	City of Joplin
Richard Pearson	Joplin Police Department
Brandon Robinson	Atlas Safe Rooms, Inc.
Abi Rogers	Small Business Development Center at Missouri Southern State University
Steve Sanderson	Freeman Health System
Dianna Setterfield	Downstream Casino Resort
Micah Souder	OWN, Inc.
Jamie Strickland	Southwest Missouri Bank
Sara Stuck	Mercy
Nic White	Olsson
Catherine Yust	Freeman Health System
Brian Zumwalt	Guaranty Bank

Leadership Joplin is a nine-session program developed by the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce to identify, cultivate, and motivate future community leaders. Now in its 42nd year with more than 1,100 graduates, Leadership Joplin offers a strategic curriculum designed to enhance participants’ leadership skills and broaden their scope of community knowledge.

Congratulations to the Leadership Joplin Class of 2025, and thank you to our Leadership Joplin sponsors, EaglePicher Technologies and Arvest Bank.

Reference:

Erin Slifka, Vice President
Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
417.624.4150