Joining in the Celebration
(Talk of the Town photo by Tony Romano)
A large contingency of Leadership Whitley County alumni, policy council members and current class members were present on October 20 when the program was awarded the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce's prestigious Jewell of the Community award. Now in their tenth year, the program has graduated more than 170 servant leaders into the local community. Above, from left in front, are alumni of the program, including Lorie Asfour, Jacie Worrick, Deb Roy, Kelley Sheiss, Jennifer Zartman Romano, Tammy Nickolson (a current class member) and Terry Eberly. Row two, from left, includes Shawn Ellis, David Smith, Carrie Ebersole, Linda Melvin, Greg Kaminski (a current class member), June Keiser, Carrie Hoffman, Melinda Woll and Jack Moore. This year marks Leadership Whitley County's 10th year in existence.