LEAD Metro North
A Program Empowering Metro North Leaders
LEAD Metro North’s mission is to educate, inspire, and empower individuals in Adams County and the metro north region who want to make an impact as leaders in their community.
LEAD Metro North is an 11-month professional development, business & community engagement, and immersion program. It is geared toward individuals who want to enhance their careers through leadership development, learn more about Adams County industries and the metro north economy, and build relationships with key community leaders.
Adams County Regional Economic Partnership (AC-REP) is partnering with Leadership Science Institute on this exciting program that will provide participants rich leadership training and impactful skills development.
The program cultivates and grows leaders in the Metro North region. The selected participants represent a broad and diverse cross-section of aspiring business, government, and nonprofit participants that share a commitment to active engagement in shaping the region’s future.
“We are excited to convene such an impressive group of leaders ready to educate themselves on the complexity of issues facing Adams County,” said Lisa Hough, President/CEO of AC-REP. “Programs like LEAD Metro North can connect diverse community members and create meaningful action in the region and beyond.”
Since 1986, the Metro North Leadership programs have informed and educated more than 1,8000 alumni leaders who support the program via the Leadership Alumni Board (LAB). LAB members help organize and design LEAD Metro North programs.
Meet the LEAD Metro North Class of 2021-2022!
Steven Benjamin
Commercial Credit Analyst
Mountain View Bank of Commerce
Brian Blehm
Community Affairs Representative
United Power
Ricardo Cardenas
Branch Manager
Anythink Libraries
Lilia Chavez Bernal
Reg. Dietitian/Food Security Specialist
Tri-County Health Department
Lukasz Dubaj
Sr. Business Development Manager
Mortenson
Michael Hanson
Chief Operating Officer
North Suburban Medical Center
Stori Hlavnicka
Credit Analyst
Mountain View Bank of Commerce
Kathleen Huttman-Williams
Business Development Manager
Fiore & Sons, Inc.
Bryce Lanckriet
Project Manager
United Power
Lindsay Lierman
CEO
CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties
Jenny Leon
Marketing Administrator
City of Thornton
Economic Development
Katherine Madden
Attorney
Brownstein Hyatt
Farber Schreck
Andrew Martin
VP – Commercial Banking
Vectra Bank Colorado
David McCoy
Academic Success Center Director
Front Range Community College
Wendi Nafziger
Business Development Manager
Commerce City Economic Development
Brian Perkins
Project Coordinator
Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Jordan Ricks
Senior Estimator
Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Misty Russell
House-wide RN Educator
St. Anthony North Health Campus – Centura Health
Kimberly Stephens
Clinical Nurse Manager, OR
St. Anthony North Health Campus – Centura Health
Sarah Stormo
Loan Officer, Assistant VP
FirstBank
"The LEAD Metro North Program is about impact. LEAD will increase individual awareness and impact on our communities. Participants will definitely come away excited and inspired."
"LEAD Metro North fostered relationships with other professionals, empowered conversations with leaders in the region, ignited my connection with the community, and advanced my knowledge of different interconnected industries that are essential to the economic vitality of the state."
"The LEAD program is a unique program that offers leaders from our local businesses an opportunity to learn more about themselves and develop their leadership skills by connecting with other accomplished leaders in our community."
"We've been involved the LEAD Metro North Program and its predecessors since the Bank was founded in 2008. We have sent our leaders and aspiring leaders to the program consistently since then. While each person walks away with a different experience, every one of our team members that have been through the program have grown. We will continue to send people to this program in the future."
“The Leadership class was instrumental in my career as not only was I awarded the Craig Falk Leadership Award from my class, but I was promoted to Fire Chief after the class ended. I have since then been sending 1-2 people each year and believe this class to be of utmost importance to up and coming leaders of our community. I would advise anyone who is considering taking the class to get their application in now."
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