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Join us for a virtual graduation ceremony to honor of the Leadership Overland Park Class of 2020! This is the 37^th graduating class of the Overland Park Chamber Foundation’s renowned professional development program.

Our keynote speaker will be Mary Birch, Government Relations Coordinator, Lathrop GPM LLP. From 1984 to 2002, Mary served as president of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, where she directed business and government relations efforts. She was named “Johnson Countian of the Year” by the Johnson County Community College Foundation in 2002. 

Congratulations to this year’s graduating class:

• Peggy Amor, Affinis Corp
• Scott Archuletta, Great Southern Bank
• Katie Bonnema, Blue Valley School District
• Elizabeth Bowden, Saint Luke's South Hospital
• Eric Byrd, BHC RHODES
• Mark Cole, Spencer Fane LLP
• David Contag, DLR Group
• Grant Curtin, Curtin Property Company
• David Dikeman, McCownGordon Construction
• Mary Dykmann, University of Kansas Edwards Campus
• John Fales, Searcy Financial
• Melissa Feld, Empower Retirement
• Ashley Felton, Creative Planning
• Sylvia Hernandez, Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas
• Jacob Hesse, UnitedLex Corporation
• Eric Houston, Overland Park Police Department
• Mark Johnston, Agenuity
• Bryan Kelly, Wallace Saunders
• John Komaromi, Turner Construction
• Michael Koss, City of Overland Park
• Eric Kratty, World Class Unlimited, Inc.
• Kyle Lovell, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.
• Brady Myers, JE Dunn Construction Company
• Stephanie O'Sullivan, AdventHealth Foundation Shawnee Mission
• Cris Powell, Kansas Gas Service
• Connie Roquet
• Lauren Solidum, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
• Brett Spence, Black & Veatch
• Kyle Steppe, KC Hemp Co.
• Lindsey Stringer, Saint Luke's Health System
• Tara Wandtke, CommunityAmerica Credit Union
• Sandra Warner, Johnson County Community College
• Theodis Watson, Central Bank of the Midwest
• Kimberly Wilkerson, Haas & Wilkerson Insurance
• Jaclyn Wolf, Emporia State University - Kansas City
• Collin Young, Visit Overland Park

We encourage you to invite other colleagues and friends to help support and celebrate the LOP 2020 class members!

Support the 2020 Class Project

For its class project, the 2020 class has established the Leadership Overland Park Scholarship Fund. The fund was designed to help in-need residents of Johnson County gain a professional or technical career. One in seven of Johnson County’s population has an income below 200% of the federal poverty level and is considered low income. It will make a collective impact on someone’s life and help support their path out of poverty, improve adult literacy, and create a consistent source of funding to help less fortunate residents of Johnson County achieve successful careers. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. For more information or to help support their class project, click here.