Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana has announced those selected to participate in its annual Leadership Institute program.  The program provides a cohort of YLNI members with a series of professional development workshops and kicked off at celebration in the historic Tower Bank lobby on Thursday, February 5.  Members of the 2009 institute are:

Hilary K. Andersen, YWCA

Dana Barrett, Ivy Tech Community College

Khrista Beckmann, student at Taylor University Fort Wayne

Emily Bondus, Ear,Nose, & Throat Associates

Karma Bradley, Allen County Education Partnership

Josh Dewyse, ITT & Indiana Tech

Aaron Feagler, Vera Bradley

Adam Fox, Vera Bradley

Grant Goeglein, Northwestern Mutual

Sam Graves, Strahm Group

Eirik Herskedal, TrustBearer Labs

Mindy Hockaday, DesignFactore, Inc.

Joni Howell, Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce

Rudy Mahara II, Strategic Benefit Consultants

Jared Mann, Northwestern Mutual

Emily McCabe, Vera Bradley

Lanna Mekianov, Robert Half &Integrated Financial Services 

Jill Parker, IPFW

Audrey Pelsor, Michiana Business Publications

Lindsay Smith, Northwestern Mutual

Wendy Stein, Stein Ad Promos

Tim Terman, Design Collaborative

Greg Thomas, Priority Mortgage

Andrea Young, CANI

Congratulations to all!!

YLNI president, Heather Schoegler, was interviewed by Vince Robinson for a Comcast Newsmakers segment.  The segment will air throughout March 2009 with CNN's Headline News.  The interview highlights how the organization was formed, a few of YLNI's signature events, the goals of the organization and what we're looking to do in the future.

Check out the video here.