First Posted: 7/24/2014

Forty seven professionals recently completed the core program of Leadership Wilkes-Barre. Boasting an alumni base of over 2,000 servant leaders, Leadership Wilkes-Barre was founded in 1981 as a community leadership development organization. A non-profit organization, LWB is dedicated to developing informed and committed leaders from all segments of the community who will serve, strengthen, and improve Northeastern Pennsylvania. From left, first row, are Jenn Lombardo, Carly DeMartis, Dyan Dinstel, Lanie Jordan, Kendra Punko, Mark James, John Pekarovsky, Diane Lamson, Emily Phillips. Second row, Sherry Castrine, Andrea Fenner-Koepp, Jenna Gupko, Linda Rowe, Suzanne Concklin, Michelle Mikitish, Jhalak Agarwal, Tina Baran, Kim Albert, Ken Osiecki, Joanne Wagner. Third row, Lori Nocito, Jim Andruskiewicz, Jon Stephenson, Myriam Muniz, Kristin Summa, Abiola Eisape, King Adjei-Frimpong, Catherine Hughes, Kevin Dillon, Sunil Mukul, Shawn Dilmore, Renee Rice. Fourth row, Jason Wagner, Tara Gwilliam-Gorski, Mary Lou Kotch, Megan Sellick, Rick Malcolm, Ryan Laird, Lori Holdredge, Kieran Casey, Matt Archey, Eric Bleiler, Joe Valenti and Tom Gibbon.