Thirty-one local business professionals graduated from the Jackson Chamber’s 2017 Leadership Jackson class on Thursday, December 14 at the Carl Grant Events Center at Union University.

The Leadership Jackson Class of 2017 graduates are Amy Allison, Simmons Bank; Alan Brown, State Farm Insurance; Tim Carpenter, White & Associates Insurance-Carpenter Agency; Kellye Cash, Youth Town of Tennessee; Russell Cook, Jackson Chamber; Kristie Dyer, Manpower of the Mid-South; Lindsey Ferrell, 9Round Jackson; Vadessa Flack, The Jackson Symphony; Tim Gaffney, Leaders Credit Union; Jenny Graves, West Tennessee Healthcare; Adrian Hackett, West Tennessee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America; Joey Hale, Town & Country Realtors; Nick Hall, Jackson Generals Baseball Club; Dessie Hardee, RE/MAX Realty Source; Jon Holley; Prasann Jinturkar, Gerdau; Will Johnson, Garrett Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.; Leslie Jones, Jackson Energy Authority; Larry Kronk, Pinnacle Foods Group, Inc.; Stephanie Laffoon, The Dream Center; Benjamin Murphy, University School of Jackson; Tosh Newman, City of Jackson; Legon Roberson, Regional Inter-Faith Association (RIFA); Lauren Saliba, Apria Healthcare; Celeste Scott, UT Extension – Madison County; Courtney Searcy, TLM Associates, Inc. Architects + Engineers; Allison Shipp, STAR Center, Inc.; Scott Stookey, North Side High School; Mechelle Taylor-Moragne, Taylor Medical Center, PLLC; Jessica Temple, Jackson Arts Council and Kevin Williams, US Farathane Corporation.

Leadership Jackson, the chamber’s adult leadership development program, gives business professionals employed with companies that are chamber members the opportunity to better understand the community, the opportunities and the challenges it faces.

Class members visited community landmarks, met with area leaders and participated in weekly sessions about topics impacting Jackson-Madison County, including education, healthcare and government.

(PHOTO: Leadership Jackson, Class of 2017 – Courtesy Jackson Chamber)