By Submitted Story on September 27, 2019
The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce and Lead Program Sponsor, The Outer Banks Hospital, are pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Leadership OBX class. The Leadership OBX program is also sponsored by Twiddy & Company, North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, our nonprofit sponsor – Outer Banks Community Foundation, and our beverage sponsor – Pepsi Bottling Ventures.
Leadership OBX is a professional development program of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. Launched in 2014. the program’s purpose is to develop a cohort of business professionals with a greater understanding of the Outer Banks region and a network of individuals ready to serve on boards and in other volunteer leadership roles in the region. The primary objective of Leadership OBX is to educate business and organizational professionals about economic, demographic and social resources, as well as the successes and challenges of our diverse area.
Selected to participate in this year’s program are:
George Carver, Dare Minority Coalition
Kristin Clark, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island
Lauren Creech, Village Realty
Laurel Anne Darden, First Bank
Kelly Divita, Outer Banks Hospital
Erin Fleckenstein, NC Coastal Federation
Richard Furlong-Rostant, Carolina Designs
Jessica Green, Outer Banks Forever
Stephanie Hall, Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
Aida Havel, Attorney
Todd Heinecke, Outer Banks YMCA
Dia Hitt, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island
Wendy Kelly, Outer Banks Hospital
Amy Sasscer, Dare Education Foundation
Alexis Sanchez, All in One Mechanical
Karen Sawin, Outer Banks Hotline
Courtney Semones, TowneBank Mortgage
David Shufflebarger, Outer Banks Community Foundation
Betsy Trimble, Town of Duck
Melinda Whitlow, Wells Fargo Advisors
Monika Zojac-Lorke, First National Bank
Through the generosity of our sponsors, the following individuals were awarded partial scholarships for the 2019-2020 Leadership OBX program:
George Carver, Dare Minority Coalition
Laurel Anne Darden, First Bank
Erin Fleckenstein, NC Coastal Federation
Jessica Green, Outer Banks Forever
Aida Havel, Attorney
Amy Sasscer, Dare Education Foundation
Karen Sawin, Outer Banks Hotline