Past Emerging Leaders
2024 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Felicia Betts (Eastern Region)
- Natalie Cummings (Texoma Region)
- Michaela Kelly (Cal-Western Region)
- Nicholas Klein (Great Lakes Region)
- Theodora Nestorova (Eastern Region)
- Christina Ray (Central Region)
- Georgeanne Yehling (West Central Region)
2022 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Allison Houston (Cal-Western Region)
- Nicole Jenkins (Mid-Atlantic Region)
- Joshua Zink (Mid-South Region)
- Kristen Murdaugh (New England Region)
- Dorea Cook (Southeastern Region)
- Phyllis Horridge (Southern Region)
- Travis Sherwood (Texoma Region)
2020 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Colin Briskey, Seattle, Washington (Northwestern Region)
- Troy Castle, Marion, Indiana (Great Lakes Region)
- Kylie T. Gougler, Dubuque, Iowa (Central Region)
- Ingrid Kammin, Champaign, Illinois (Central Region)
- Andy King, New York, New York (Eastern Region)
- Charles Moore, Greeley, Colorado (West Central Region)
- Heidi Wylie, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (North Central Region)
2018 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Laurissa Backlin (Southern)
- Robyn Frey-Monell (Cal-Western)
- Daniel Hunter-Holly (Texoma)
- Jennifer Bryant Pedersen (Mid-Atlantic)
- Emily Jo Riggs (New England)
- Kimberly Soby (Southeastern)
- Jessica Usherwood (Mid-South)
2016 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Drake Dantzler (Great Lakes)
- Marcus DeLoach (Eastern)
- Sarah Davis Eaton (West Central)
- Tracelyn Gesteland (North Central)
- Valentin Lanzrein (Great Lakes)
- Jessica McCormack (Great Lakes)
- Leischen Moore (Northwestern)
2014 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Alexis B Davis (Cal-Western)
- Marion K Russell Dickson (Texoma)
- Evan Thomas Jones (Mid-South)
- Deborah Lynn Popham (Southeastern)
- Amy Pfrimmer (Southern)
- Christianne Rushton (New England)
- Kristen A Wunderlich (Mid-Atlantic)
2012 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Nicole Marschall (North Central)
- Elizabeth Bell (West Central)
- Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber (Eastern)
- Marc Schapman (Central)
- Jessica McCormack (Great Lakes)
- Christine Keene (Northwest)
- Jonathon Struve (Central)
2010 Emerging Leader Award Recipients
- Serdar Ilban (Cal-Western)
- Angela Peterson Winter (Mid-Atlantic)
- Shelley Neville (New England)
- Michelle Debruyn (Southeastern)
- Barbara Clements (Southern)
- Mark McQuade (Texoma)
- Maurice Burgess (Mid-Atlantic)
2008 Young Leader Award Recipients
- Amy Conn (Central)
- Erin Guinup (Northwestern)
- Sarah Khatcherian (Eastern)
- Elvadine (Ellie) Seligmann (West Central)
- Joseph Perniciaro, at-large (West Central)
- Karen Kanakis, at-large (Central)
Since not all eligible regions were represented by an applicant, the Foundation generously offered to support two additional Young Leaders at-large from the remaining pool of candidates.
2006 Young Leader Award Recipients
- Jon Clements (Southern)
- Stephanie Dillard de Jong (Mid-Atlantic)
- Janelle DeStefano (Cal-Western)
- Margaret Garrett (Mid-South)
- Arikka Gregory (Texoma)
- Adam Kirkpatrick (Southeastern)
- Sarah Whitten (New England)
