09/04/2025
Congratulate the 2025 Leadership Academy Graduates
LeadingAge Ohio is delighted to celebrate the graduation of the Leadership Academy Class of 2025—an extraordinary cohort of professionals committed to advancing aging services across the state. For the past year, these fellows have strengthened leadership skills and forged enduring connections across Ohio.
The class includes
- Brandy Christiansen (National Church Residences – Portage Trail);
- Brian Hill (Otterbein SeniorLife – Union Township);
- Cara Wickham (Shrivers Hospice);
- Corey Markham (director of education and business development at LeadingAge Ohio);
- Danelle Stover (McGregor PACE);
- Derik Kroeze (Otterbein SeniorLife – Granville);
- Kendra Anglero (Brethren Retirement Community);
- Kanesha Boyd (McGregor);
- Kristi Valentine (Otterbein SeniorLife);
- Kyle Schmidlapp (National Church Residences – Lincoln Township);
- Megan King (Kendal at Oberlin);
- Samantha Lourenco (Life Enriching Communities);
- Tammy Allison (Fairlawn Haven);
- Ben Mounts (National Church Residences);
- Thomas Durbin (Ohio Living Rockynol);
- Megan Cisler (Judson Services); and
- Sheri Barlay (United Church Homes).
A special thank-you goes to the Leadership Academy Design Team, whose dedication made this experience deeply meaningful for every fellow. We also extend appreciation to Link-age Solutions, whose generous sponsorship ensures this program continues to empower the next generation of leaders in aging services. To celebrate alongside the Class of 2025, view the Leadership Academy graduation highlights video.