The Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Baldwin Committee is excited to be honoring the Leadership Baldwin Class of 2018 with a graduation celebration on Thursday, April 12 from 5:30- 7:30 pm at Lockerly Arboretum.

Over the course of the 8-month program, the 14 participants attended one class per month. The classes highlighted various parts of the community from higher education to healthcare to economic development to public safety. The goal of the program is to develop and foster the participants’ leadership skills, broaden their knowledge of the community and create networking opportunities with peers, alumni and community leaders. This class is a talented group of outstanding and motivated individuals that have emerged themselves into every aspect of our community and, upon graduation, are looking for ways to help shape the community’s future.

The graduates of the 2017-18 Leadership Baldwin Class are: Tori Allen, Century Bank & Trust; Tripp Becker, Exchange Bank; Emilie Cook, Cook Law Office; Amber English, Century Bank & Trust; Tony Havior, Havior Automotive; Kyle Hitchcock, Sinclair Reserve Realty; John Jackson, Georgia College; Jessica Jones, John Milledge Academy; Josh Lassiter, Battery Warehouse; Dana Lowe, Omulgee CASA; Kevin Mathis, Magnolia State Bank; Jennifer Pollard, Lockerly Arboretum; Joseph Rainey, AT&T and Tamara Siragusa, Cogentes.

All Leadership Baldwin alumni are invited to attend the graduation. Call Kara Lassiter at 478-453-9311 to RSVP.