Announcing the Leadership Dutchess Class of 2023

The Chamber Foundation is pleased to announce the members of the Leadership Dutchess Class of 2023! These individuals will embark on a nine-month journey of learning about themselves, each other, and the community.

A signature leadership program of The Chamber Foundation, Inc., Leadership Dutchess has been dedicated to educating and motivating citizens to serve in leadership roles within our community for over 30 years. By the end of the program, it is expected that each class member will grow professionally and personally. Participants are primed to become stewards of our community and to take on roles as board members and volunteers, carrying on future leadership in the Hudson Valley.

I am thrilled to see what the future holds for the Leadership Dutchess Class of 2023. Each participant was interviewed before being accepted, so as you meet these individuals in the community, please congratulate them and wish them well on their Leadership Dutchess journey! 
 
It’s not too early to consider your candidacy for the Leadership Dutchess Class of 2024!  Applications for the class of 2024 open on February 1st, 2023. Contact me for more information today:  845-454-1700 ext. 1025 or email me at Laura@chamberfdn.org.
 
Leadership Dutchess is proudly sponsored by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, KeyBank, RBT CPAs, and Ulster Savings Bank.
 
LEADERSHIP DUTCHESS CLASS OF 2023
 
Shelby Adrian - Kirchhoff Companies
Kerstin Anderson - Adams Fairacre Farms
Tania Arroyo - Adams Fairacre Farms
Tina Arroyo - iHeartMedia
Simone Bardowell – Self-Employed, United Real Estate LLC
Carolyn Bell - RBT CPAs, LLP
Fallon Brady - Rondout Savings Bank
Erica Bush - Hudson Valley Credit Union
Cynthia Cretara - Tompkins Community Bank
Anthony Crisafulli - Peckham Industries, Inc. 
Maribel Cruz - Children's Home of Poughkeepsie
Colleen Dorney - Dutchess Tourism
Demaj Ffriend - Rhinebeck Bank
Caitlyn Germinaro - Wraparound Services of the Hudson Valley
Lucy Herrera - Rhinebeck Bank
Jennifer Hess - Peckham Industries, Inc.
Gail Marquez - Children's Home of Poughkeepsie
Chelsea Moore - The Community at Brookmeade 
Erin Moran - Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
Nikki Moravec - RBT CPAs, LLP
Cassandra Paupst - Rhinebeck Bank
Jose Peralta – Stewart Air National Guard Base
Heather Perry - Atlas Security Services, Inc. 
Samantha Riley - Community Action Partnership for Dutchess County, Inc. 
Monika Simpson - Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Colleen Spinner - Peckham Industries, Inc.
Darcelle Taylor - Bread Alone Bakery
Jessica Terwilliger - Hudson Valley Credit Union
Candace Watt - M&T Bank
Nicholas Wermuth - Anderson Center for Autism
Stephanie Werskey - Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Brian Zeidan - The Community at Brookmeade