Back Row (L to R)

Matt Appleby, Kayleen Schweitzer, William Bailey, Fish Williams, Colin Sutton, Paul MacClanahan, Shane Cochran, Randy Dean, John Condon, Chris Petty, Eric Normen, Ben Haag, Brittany Barker, Shelley Junker, Talena Barker and Louise Shirley.

Front Row (L to R)

Chad Schlottmann, Kristi Runberg, Sarah Hutson, Scott Nelson, Ben Berry, Sam Rivera, Hollie Choe, TJ Murphy, Camilla Cok, Bryan Sharp, Allison Toivola, Bonnie Vieira, Scott Maben and Daryl Stone.

Not Pictured: Caitlin Sims

Bend Chamber Announces Leadership Bend Class of 2024 Graduates

The Bend Chamber, in partnership with Taylor Northwest, is pleased to announce the Leadership Bend Class of 2024 graduates. Twenty-nine outstanding individuals formally graduated from the Leadership Bend program on June 11, 2024.

“It has been an absolute delight to accompany the Class of 2024 on their leadership journey. Throughout our time together, they demonstrated deep curiosity and a true willingness to learn and grow,” shared Talena Barker, Bend Chamber Vice President of Leadership Development. “They now join hundreds of alumni serving in key leadership roles across the region, bringing their diverse skill sets to benefit our community in a myriad of ways.”

These participants come from a wide variety of backgrounds and industries, and differing lengths of time living in Central Oregon.

What they all have in common is a commitment to Bend and our region, and a willingness to work collaboratively to create a strong future for all. Over nine months, they spent more than 90 class hours learning about local challenges and opportunities firsthand from decision makers, and through interactive work. They additionally completed three impact projects outside of class hours and carved out time to connect and nurture their relationships with each other.

The Leadership Bend Class of 2024

Matt Appleby—BBT Architects
William Bailey—Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Brittany Barker—City of Bend
Ben Berry—Civil Engineer
Hollie Choe—Transworld Business Advisors of Central Oregon
Shane Cochran—Wallace Group
Camilla Cok—Hennebery Eddy Architects
John Condon—City of Bend
Randy Dean—Kernutt Stokes
Ben Haag—First Interstate Bank
Sarah Hutson—City of Bend
Shelley Junker—Bend Chamber
Scott Maben—Bend-La Pine Schools
Paul MacClanahan—Cascade Civil Corp
TJ Murphy—Hite Digital Bend
Scott Nelson—St. Charles Health System
Eric Normen—Taylor Development LLC
Chris Petty—Express Employment Professionals
Sam Rivera—Hayden Homes
Kristi Runberg—St. Charles Health System
Chad Schlottmann—Skanska USA Building Inc.
Kayleen Schweitzer—Central Oregon Community College
Bryan Sharp—Taylor Northwest
Caitlin Sims—Washington Trust Bank
Daryl Stone—Microsoft
Colin Sutton—U.S. Bank
Alison Toivola—Best Best & Krieger LLP
Bonnie Vieira—Columbia Healthcare Banking
Fish Williams—Finance Director

Applications for the Leadership Bend Class of 2025 are now being accepted through July 9, 2024, at: https://bendchamber.org/leadership-bend/.

Grateful thanks to the participants, their employers, our sponsors and the many people who take the time to educate these future leaders.

For questions about Leadership Bend, please contact Talena Barker at talena@bendchamber.org.

Leadership Bend is supported by Taylor Northwest, St. Charles Health System, Pacific Power, ASI, and likeminded organizations who believe that a healthy community comes from investment in leadership.