[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E654-E655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING LEADERSHIP ARKANSAS' XIII GRADUATING CLASS

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I extend my sincere congratulations to 
a new crop of emerging leaders from the Natural State.
  Leadership Arkansas is a unique program grounded in the belief that 
real progress is achieved by bringing a diverse set of interests and 
backgrounds together. First introduced in 2005 by the Arkansas State 
Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, Leadership 
Arkansas recruits highly-motivated individuals to experience first-hand 
the dynamic interactions between cities, industries, governmental units 
and the people they serve.
  The fifty-eight members of Leadership Arkansas' XIII graduating class 
are all respected and committed leaders within their communities and 
professions.
  This year's graduating class includes: Ashten Adamston, Dina Bates, 
Dan Beranek, Len Blaylock III, Darrell Boggs, Jordan Burgess, Col. 
Thomas Crimmins, Chip Culpepper, Hollie Cummings, Kerrie Diaz, Chase 
Dugger, Bailey Faulkner, Rebekah Fincher, William Fletcher, Kristin 
Kirk, Pody Gay, Lisa Gazaway, Katherine Gentry, Anna Beth Gorman, Chris 
Gosnell, Michael Goswami, Adrienne Griffis, Jordan Hale, Burt Hicks, 
Michael Hoggard, Kendra Jones, David Kelley, Kelsey Kelton, Chris 
Knollmeyer, Victoria Lamb, Laura Landreaux, Sarah Lane, Margot 
Lemaster, Gregg Long, Jason McGehee, Jim McGill, Vanessa Moody, Jaime 
G. Moss, Bob Mouser, Keegan Nichols, Jason Orlicek, Meredith Pettigrew, 
Mindy Pipkin, Dawn Prasifka, Gregg Ratliff, Matt Rickford, Jeanne 
Roepcke, Reggie Rose, Payton Smith, Bill Solleder,

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Luke Story, Nacole Sweeney, Hilary Trudell, Kevin Weldon, Lawren 
Wilcox, Temeka Williams, Emily Wood, and Amiee York.
  These individuals have worked diligently over the past nine months to 
enhance the economic outlook of our great state.
  They join the dynamic group of Leadership Arkansas' alumni, more than 
600 strong, who have gone on to accept roles of great responsibility in 
the private and public sectors. I congratulate them on their 
achievement and am excited to see how they shape the future of the 
state of Arkansas and our great country.

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