Fayette County Leadership Holds Graduation

Pictured are (front, from left) Nicole Voitle of Woodmen Life Insurance, Destiny Psenick of Turtle Wing Foundation, Susannah Mikulin of Fayette Community Foundation, David Jones of Colorado Valley Communication, Amber Sternadel of Colorado Valley Communication, Victoria Orsak of National Bank and Trust, Chelsea Torres of Round Top State Bank; (back) Damon Cotter of Empowerment Team Medical Billing, Bobby Thibodeaux of Fayetteville Bank, Rachel Genzer of Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, Darlene Brothers of Fayette Savings Bank, Heather Barthelme of Fayette County Community Theater. Graduates not pictured are Bryan Minzenmeyer of Fayetteville Bank, Paula Vogel of Fayette County Texas and Tess Bruette of Tejas Health Care. Photos by MaKenzie Givan

On Friday, June 9, Frisch Auf! Country Club hosted the 2023 Fayette County Leadership Program graduation ceremony, put on by the La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce. The program was started by the La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce in 1995 as a way to prepare members of various organizations within the community to become the leaders of tomorrow, and to serve Fayette County in a greater capacity.

“We trust that these leaders will go on to not only apply the lessons learned in their own spheres of influence and businesses, but that they will also impart their knowledge to others to build our county’s human capital for the benefit of all,” said Deokie Ramlochan-Ramjohn, a chair of the Chamber of Commerce, in her opening remarks at the ceremony.

The program is a yearlong training series that begins with a group retreat, followed by several classes that cover topics ranging from tourism to government. This year’s graduation recognized 15 graduates who completed all the required classes and steps to graduate from the program.