Graduates of the RSD Program

Class of 2010

Cohort I

• Rafaela Amador-Carlisle, Greater Tampa (FL) Chamber of Commerce
• James Anderson, Springfield (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce
• Matthew Ballard, Charleston (WV) Area Alliance
• Dave Black, Harrisburg (PA) Regional Chamber and CREDC
• Dave Byerly, Greater Hot Springs (AR) Chamber of Commerce
• Stephanie Caldwell, San Jose Silicon Valley (CA) Chamber of Commerce
• David Csintyan, Greater Colorado Springs (CO) Chamber of Commerce
• Nancy Eisenbrandt, Nashville (TN) Area Chamber of Commerce
• Kellie Jo Kilberg, Clay County (FL) Chamber
• Roberta M. Parks, Peoria (IL) Area Chamber of Commerce
• Christine Ross, Bonita Springs (FL) Area Chamber of Commerce
• Martin Salloum, Edmonton (AB) Chamber of Commerce/World Trade Center Edmonton
• Michele Siekerka, Mercer (NJ) Regional Chamber
• JoAnn Uhlik, Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership
• Marianne Virgili, CCE, IOM, Glenwood Springs (CO) Chamber Resort Association
• John Daniel White, Greater Durham (NC) Chamber of Commerce

Cohort II

• Randall Allen, Jefferson City (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce
• Cynthia Buchanan, Greater Jackson (MS) Chamber Partnership
• Jonathan Coe, Santa Rosa (CA) Chamber of Commerce
• Michael Dalby, One Southern Indiana
• Michael Edwards, Knoxville (TN) Chamber/Development Corporation of Knox County
• Peter Forman, South Shore (MA) Chamber
• R. Marc Jordan, CCE, IOM, North Myrtle Beach (SC) Chamber of Commerce/CVB
• Susan Morris Graf, Boulder (CO) Chamber
• Cheryl Irwin, Lancaster (PA) Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Wes Jurey, Arlington (TX) Chamber of Commerce
• Chuck Meadows, Metro Atlanta (GA) Chamber
• Julie Pastrick, Flagstaff (AZ) Chamber of Commerce
• Robert Quick, Commerce Lexington (KY) Inc.
• Kim Scheeler, Greater Richmond (VA) Chamber
• Vera Smith-Winfree, Bloomfield (CT) Chamber of Commerce
• Nancy Spivey, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
• Paul Timpanelli, Bridgeport (CT) Regional Business Council
• Joe Unterreiner, Kalispell (MT) Chamber

Class of 2009

Cohort I

• Rafael Carbonell, Thrive (WI)
• Mary Graham, CCE, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce (SC)
• Ellen Horan, Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PA)
• Kristofer Johnson, IOM, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (MN)
• Jerry Mallot, CCE, IOM, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce (FL)
• Michael Malone, Northwest Arkansas Council (AR)
• Kelly Miller, Asheville Chamber of Commerce (NC)
• Andrew Moretz, IOM, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (NC)
• Lou Ann Nisbett, Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County (AR)
• Judith Prince, University of South Carolina Upstate (SC)
• Kristi Ray, IOM, Columbia Chamber of Commerce (MO)
• Jeff Severs, Greater Spokane Inc (WA)
• Jack Wong, CMA, Vancouver Board of Trade (BC)
• Steve Wray, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia (PA)

Cohort II

• Dennis Andrews, Richmond-Wayne County Indiana Chamber of Commerce (IN)
• Chip Cherry, CCE, Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce (GA)
• Chris Cooney, CCE, Metro South Chamber of Commerce (MA)
• Daniel Culhane, Ames Chamber of Commerce (IA)
• Mica Espinoza, Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce (TX)
• Samuel Garrison, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (CA)
• Wendy R. Gramza, CCE, IOM, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce (OH)
• David Hauser, CCE, IOM, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce (OR)
• Jodi Ann LaFreniere, CCE, IOM, Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce (NC)
• David Martin, CCE, IOM, Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead (ND)
• Paul Matthews, 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc. (MA)
• Aaron Nelson, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce (NC)
• Phillip Parker, CAE, CCE, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce (OH)
• Leon F. (Skip) Rowland, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce (WA)
• Melissa R. Roy, Detroit Regional Chamber (MI)
• Nadine Francis West, MetroHartford Alliance (CT)
• Kristina Wyatt, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (MO)

Cohort III

• Marla Akridge, Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce (OH)
• Jesse A. Bernstein, Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce (MI)
• Thelma Castillo, CCE, Detroit Regional Chamber (MI)
• Amy Clickner, Lake Superior Community Partnership (MI)
• Myrita Craig, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber (OH)
• Barb Denny, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce (OK)
• Thomas Donley, CCE, York County Chamber of Commerce (PA)
• John Harmon, Metropolitan Trenton African-American Chamber of Commerce (NJ)
• Jerry Hoyer, CCE, CID, Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce (CA)
• Carl Hum, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (NY)
• Paul Jadin, Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce (WI)
• John Long, III, IOM, CCE, CAE, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce (FL)
• David May, CCE, CAE, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce (CO)
• Tracye McDaniel, Greater Houston Partnership (TX)
• Larry McKinney, CCE, CED, IOM, Daytona Beach-Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce (FL)
• Ellen McNair, CEcD, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce (AL)
• Jean McPheeters, IOM, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce (NY)
• Shane Moody, IOM, CCE, Destin Area Chamber of Commerce (FL)
• Wendy Northcross, CCE, IOM, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce (MA)
• Lance Pressl, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation (IL)
• Susan Stauder, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (MO)
• Mark A. V'Soske, CAE, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce (OH)
• Keva Walton, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (NC)

Inaugural Class of Fellows

In October 2006, a group of 16 Fellows gathered for their first RSD meeting in Chicago. This cohort was dubbed the "Chicago 16." When the second group of 21 met in Memphis the following February, that group became the "Memphis 21." Together, these 37 Fellows were the first to participate in the RSD Fellowship.

Chicago 16

• Gayle Anderson, Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce (NC)
• Carol L. Barkow, Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce (WI)
• Cecil Bradley, The Toronto Board of Trade (ONT)
• James “Jay” Chesshir, Jr., CCE, IOM, Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce (AR)
• Richard Dayoub, Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce (TX)
• Devon L. Dodson, Maryland Dept. of Business and Economic Development
• Randy Gordon, Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (CA)
• Marion Haynes, Oregon Business Association (OR)
• DeVone Holt, The Urban Insight Agency (KY)
• Kathryn Zuberbuhler Klaber, Allegheny Conference on Community Development (PA)
• James Lazarus, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce (CA)
• Shana F. Marbury, Greater Cleveland Partnership (OH)
• Laura St. Pierre Smith, Buffalo Niagara Partnership (NY)
• Margaret Singleton, DC Chamber of Commerce
• Kathleen “Casey” Steinbacher, CCE, Durham Chamber of Commerce (NC)
• Deborah Vance, IOM, Mayor’s Office, City of Birmingham (AL)

Memphis 21

• Laurie Actman, Select Greater Philadelphia (PA)
• Jay Byers, Greater Des Moines Partnership (IA)
• Bryan S. Derreberry, IOM, Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce (KS)
• Mark Eagan, CCE, IOM, Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce (NY)
• Marsha Gordon, Ph.D., Business Council of Westchester (NY)
• David W. Graybill, CCE, CEcD, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber (WA)
• Robert T. Grow, Greater Washington Board of Trade (DC)
• Sandra Gunner, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce (LA)
• Sally Haas, IOM, Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce (PA)
• Lyssa Jenkens, Ph.D., Greater Dallas Chamber (TX)
• Jeff M. Kotula, Washington County Chamber of Commerce (PA)
• Todd Letts, Todd Letts Consulting (ONT)
• David McKeehan, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce (MA)
• Michael Metzler, Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance (CA)
• Linda Nitch, Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation (PA)
• Dewitt Peart, Allegheny Conference on Community Development (PA)
• Vilma Quintana, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce (FL)
• Melissa Rivers, Crossroads Coalition (TN)
• Tim Sheehy, IOM, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (WI)
• Todd L. Shimkus, CCE, Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce(NY)
• Doris Carson Williams, African-American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania (PA)