2021 Cohort

Whitworth University is pleased to announce its inaugural Institute of Leadership this fall with an impressive cohort of business and community leaders. Guided by the foundational principles of gratitude, humility and service, the Whitworth Institute of Leadership is designed to prepare and empower high-potential individuals to make innovative and sustainable impact in their positions of leadership. This dynamic reinvention of leadership training is built upon an engaging, intensive retreat model.

Blinn Carstensen
Senior Vice President
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Sara Clements-Sampson
Community Health Investment Manager
Providence Health Care
Shelly Colomb
VP, Business Banking Team Leader
US Bank
Greg Davis
Practice Leader, Roads & Highways,
Transportation Business Unit
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Andrew Dolan Sr.
Sales Manager
Spokane Public Facilities District
Adrienne Fischer
Continuous Improvement Leader
STCU
Addie Grow
Assistant Director of Internships & External Relations
Whitworth University
Kevin Illidge
Director of Business Operations
Spokane Youth for Christ
Sonja Jensen
Head of Lending Programs
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Doug Kapelke
Commercial Banking Relationship Officer
Numerica Credit Union
Amanda Landreth
Lending Business Analyst, AVP
Washington Trust Bank
Mary McDirmid
Managing Director
MassMututal Northwest
Mike Parkes
Automation Specialist
Wagstaff, Inc.
Spencer Shanholtzer
HR & Culture Director
Canopy Credit Union
Kastle Soliai
VP of Human Resources
RiverBank
Brooke Spink
Chief Development Officer
Baker Construction & Development
Michael Truex
GPSS Manager of Project Management
Avista
Stacy Tschuor
Practice Leader, Smart Mobility, Transportation Business Unit
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Jason Verduzco
Government & Community Affairs Director
Verizon Wireless