

Community Leadership Program
Class of 2023


Below are the participants chosen for the first Community Leadership Program cohort. In the program, these 23 budding leaders will grow personally and professionally through monthly classes and meetings, and experiential learning.


Benito Abarca-Sanchez
North State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Shannon Costa
Butte Local Agency Formation Commission

Brixie Hansen-Judge
Habitat for Humanity of Butte County

Joleen Levey
Adventist Health Feather River Health Foundation

Amalia Rodas
American Red Cross

Liz Thrasher Wheatley
Leadership Enthusiast

Ashley-Michelle Arnold
Migrant Clinicians Network

Devin Fernandes
California State University, Chico

Jolene Hausman
Butte County Child Abuse Prevention Council

Kristina Moreno
A Hundred Wolves Digital

Lisa Rodgers
Youth for Change

Ge Yang
Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County

Makayla Berlier
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service

Simona Gallegos
Saint Vincent de Paul

Gabrielle Kasza
Healthy Here / Enloe Medical Center

Erin Morrissey
North Valley Community Foundation

Eva Shepherd-Nicoll
Chicostart

Chris Copeland
North Valley Community Foundation

Roxanne Giron
Northern Valley Catholic Social

David Kehn
City of Chico

Jennifer Reinhardt
Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services

Aaron Singer
Paradise Stronger