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Crystal Brown Chief Culture and Engagement Officer, Dasher Services, Inc.
I joined the Dasher team because I was inspired by the mission of helping people live healthy and happy lives. As the Chief Culture and Engagement Officer, I am responsible for cultivating Dasher’s incredible culture and for leading our employee engagement and development initiatives.READ MORE
I draw upon my experience as a leader to create an environment that brings the best out of team members and builds lasting relationships in the community. I have over 10 years of experience working in the Human Service field.
Prior to joining the team at Dasher, I was the Executive Director at Brethren Housing Association, a non-profit in Harrisburg that serves families experiencing homelessness. In addition to my non-profit management experience, I serve on the board of Harristown Enterprises and the Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority. I am also a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Harrisburg Chapter, a 2017 alumni of Leadership Harrisburg Area, and the 2018 YWCA Tribute to Women of Excellence recipient.
I earned my Bachelor of Social Work from West Chester University and a Masters of Social Work from Temple University with a concentration in Management and Planning.
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Cody Cogan, M.S., P.E. Managing Principal, Endeavor Professional Services
Cody C. Cogan, M.S., P.E. is the Managing Principal and co-founder of Endeavor Professional Services, LLC and is responsible for all day to day operations. Mr. Cogan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Resource Management and Master of Science Degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Mr. Cogan has extensive experience in providing all of Endeavor’s engineering and related professional services to our client base.READ MORE
Prior to co-founding Endeavor, Mr. Cogan began his career as a research analyst with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency based in Washington, D.C. where he assisted in the development of stormwater modeling to determine the fate and transport of pollutants. After his time with the U.S. EPA, Mr. Cogan was retained by Herbert, Rowland, and Grubic, Inc. (HRG) where he oversaw all aspects of the Oil and Gas practice group. Mr. Cogan is a recognized expert in all areas of permitting, engineering, and compliance associated with oil and natural gas development.
Mr. Cogan is avid outdoorsman enjoying the shooting sports and well as archery hunting. He is also a NCAA baseball umpire working assignments throughout western Pennsylvania and southern New York. Mr. Cogan is also very active in the Keystone Elk County Alliance (KECA), a non-profit conservation organization focusing on conservation education and habitat enhancement where he is a founding Chapter Chairman and Endeavor is a Royal Partner. The KECA has very strong partnerships with the oil and natural gas industry and have completed serval mission priorities partnering together.
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Casey Deller Land Development Practice Leader, KCI Technologies
Casey Deller is a professional civil engineer who leads the Land Development Practice for KCI Technologies from their Mechanicsburg, PA office. Casey has 18+ years of experience leading teams of professionals in the completion of land development and civil engineering projects across a variety of market segments. READ MORE
Casey is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Technology and served in the PA Army National Guard. At KCI, Casey leads a growing team who are looking to make a positive impact on the community through collaborative, innovative, and efficient development projects. Casey lives in Camp Hill, PA with his wife, Erin, and their 4-year old daughter.
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Lutricia Eberly Outdoor Experience Director, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
I draw energy and ideas from hearing how others process information and make decisions. I’m also a student of deep work, constantly evaluating how to be most productive. I’m currently the Director of Outdoor Experience for Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA. In short that means my team and I envision ways to get more girls engaged with the outdoors.READ MORE
If you want to know more, buy me a cup of coffee and I’ll tell you anything! I came to this job from 9 years as Director of Sales for a local ski resort and while I could technically ski on the job, now I can actually go on ski vacations all winter long, so my life is complete!
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Nick Eidem Director of Business Development, Advanced Powder Products, Inc.
Professionally, I am currently the Director of Business Development for Advanced Powder Products (APP). APP is a manufacturer and supplier of precision metal components to many different industries.READ MORE
Prior to APP I spent 6 years in the steel service center industry. As my first job out of college I was hired on a the Credit Manager and quickly moved to an Outside Sales position then to the Assistant General Manages while simultaneously I earned my masters degree in business.
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Jodi Frank Founder/CEO, What’s for Dinner Technologies
Jodi Frank is passionate about improving the food value chain by simplifying the process of making homemade food, eliminating food deserts and increasing sustainability.READ MORE
She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and has her MBA from Penn State University. Previously she has worked with 3M, Ironclad Performance Wear, Bristol Myers Squibb and more. She loves travel and spending time with family and friends. She enjoys cooking and loves Pitt college football and basketball and cheers on the Steelers!.
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Justin Hennighan Purchasing Agent, APR Supply Co.
Justin Hennighan is a purchasing agent at APR Supply Company where he is also the president of the Young Leaders group as well as a founding member of the Diversity and Inclusion Council.READ MORE
Prior to joining APR, Justin worked at Global Vision Christian School in South Korea as athletic director while he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Labor and Employment Relations from Penn State University.
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Brandi Hunter-Davenport Senior Associate, Triad Strategies
Brandi Hunter-Davenport is Senior Associate with Triad Strategies, a bi-partisan public affairs firm. There she works with the firm’s association management and public relations practices, assisting clients with event planning, brand marketing and strategy, public relations tactic implementation, volunteer management and the development of overall communications. She is a Harrisburg native with extensive experience in other areas such as partnership building and recruitment, grassroots development, legislative outreach, media relations, training and facilitation, campaign outreach and marketing.READ MORE
Prior to joining Triad’s team, Brandi was the PA Forward Project Manager with the Pennsylvania Library Association. In this capacity, she managed the association’s statewide outreach platform, providing training, development, public relations and education resources to the state’s libraries. Working in tandem with leadership, Brandi used her skills and expertise to help libraries narrate their stories, helping them signify their relevance and need in communities throughout the state.
Brandi has also served as the director of communications for the state Department of Agriculture, working on communication platforms which focused on areas such as the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, the potential of the High Path Avian Influenza Virus and racing reform in the commonwealth. She also served as the director of public affairs and education with the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts and handled press, marketing and communications with the state Departments of Environmental Protection and Health and worked as a member of Governor Rendell’s press and communications team. Additionally, Brandi is an adjunct professor in the Communications Department at Messiah University. She’s also a member of the Pa Public Relations Society and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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Troy Knott Managing Partner, OAK Leadership LLC
Within every acorn, is an oak tree. As a student, practitioner and teacher of proven leadership principles, Troy utilizes his 33 years of successful project delivery experience to add value to businesses and individuals by motivating, inspiring and challenging them to discover their purpose and grow their potential to the fullest.READ MORE
Troy has learned from his many years of serving Fortune 500 companies that the corporate leaders who lacked vision and focus struggled with clearly communicating goals and issues to team members and stakeholders; which ultimately led to missed deliverables, and a failure to complete projects on time and within budget.
Troy’s passion for leadership coaching and training challenges business leaders to not only take daily steps toward personal growth, but also to empower and encourage their teams to take consistent action to enhance their individual skills. Companies who invest in their employees’ personal growth experience higher team morale, increased team synergy, better product quality, lower attrition rates, and an improvement in the overall performance of the company.
Troy‘s message stresses the importance of character, trust, integrity and honesty as necessary ingredients to becoming a leader others desire to emulate. His message challenges people to strive to be and do their best; to pursue excellence; to continually develop their character; to serve others; and to leave a legacy which positively impacts future generations. Troy embraces what baseball great Jackie Robinson observed, “A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.”
Troy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in Computer Science from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a husband, father and grandfather devoted to leading his family with personal integrity and moral courage as guided by Godly wisdom.
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Alex Schultz Business Operations & Strategy, Applied Educational Systems, Inc.
Alex is a Lancaster, PA native and proud Pitt Panther. He joined Applied Educational Systems in 2016 to develop an inside sales process and now leads Business Operations and Strategy. READ MORE
vPrior to joining AES, Alex began his career working at KeyBanc Capital Markets supporting M&A and financing transactions for companies in the travel, consumer, and industrial sectors. Outside of work he enjoys traveling, reading, and learning new things. Alex lives in Lancaster City with his wife Lauren, dog Bodhi and a newborn on the way.
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Each New Leader will receive:
- Attendance at the annual Evolution Leadership Conference Find out more
- A 45-minute VIP training session from the speakers at the Evolution Annual Conference
- 60 days of executive coaching from a Vistage coach
- 60 days of membership in a Vistage Executive Peer Group
- Meet and Greet event with peers
- 6 week - Your Leadership MVP Program facilitated by The Communication Gym
A Special Thank You
to our four distinguished judges
- Una Martone Leadership Harrisburg Area
- Mike Mitchell High Family Business Center
- Kara Luzik Canale Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDEC
- Lee Peters Vistage Regional Executive
