22 Kentucky principals begin leadership training

Twenty-two Kentucky school principals recently began executive-level leadership training through an institute funded by the state’s business community. Participants in the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School Principals will complete the program in the spring of 2017.

  • Leslee Davis, Ballard Memorial High School, Barlow, Ky.
  • Shawn Thornbury, Charles Russell Elementary School, Ashland, Ky.
  • Laura Mead, Oakdale Christian Academy, Jackson, Ky.
  • Troy D. Wood, Eastside Middle School, Mt. Washington, Ky.
  • Michael Howton, Highlands Middle School, Fort Thomas, Ky.
  • Nikki Lewis, Carter Christian Academy, Hitchins, Ky.
  • Kevin Crider, Christian County Middle, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  • Chris Gilkey, Christian County Alternative School, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  • Michelle Ruckdeschel, Heritage Park High School, Owensboro, Ky.
  • Jennifer Fish, Lansdowne Elementary, Lexington, Ky.
  • Leigh Ann McLaughlin, Southern Elementary, Lexington, Ky.
  • Meredith Ramage, Northern Elementary, Lexington, Ky.
  • Willie Bartley, Elkhorn Middle School, Frankfort, Ky.
  • Sarah Vivian, The Academy, Franklin County Public Schools, Frankfort, Ky.
  • Joseph Bradley, Wingo Elementary, Wingo, Ky.
  • Jonathan Miller, Graves County Middle School, Mayfield, Ky.
  • Elizabeth Brandenburg, North Park Elementary, Radcliffe, Ky.
  • Brenton Dials, Meade Memorial Elementary School, Williamsport, Ky.
  • Angie Akers, Glasscock Elementary School, Lebanon, Ky.
  • Michael Anderson, Calvert City Elementary School, Calvert City, Ky.
  • Paul Lamb, Reidland Elementary School, Paducah, Ky.
  • Doug Cotton, South Todd Elementary, Guthrie, Ky.

Leadership training for the principals began on Tuesday at the nationally recognized Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in Greensboro, N.C. A second group of principals will begin training in July. Both groups will continue with two follow-up sessions in the fall and early next year at the Kentucky Chamber’s headquarters in Frankfort. CCL is a top-ranked global provider of executive education founded in 1970. Many Kentucky corporations use CCL to provide training for their executives.