2025 Leadership Alumni Awards Luncheon

Description

Join us for the Leadership Alumni Awards Luncheon honoring graduates and volunteers of Leadership Northern Kentucky, Regional Youth Leadership, and Encounter NKY.  This event reunites you with "YOUR Best Class Ever" and honors the recipients of the Ruth A. Eger Leader of Distinction, R. Casey Barach Leadership Award for Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Volunteer Impact Award.

Proceeds from this event support scholarship funding for NKY Chamber Leadership Programs.

Event Schedule:
11:30 am – Registration & Check-In Begins | Buffet Opens
12:00 pm – Ceremony Begins
1:30 pm – Conclusion & Class Photos

2025 Honorees:
Ron Washington, Mayor of the City of Covington (Leadership NKY Class of 2000), is the recipient of this year’s Ruth A. Eger Leader of Distinction Award. Nominated by fellow Leadership NKY alumni, this award recognizes an individual who has made significant, lifelong contributions to the region.

Dave Heidrich, CEO of Zalla Companies (Leadership NKY Class of 1983), is the recipient of the inaugural R. Casey Barach Leadership Award for Entrepreneurship. This new award honors individuals who have made a lasting impact on our region’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Stacie Strotman, President and CEO of Partners For Change (Leadership NKY Class of 2009), is the recipient of this year’s Leadership Volunteer Impact Award. This award is given to an alumnus of Leadership Northern Kentucky or Encounter NKY who generously shares their time and is accessible to others.

Thank you to Citi for their support of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Leadership Programs.