In 2021, we featured Lakeisha Temple in our Alumni Spotlight series as she began serving on the Leadership Charlotte Board. Today, she’s back to share updates on her leadership journey and her vision as Board President.

Name: Brian Kahn Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: LC39 (Best Class Ever) Title/Company: Charlotte Office Managing Partner, McGuireWoods; Writer and Co-Producer, Charlotte Squawks Hometown: I was

Name: Laura Belcher Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 21 Title/Company: President & CEO Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region Hometown: Born in suburbs of Chicago

Name: Michael Lizotte Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 37 Title/Company: Special Assistant to the AVC/UNC Charlotte Hometown: North Attleboro, MA Education: UMass Amherst BS Environmental Science

Name: Derrik Anderson Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 39 Title/Company: Executive Director/Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Hometown: Aiken, SC Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Master’s

Name: Laura Stone Lawrence Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 20 Title/Company: President & CEO of Safe Alliance Hometown: Chattanooga, TN          Education: Dickinson School of Law- Juris

Name: Estella Patterson Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 32 Title/Company: Chief of Police, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Hometown: Sacramento, CA Education: BA in Political Science, UNCC &

Name: Yulonda Griffin Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 43 Title/Company: Director of Community Resources Department/Mecklenburg County Hometown: Fayetteville, NC Education: BS from Fayetteville State University &

Name: Rocio Gonzalez-Zornosa Leadership Charlotte (LC) Class: 40 Title/Company: Executive Director/Women’s Business Center of Charlotte Hometown: Bogota, Colombia AND Charlotte, North Carolina Education: AA in Computer