The Leadership Lowndes Board of Directors is proud to announce the Leadership Lowndes Class of 2017. Classes are limited to 30 people and all applicants must go through a competitive selections process. Each class represents a true cross-section of the Valdosta/Lowndes County community. These emerging leaders are active in business, education, the arts, religion, government, community-based organizations, ethnic and minority groups and reflect the diversity of the community. Members of the Class of 2017 are: Meghan Barwick – Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority, Dr. Veronica Brown – Lowndes County Schools, Crystal Carter – Edward Jones, Chad Case – Mediacom, Jessica Catlett – VLPRA, John Courson – First Commercial Real Estate, Layton Dees – Scruggs Concrete Company, JD Dillard – Southern Georgia Regional Commission, Shirin Eutzler – Guardian Bank, Courtney Gooding – Southeastern Credit Union, Dr. Sanjay Gupta – VSU, Langdale College of Business, Keyara Hamilton – Goodwill Industries, Paul Hamilton – Law Office of Paul Hamilton, Ellen Hill – City of Valdosta, Travis Hill – Southwest Georgia Bank, Aneesha Johnson – DuPont, John Johnson – Whitehead/Miller Hardware, Roz Johnson – Behavioral Health Services, Lee Kurrie – SGMC, Mark Mashburn – America’s Home Place, Lee McArthur – CCB Tech Group, Besty McTier – Valdosta City Schools, Greg Moore – Commercial Real Estate Advisors, Col. Susan Riordon-Smith – Moody Air Force Base, Adrian Rivers – Lowndes County DFCS, Christopher Shipman – CJB Industries, Indira Stephens – Georgia Power, Quinncy Thomas – Valdosta State University, Lt. Stephen Thompson – Valdosta-Lowndes Regional Crime Lab, and Claire Walton – Girls on the Run South Georgia.