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The Leadership Fairfax Institute Program, built around community issues and skill development, and the Emerging Leaders Institute, focusing on skill building, mentoring, community service projects and community leadership service, have announced their 2008 graduates. The graduates include:
Lai P. Chan, Dreams in USA Team, Fairfax.
Tyler D. Corey, Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, Fairfax.
Laura M. Harrington, Balance Technology Group Inc., Burke.
Darryl R. Ladd, Cox Communications, Fairfax.
Heisung J. Lee, Korean Central Senior Center, Fairfax Station.
Thomas Roberts, Roberts Education Corporation, Fairfax.
Jeanne R. Sanders, Volunteer Fairfax, Fairfax.
Patricia M. Stevens, Fairfax County Department of Systems Management for Human Services, Burke.
Kathy D. Wheeler, Community Business Partnership, Lorton.
Alan D. Wooten, Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, Fairfax.
The Emerging Leaders Institute graduates include:
Chris Caldwell, BB&T Bank, Springfield.
Richard Eberhart, Online Resources Corp., Fairfax.
Meti Fekadu, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Burke.
Lesley Green, Girls On the Run of NOVA, Fairfax.
Laura Martin, New Hope Housing, Burke.
Claudia McDowell, Fairfax County Department of Family Services, Springfield.
Jessica Pettry, Northrop Grumman, Fairfax.
Mark Sites, Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, Fairfax.
Melissa Smarr, Fairfax County Government, Fairfax.
Monita Sun, ManTech, Springfield.