Oklahoma Bar Journal

2024 OBA Leadership Academy Concludes

The eighth class of the OBA Leadership Academy graduated on Jan. 16. Throughout the year, participants learned about OBA governance, special considerations for attorneys in public service, networking skills and effective communication. They attended the 2024 OBA Annual Meeting, volunteered at Palomar and the Law Day Ask A Lawyer program, heard from several inspirational Oklahoma leaders and much more. The graduates are Alyssa Amundsen, Norman; Timothy D. Beets, Oklahoma City; Melissa Brooks, Oklahoma City; Brian Candelaria, Norman; Courtney Driskell, Tulsa; Sherry Erb, Muskogee; Thomas Grossnicklaus, Oklahoma City; Rachel Hartman, Norman; Melissa Martin, Yukon; Calandra McCool, Norman; Kinder Shamhart, Bartlesville; Brett Stavin, Edmond; Elissa Stiles, Tulsa; Shannon Taylor, Oklahoma City; and Taylor Wallner, Oklahoma City.

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Originally published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal – OBJ 96 No. 2 (February 2025)

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