Leadership Tyler

Join us at Leadership Live 2026 - Celebrating 40 Years! 📣 Our Co-Chairs, Kristen Brice and Luke Cummings, are looking forward to celebrating 40 years of Leadership Tyler and introducing Class 40 to the community. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-live-2026-tickets-1988566300335

It's a reunion! 🎉 LT Alumni - call up your classmates and let them know that this is an event they don't want to miss! This high-energy luncheon will be the perfect way to kick off a whole weekend of activities and chances to reconnect!

Meet Leadership Live 2026 Co-Chair, Luke Cummings! 📣

Professionally, Luke serves as Senior Commercial Transactions Manager with the Genecov Group, but in his free time, he serves with organizations like The Children’s Park and Leadership Tyler. Luke is a proud graduate of our Core Program - Class 38.

Of the many motivators to invest in Tyler’s future and well-being, Luke says his very fun, active 2-year-old is the biggest! "Getting to invest back into Tyler is such a privelege. The longer I live here, I see more and more how imperative it is to partner together and take care for our community," he says.

We’re so grateful for Luke’s involvement and dedication to serve as a Co-Chair for Leadership Live this year! Help us thank him! 👏

Meet our first Leadership Live 2026 Co-Chair, Kristen Brice! 📣

By day, Kristen is the Regional Director of Outreach and Engagement with Ardent Health, but in her free time, she is an avid volunteer for many nonprofits in our community.

She’s also a proud graduate of our Core Program - Class 36, and she currently serves on our Board of Directors. Kristen says the opportunity to lead with purpose while planting roots in the community inspired her to get involved with LT. “This organization’s commitment to serving others aligns with my passion for making a lasting, local impact through strong, community-centered leadership,” she says.

We’re so grateful for Kristen’s commitment and willingness to serve as a Co-Chair for Leadership Live this year! Help us thank her! 👏

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Meet your Co-Chairs for Leadership Live 2026 - Celebrating 40 Years!: Kristen Brice and Luke Cummings! 🌟

Join us on September 25th as we celebrate 40 years of Leadership Tyler and introduce Core Class 40 to the community.

It's a reunion! 🎉 Alumni - call up your classmates and let them know that this is an event they don't want to miss! This high-energy event will be the perfect way to kick off a whole weekend of activities and changes to reconnect!

Stay tuned for more!

After five years of dedicated service to Leadership Tyler, we will soon celebrate the retirement of our Director of Alumni Relations, Jackie Cannon. 🌹

Since joining our team, Jackie has been the driving force behind the growth and success of our Alumni Association. Through her passion for building relationships, creating meaningful opportunities for engagement, and fostering a strong sense of community, she has helped transform our alumni network into one of Leadership Tyler’s greatest strengths.

Jackie’s unwavering commitment to our graduates and her belief in the power of leadership have left a lasting mark on our organization. Because of her vision and dedication, hundreds of Leadership Tyler alumni are more connected, engaged, and invested in serving our community.

While we will certainly miss Jackie’s warmth, enthusiasm, and servant heart, we are incredibly grateful for the foundation she has built and the legacy she leaves behind. Her impact will continue to be felt for years to come through the relationships she nurtured and the programs she helped create.

Please join us in congratulating Jackie on her well-earned retirement and thanking her for five remarkable years of service to Leadership Tyler. We wish her all the happiness, adventure, and many more cruises as she enters this next chapter!

SAVE THE DATE! 📣 If you didn’t grab one of these at State of the City, this is your sign to mark your calendar for Leadership Live 2026, celebrating our 40th Anniversary! It’s going to be BIG! You don’t want to miss this huge milestone celebration.

More details to come about a whole weekend of anniversary actives. Stay tuned! 🌹

The pressure is on… but there’s still time to submit your applications for Core Program’s Class 40! 🌹 Apply here: https://leadership-tyler.org/core/

For questions or more information, please email Executive Director, Wendy Frizzell, at [email protected]

There are so many wonderful reasons to join Leadership Tyler! And here's another... Remember, applications close on Friday, May 29th. 🌹 Apply here: https://leadership-tyler.org/core/

For questions or more information, please email Executive Director, Wendy Frizzell, at [email protected]

Help us thank James Wansley as he completes his term as Board Chair for Leadership Tyler. 🌹 Today was his last board meeting at the helm, but we’re confident he won’t be going very far! James, thank you for your continued dedication to the mission of Leadership Tyler and your many contributions to its future success!