Leadership Carbon announce the graduation of its 2023 class from 5-7 p.m. May 10 at the Lehighton American Legion Post 314. Tickets are now on sale until April 28. Visit https://tinyurl.com/LCclassof23.

Leadership Carbon is a premier adult leadership development program designed to cultivate knowledgeable, action-oriented community leaders through the exploration of important local issues and services, behind the scenes view of what makes Carbon work and build lasting relationships that empower classmates to come together to ensure a bright future for the county.

The 9-month long program was created in 2005 and has graduated over 190 students.

Graduates are: Zachery Christman and Leah Jones, The Jim Christman Team at Keller Williams; Gabrielle Elsasser, Pencor; Nadine Fisher, St. Luke’s Carbon Campus; Connie Hoffman, ownerbaker Wild & Free Bakery; Myrisa Kates and Alissa Mathisen, St. Luke’s Carbon Campus; Louisa Krause and Tyler Smarr, Mauch Chunk Trust; Marsha Macalush, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley; Jason Shellhammer, County of Carbon; Emily Shook, Pencor; Jodi Smale and Tami Trimbur, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon; Terri Trotter, CSF Buxmont Academy and Rhonda Wenrich.