AANC Leadership Lyceum

The AANC Leadership Lyceum program is a prestigious education series aimed
at identifying, training, and empowering emerging leaders within the association. 


PROUD 2026 PROGRAM SPONSORS


CLASS OF 2026

Samantha Amato (Loebsack & Brownlee)

Diana Briones (Hawthorne Residential Partners)

Stephanie Coble (Cortland)

Berry Craven (Ginkgo Residential)

Janice Cumbie (GCI Residential)

Serece Dalton (Phillips Management Group)

Savanti Diggs( Highmark Residential)

Brian McCarthy (Real Floors)

Beth Messer (Willow Bridge Property Company)

Renee Phillips (Zumper)

Melissa Sparks (Carlisle Residential Properties)

Angie Sutton (Athens Real Estate Group)

Brandi Wologo (Wellington Advisors)

CLASS OF 2026 INFORMATION
Nomination Process
  • Owner/Operator Members: Submission window is closed.
  • Supplier Members: Submission window is closed.
Program Curriculum 
  • Navigating the Path: A Strategic Look at Association Leadership
  • Legislative Advocacy & Your Impact
  • Connected Leadership in Multifamily  
Criteria & Qualifications
  • Each Lyceum class will be a maximum of 14 participants per year.
    • All owner/operator Lyceum participants are nominated by their local association.
    • AANC's President may appoint 1 additional participant.
    • The AANC State Suppliers Council may appoint up to 3 supplier participants. 
  • Lyceum participants should be actively involved with their local association and have served at least 2 years on a committee.
  • Lyceum participants should not currently be or previously have served on the AANC Board of Directors. 
Requirements
  • Attend all three sessions to graduate.
  • Listen to a leadership podcast, read a leadership book, or create a vision board. (Present on in Session 3)
  • Connect with local association Government Affairs representative(s).
  • Observe 2 different AANC committee meetings between January and graduation.
  • Join or stay on an AANC committee post-graduation.
2026 Program Cost
  • There is no cost to the owner/operator participant for the Leadership Lyceum Program.
  • $370 for each supplier participant.
  • Participants (or their Affiliate/Company) are responsible for all travel and lodging costs. 

2026 SESSIONS


AANC Leadership Lyceum Alumni

2025: Allison Allen, Jami Anderson, Vail Barnes, Hannah Boyd, Bill Clements, Jessica Coffil, Wilnilda Cruz, Natalie Hart, Kim Hayworth, Eliza King, Carrie Langley, Whitney Nye, Natasha Pinckney

2024: Shanae Auguste, Lisa Dudzinski, Tara Gerberich, Misty Haskins, Denise McGee, Alexis O'Buckley, Haley Philip, Camille Queen, Renata Rushing, Jeremy Seeland, Derek Tarrant, Kimberly Wooten 

2023: Katy Boone, Sydney Bryan, Julie Howe, Jennifer Ipock, Brenda Leidholdt, Stephanie Loyd, Christi Manos, Rachael Modlin, Elizabeth Anne Richardson, Paul Sidam, Sarah Smith, Ashley Vetter

2022: Nana Bentsi-Enchill, Andrew Cresimore, Heather Crowley, Colleen Doubek, Dion Harris, Dale Holder, Kimberly Medearis, Liz Newkirk, Josh Owen, Shane Raby, Chris Williams, Brianna Wood

2021: Brian Brand, Stephanie Caudill, Heather Gonzalez, Jesse Jenkins, Michelle Jordan, Kelli Lea, Chris Moffett, Elizabeth Riley, Franklyn Rodriguez, Kena Sims, Karen Spaid, Deidre Quick

2020: Chris Fortune, Rachel Garavito Young, Stephanie Hovis, Betsy Kirkpatrick, Jessica Kiser, Craig Nardi, Cindy Nitschke, Jennifer Pittman, Jay Rawls, Christopher Smith, Leah Vinansky, Stacey Wilfong

2013: Lynn Ackerman, Maria Barker, Susan Passmore, Latoya Patterson, Teresa Sandman, Kym Shoults,
Ken Szymanski, Chris Webster Jr., Thomas White