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2021 Round Rock Chamber of Commerce participants announced ROUND ROCK, Texas – Seventeen local residents have been selected to participate in the annual Round Rock Chamber of Commerce Leadership Round Rock (LRR) program. In addition, three people will take part in the young professional program, called Ascend. “Our leadership programs are the flagship of the chamber’s talent development efforts,” said Cynthia Flores, 2021 LRR chair in a statement. “Each year participants see the full scope of the institutions that have been so successful in growing our community and how they work together.” LRR meets through December, hosting ten full-day sessions for the participants. The program challenges them to identify their own passions and work to make a difference, according to the chamber.
The 2021 Ascend class includes: • Leah Clark, District Director for State Senator Charles Schwertner • Bolden Harris, Teravista Family Wellness • Dalton Douglas, Austin Regional Clinic Jason Ball, Chamber of Commerce president and CEO thanked them for their time commitment to the year-long program. “The business community recognizes the true value that leadership development programs like Leadership Round Rock and Ascent provide to employers,” noting that LRR participants are more satisfied in their community and participate in other professional and philanthropic organizations.
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The 2021 LRR class participants are: • Jessica Bowers, Texas State University • Ziomara Briseno, Round Rock Area Serving Center • Christopher Cantu, Edward Jones • Alicia Hawley, Dell Technologies • Jennifer Hayhurst, Ascension Seton Williamson • Tyler Jarl, City of Round Rock • Rhonda Kuiper, Round Rock Public Library • Robert Lewis, Lewis Investments • Daniel Martey, Wells Fargo Bank • Todd Miller, Maxwell Locke & Ricker LLP • Priya Patel, Baylor Scott & White Health • Armando Perez, Oncor • Nathan Pisik, Dell Technologies • James W. Richards, Round Rock Police Department • Lauren Rowe, Baylor Scott & White Health • Michele Sherwood, Sherwood Keller Williams Realty – Round Rock • Zahir Walji, High Country Market Bistro & Cafe
