Getting Ahead Workshops
Please join us in celebrating (and hiring, recruiting for board & committee roles, & other opportunities!) the graduates listed below. These individuals participated in the 16-week "Getting Ahead" workshop experience. Information about the cohorts is current as of January 2025.
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Want the full scoop on upcoming workshops? Contact Us and we'll give you the details!
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Interested in Lewis County Getting Ahead Workshops? Contact Karen (315-250-4999) or Stephanie (315-921-1771), or email bridgeslewiscounty@gmail.com.
Jefferson County
December 2025
Facilitators: April Bennett & Dawn Cole
Location: Flower Memorial Library, Watertown
Kathryn Babcock
Alexis Ezell
Tiffani LaVere
Ron Mahon
Dusty Jo Paddock
Maria Roach
Samantha Stewart
Lewis
County
2025
Facilitators: Karen Carr & Veda Cottun
Location: Lowville Free Library
Bill Draper
Kelly Sussman
Melanie Pate
Mercedes Fruin
Reeva Farr
Lewis
County
September 2025
Facilitators: Karen Carr & Angela LaFountain
Location: Lowville Free Library
Bobbi Jo Turck-Gokey
Brett Wadsworth
Emily Beard
Gabrielle Comfort
Kevin Fitzgerald
Lindsay Meeker
Mariah Mashaw
Megan Meeker
Lewis
County
December 2025
Facilitators: Stephanie Houser-Fouse & Jessica Porter
Location: Harris Courts, Harrisville
Justin Chmielewaki
Lloyd Lennox
Rob Barney
Stephanie Favata
Tara Lennox
Lewis
County
January 2024
Facilitators: Karen Carr & Stephanie Houser-Fouse
Location: Lowville Free Library
Felicia Foose
James Eato
Katherine Yarzab
Kathleen Kenney
Mary Parker-Ajibola
Mary Ann Lorow
Montanna Hoppel
Nikki Ellsworth
Teresa Jones
Lewis
County
July 2024
Facilitators: Stephanie Houser-Fouse, Kelly Keefer & Cassandra Beaman
Location: Lowville Free Library
Angela LaFountain
Christine DeRosia
Drew LaPlante
Melena Fidler
Sean McTarsney
Lewis
County
february 2023
Facilitators: Karen Carr & Stephanie Houser-Fouse
Location: Lowville Free Library
Cassandra Beaman
Renea Farr
Tori Fox
Jessica Porter
Reena Rogers
Nathan Speicher
Ginger Williams
Sarah Williams
Denise Zehr
Lewis County
July 2023
Facilitator: Karen Karr & Lamanda Jackson
Location: Lowville Free Library
Chelsea Dafoe
Chelsea Pitre
Julie Golden
Mary Ellen Moon
Nicol Kohl
Skylee LaValley
Vea Cottun
Jefferson County
november 2022
Facilitator: Amor Diaz
Location: Urban Mission
Kristal Bigelow
Carmen Garcia
Raquel Gonzalez
Yaneliz Sanchez-Davila
Brenda Zabala
Lewis
County
september 2022
Facilitators: Karen Carr & Stephanie Houser-Fouse
Location: Lowville Free Library
Morgan Burd
Nancy DeGruccio
Melinda Jackson
Donna Sanders
Jefferson County
JULY 2022
Facilitator: Amor Diaz
Location: Urban Mission
Stephanie Bernal
Christine Countryman
Jean Herrera
Bruno Nespoli
Sarah Orton
Marc Warner
Devlin White
Lewi County
August 2022
Facilitator: Karen Carr & Stephanie Houser-Fouse
Location: Lowville Free Library
Donna Sanders
Melinda Jackson
Morgan Burd
Nancy DeGruccio
Jefferson County
February 2022
Facilitators: Anthony Lopez, Sarah Yerdon
Location: Adams Fire Hall
Ashley Johnson
Allison Passage
Patricia Rosales
Jennifer Smith
Timmy Wilson
Lewis County
2021
Facilitators: Lamanda Jackson & Karen Carr
Location: Forest Presbyterian Church, Lyons Falls
Christy Chapman
Michael Fowler
Pam Hanno
Jefferson County
August 2021
Facilitators: Dawn Cole, Sarah Woodward
Location: Urban Mission
Gary Andrew
Eva Ballenger
Melissa Clyde
Shelby Chipp
Sylvia Grimes
Rebecca LaFlamme
Monique Lee
Jacob Liebig
Lewis County
2021
Facilitators: Lamanda Jackson & Melanie Bush
Location: Virtual
Kimberly Cavanagh
Sidara Austin
Shelly Gydesen
James Trainham
Susan Austin
Doug Renodin
Karissa Fahey
Kristie Busby
Jefferson County
JULy 2021
Facilitators: Sarah Hilyer, Sarah Yerdon
Location: Urban Mission
Caitlin Krause
Chris Malinsky
Daniel Racalto
Jeffery Robinson
Tammy Ryan
Jo'Kyia Smith
Laurette Thon
Jefferson County
February 2021
Facilitators: Tim Fayette, Sarah Yerdon
Location: Northern Regional Center for Independent Living
Amanda Arriola
Kate Austin
Nate Brown
Anthony Lopez
Emily Mack
Jaide Stevens
Charlene Wanta
Karina Wroblewski
Jefferson County
December 2020
Facilitators: Dawn Cole, Sarah Hilyer
Location: Urban Mission
Karen Appleby
Kellie Jo Bennett
Diana Burden
Tanya Curry
Michelle Daye
Paul Nutting
Shane Persons
Cindy Tavani
Geraldo Torres
Jefferson County
September 2020
Facilitators: Sarah Hilyer, Mike Larrabee
Location: Urban Mission (via virtual connection)
Erin Gollaher
Alexis Grinnell
Nichole Hall
Heather Lipczynski
Ryan Smith
Jefferson County
2020
Facilitators: Jessica Flitcroft, Tammy Kitto
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
Hope Bryant
Anastasia Girard
Ruth Hull
Jessica Sprague
Liz Stevens
Stacia Ward
Lewis
County
2020
Facilitators: Karen Carr
Location: Lowville NRCIL
Angie Marin
BJ Stewart
Debbie Weston
Virginia Fitzgerald
Jefferson County
November 2019
Facilitators: Tammy Kitto, Orales Stroud
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
Bradley Bobb
Lucas Boliver
Steven Clark
Renee "Kelly" Kelly
Anthony Moore
Crystal Pitre
Dustin Pryce
Eve Reynolds
Gary Robinson
Jason Traynor
Jefferson County
May 2019
Facilitators: Dawn Cole, Mike Larrabee
Location: Urban Mission
Rhonda Garceau
Sarah Kampnich
Maricel Prou
Schevon Reese
William Szlasa
Gabriel Thomas
Sarah Woodward
Jefferson County
May 2019
Facilitators: Tammy Kitto, Orales Stroud
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
Lorraine Barry
Robert Champion
John Litchy
Jessica Moore
Richard Morse
Phileena Romeo
Edward Schuerfeld
Comfort Walker
Jefferson County
April 2019
Facilitators: Christian Taylor, Sarah Yerdon
Location: Northern Regional Center for Independent Living
Melissa Berkman
Jessica Dejesus
Tammy Gebo
Donald Gilleo, Jr.
Amy Laning
Lisa McClain
Tabitha Peffly
Donald Self
Mark Tavoni
Jefferson County
March 2019
Facilitators: April Bennett, Brandy Roberts
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Jefferson County
Terrance Carson
Krystal Dalling
Monique Farney
Brittaney Flake
Keola McDonald
Zoel Munson
Misty Pientka
Calvin Stanley
Jefferson County
November 2018
Facilitators: Robert Bowen, Brandy Roberts
Location: Urban Mission
James Countryman
Nichole Eves
Carey Gorman
Rebecca Gracey
Luis Holness
Jordan Lewis-Robinson
Kylie Olney
Jamie Postal
Debbie Renda
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Jefferson County
August 2018
Facilitators: Dawn Cole, Sarah Yerdon
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
Alicia Clayton
Carmella Guzman
Kelly Hamlin
Sarah Hilyer
Melissa Hockey
Carolyn Mantle
Kelly Martin (Adams)
Nathan "Danny" Mills
Dyiaram Samaroo
Jefferson County
August 2018
Facilitators: Joanna Loomis, Orales Stroud
Location: Urban Mission
Juliane Aubertine
Jackie Brown
Rebecca Draper
Holly Gaskin
Dustin Gonyou
Kara Hazelton
Christina Sampson
Ralph Wylie
Jefferson County
July 2018
Facilitators: Brandy Roberts, Tammy Kitto
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
Dena Coleman
Alison Doane
Burt Keefer
Shellie Larkin
Aaron Slate
Lee Smith
Joshua Stevenson
Jefferson County
March 2018
Facilitators: Dawn Cole, Joanna Loomis
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
John Bonventre
Roberta Burt
Todd Chandler
Brandy Dillabough
Martie Elliott
Mersaydie Johnson
Michael Lowder
Bonny "Bunny" Persons
Will Queal, Jr.
Cassandra Roberts-Session
Sarah Yerdon
Jefferson County
July 2017
Facilitators: Tammy Kitto, Dawn Mills
Location: Community Action Planning Council, Jefferson County
Robin Adams
Brandy Roberts
Tim Fayette
Karen Granger
Brad Hurteau
Leslie Keefer
Michael Larrabee
Stacy Maust
Johnathan "JJ" Persons
Sharon Rogers
Susan Finley
Orales Stroud
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