Congratulations to the Wright Service Corp. Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) Program Class of 2023! Last week, the graduates had the opportunity to speak in front of their mentors and leaders across our family of companies during their capstone presentation. The presentation was the last step in the 18-month program that was put together by our Training and Development Department.

The curriculum included:

• Facilitated, in-person sessions at the Wright Service Corp. headquarters in West Des Moines, Iowa.
  • True Colors
  • Communication and emotional intelligence
  • Culture of appreciation
  • Coaching and feedback
  • Employee engagement
  • Driving difficult conversations
  • Empowerment and delegation
  • Presentation and image skills
  • Dining etiquette
  • Adaptive leadership
  • MAP for Managers
  • Guided leadership experiences
  • Leader panel discussion
  • Finance for leaders
  • Leadership Philosophy
• Book reviews
• A 3-day job shadow opportunity
• Participation in a mentor program
• A capstone project and presentation

LEAD Program Class of 2023

CNUC

• Jason Allen
• Jay Manganaro
• Nick Ringer

Transcon Environmental

• Lindsey Evenson
• Nik Gillen

Wright Canada Holdings

• Andy McLellan
• Eric Torres

Wright Outdoor Solutions

• Amy Bittle

Wright Service Corp.

• Adela Jasarevic
• Maryna Rath

Wright Tree Service

• Bacilio Alcala, Jr.
• Rudi Deleon
• Nate Demby
• Nick Ditta
• Richard Ellison
• Lance Even
• Yancy Goggin
• Efren Gutierrez
• Justin Henson
• Emanuel Hernandez
• Betsy Long
• Nick Rohrbaugh
• Kit Spicer

Wright Tree Service of Puerto Rico

• Nadine Rodriguez

Wright Tree Service of the West

• Jackson Estes
• Chuck Ritter

Thank you to executive sponsors, Matt Searels of CNUC and Adam Larson of Wright Tree Service. We’d also like to thank our session facilitators and partners from Wright Service Corp., Your Clear Next Step, Dardis Communications, MAP Consulting, fullCIRCLE, ATW Training Solutions and Sarah Noll Wilson, Inc.

Participants are nominated by leaders throughout the organization. Nominators advocate for their nominee by illustrating that person’s leadership capabilities through real-life examples. Nominations are carefully reviewed and selected by the committee. Whether selected or not, getting nominated indicates that their leader believes in the employee’s leadership ability. With the addition of this new class, 87 employees have graduated from the program since its inception.