Louisville, Ky. (March 6, 2025) – Last week, Greater Louisville Inc. launched its 2025 sessions of the Health Enterprises Network’s (HEN) Healthcare Fellows program and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics (AML) Fellows program. 26 professionals in the region’s fastest-growing industries will participate in rigorous programming over the next 10 months to help grow their skills.

The 2025 HEN Fellows include:

• Daniela Alzuru, Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Envision Healthcare
• Emily Eurton, Enterprise Transformation Lead, Humana
• Kiana Fields, Research and Education Coordinator, UofL School of Medicine – Inst. Equity
• Yasmary Hernandez, Synergy CEO/Owner, Homecare of East Lou
• Chad Hester, Director of Sales and Growth, CenterWell Primary Care
• Gabriela Morris, Supervisor, UPS Healthcare
• Mike Purcell, Area Manager, UPS Healthcare
• Derek Russell , Cold Chain Packaging Manager, UPS Healthcare
• Vanessa Shannon, Mental Performance Consultant, Optimize Consulting
• Sara Tracy, Sr. Workforce Development Project Manager, Kentucky Chamber
• Kenya Wade, CEO/Founder, Cycle Breakers Breaking Chains Inc
• Alyssa Waltson, Distribution Manager, UPS Healthcare
• Myra Wiley, RN, Owner/Lead Instructor, Norton Healthcare/Hands2Hearts Academy
• Eric Wilson, Lead Supervisor, UPS Healthcare

This is the 21st cohort of Healthcare Fellows, which has more than 370 alumni in the Greater Louisville region. The 2025 Healthcare Fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds and demographics and represent many industries within the healthcare ecosystem including clinical services/outpatient, education, hospitals, advanced manufacturing and logistics, and professional services.

The 2025 AML fellows include:

• Robbie Abner, Repair Shop Manager, Air Hydro Power
• Ryan Benningfield, Corporate Director of Manufacturing, Premier Packaging
• Mac Brown, Photographer, Mac Brown Media, LLC
• Joan Chmielewski, Industrial Engineering Director, UPS Airlines
• Joe Donahoe, Solutions Specialist, Shippers Solutions
• Joe Gobis, Industrial Automation Sales Engineer, CRG Automation
• Brooks Mayer, Director of Business Development, ARCO Design/Build
• Greg Padesky, Business Development Manager, U.S., Quant U.S. Corporation
• Michele Pelton, Aircraft Maintenance Materials Director, UPS Airlines
• Adam Wiseman, Senior Director, Strategy, Inventory & Deployment, GE, a Haier Company
• Doug Grogg, Neff Automation, Technical Sales Representative
• Isaiah Rumsey, Messer Construction, Business Development Manager

AML Fellows was created in 2023 and modeled after the widely successful Healthcare Fellows program. The program consists of 10 monthly sessions that are tailored for rising advanced manufacturing and logistics leaders and will focus on a variety of topics including automation and innovation.

“It is important to foster our rising leaders in key sectors in Greater Louisville,” said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and CEO, GLI. “The Healthcare Fellows and AML Fellows represent some of the brightest members of our region’s fastest-growing industries. I am looking forward to seeing these individuals grow their skillsets and what they accomplish in their respective industries after completing these programs.”

To learn more about the HEN Fellows, click here. To learn more about the AML Fellows, click here.

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About Greater Louisville Inc.

Greater Louisville Inc. is the Metro Chamber of Commerce and represents 15 counties in Kentucky and Indiana. GLI’s mission is to grow businesses and the regional economy. GLI supports businesses during every stage of development and represents the collective needs of the business community by advocating for pro-growth policies and economic development investment, and deploying programming centered around attracting and developing talent and economic inclusion. GLI is the 2019 National Chamber of the Year and is one of only three percent of chambers nationally certified with 5-star accreditation status by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Learn more on social media @GLIchamber or visit www.greaterlouisville.com.