Congratulations to our latest Ballad Health Aspiring Leader Program graduates!

Team Member Kudos
Left to right: McKenna Hurley, Tank Knotts, Siera Wojciechowicz, Christina Wills, Jacob Wright, Janette Johnson, Katie Parker, Bre Miller, Ariel Ellis, Cianda Smith (program director), Diamond Smith, Brittany Spellar, Shelby Hensley, Drina Basham, Seth McIntosh, Lisa Bailey, Jessica Daggs, Haley Rice, Brandon Johnson, Heather Mullikin, Tia Davis and Sidney Vaughan. Not pictured: Rachel Conner and Amy Teague

The latest cohort of Ballad Health’s Aspiring Leader Program graduated recently. The program is administered by Organizational Development and helps develop introductory leadership skills for team members who aspire to become leaders or who show leadership potential at Ballad Health.

Team members must be nominated for the class by a leader in the organization, and the program requires a participation commitment by the aspiring leaders and their supervisor.

Congratulations to the latest graduating class!

  • Janette Johnson
  • Brandon Johnson
  • Breanna Miller
  • Katie Steffen
  • Sidney Vaughan
  • Christina Wills
  • Tia Davis
  • Rachel Conner
  • Alejandrina Basham
  • Siera Wojciechowicz
  • Ariel Ellis
  • Seth McIntosh
  • Shelby Hensley
  • Brittany Spellar
  • Haley Rice
  • Tank Knotts
  • Jessica Daggs
  • Jacob Wright
  • Amy Teague
  • McKenna Hurley
  • Lisa Bailey
  • Heather Mullikin
  • Diamond Smith

This cohort completed a five-month program of in-person classroom training. Graduates learn leadership skills that can assist in bridging the gap from their current role to a leadership role. The curriculum includes topics and skills such as:

  • Inspire trust
  • Managing conflicts and differing personalities
  • Effective communication
  • Operational Excellence Lean training
  • Various other components

For questions, contact Cianda Smith in Organizational Development at Cianda.smith@balladhealth.org.

For leaders across the system who want to nominate an Aspiring Leader, click here to access the nomination form.