SRC Celebrates Third Graduating Class, SRC Leadership Academy [Gallery]
SRC Holdings Corp. recognized 17 graduates of the SRC Leading Edge Leadership Academy at a commencement ceremony on May 12, 2022. The program graduates participated in more than 80 hours of training across 5 months.
“These leaders are our greatest teachers, and they can pass the principles they’ve learned to others,” said Jack Stack, President and CEO, “It has a powerful impact on the success of our business, associates and community.”
Leading Edge, the internal training and development wing of SRC Holdings, formed the Leadership Academy in 2019 to ensure present and future leaders have the knowledge they need to do their jobs well and lead others. The curriculum, structured in a learn-it-do-it model, includes SRC organization information, benefits and employee ownership, employment law, teamwork and conflict resolution, communication and emotional intelligence, professionalism and humble leadership, and Great Game of Business leadership principles.
The third graduating class consists of 17 leaders across the SRC Family of Companies, many of whom work on the front line. The graduates collectively represent 98 years of leadership and more than 600 employee-owners across 6 SRC subsidiaries.
The graduating class, affectionately named the Top Gun Class, includes:
Jacob Barge, NewStream Enterprises
Eric Hedden, NewStream Enterprises
Paul Samsel, NewStream Enterprises
Lindsay Slone, NewStream Enterprises
Michael Anderson, SRC Automotive
Leland Dull, SRC Automotive
Wyatt Hedgepath, SRC Electrical
Jessica Pearson-McCulley, SRC Electrical
Brandon Robinson, SRC Electrical
Tammy Early, SRC Heavy Duty
Robert Loyd, SRC Heavy Duty
Craig Partin, SRC Heavy Duty
David Bearden, SRC Logistics
James Chenevert, SRC of Lexington
John Elliot, SRC of Lexington
Brandon Tompkins, SRC of Lexington
Johnathan Whitaker, SRC of Lexington
Since the program’s inception in 2019, 50 leaders and front-line associates have graduated from SRC’s Leading Edge Leadership Academy. SRC plans to launch its fourth class later this year.
