Outstanding Alumnus of the Year
Each year, Leadership York recognizes one outstanding alumnus for their contribution to the greater good in our community. Graduates from any of Leadership York's programs are eligible.
Please consider nominating a fellow Leadership York class member or any LY alumni for the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award. This award is designed to recognize exceptional graduates from our programs.
Nominees should meet the following criteria:
Be an active volunteer in the York community for a minimum of 6 years since graduating from a Leadership York program.
Hold a leadership role with a nonprofit or elected/appointed position on which they have served at least one term.
Making a visible impact in the York community through dedicated community service.
*Note: Volunteer, community, and board service that extends outside of the individual’s specific career carries more weight in the selection process.
To confirm if someone went through our programs, please review the complete list below.
*Current LY Board of Directors and Staff are not eligible.
Leadership York Names Jenny Englerth as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year 2023
Each year, Leadership York recognizes one outstanding alumnus for their contributions to the greater good in our community. This year’s Outstanding Alumnus of the Year is Jenny Englerth. The Outstanding Alumnus of the Year selection committee is comprised of past recipients of Leadership York’s Alumnus of the Year award and Leadership York staff.
Jenny is the President/CEO of Family First Health—a not for profit health care system providing high quality and cost-effective care in urban and rural communities throughout south-central Pennsylvania.
Jenny’s passion for system level change, knack for breaking down complex problems into actionable pieces, and engaging diverse voices has positioned her to lead many change initiatives throughout her career.
Jenny has served as the founding board chair for the PA Coalition on Oral Health and more recently was the founding Board Chair of the White Rose Leadership Institute where she continues to serve on the board today. She is also the Chair of the Healthy York Coalition, serves on the board for York Suburban Education Foundation, and is the Pennsylvania representative for OPEN (Oral Health Progress and Equity Network).
Past Alumni of the Year
2007 Nancy Ahalt (LTP 85, LDS 07)
2006 Kay Kuhn (LTP 02)
2005 Christi Brown (LTP 02)
2004 Mark Ottemiller (LTP 94)
2003 Beverly Mackereth (LTP 89)
2002 Michael Gleim (EC 1990)
2000 David Kennedy (LTP 89)
1999 Anne Hoover (LTP 79)
1998 Dennis Kelly (LTP 89)
1997 Peggy Fink (LTP 94)
1996 Zoe Meisenhelder (LTP 79)
1995 Michael Hady (LTP 87)
1994 Jeffrey Varnes (LTP 89)
1993 Selma Rosenfeld (LTP 82)
1992 Linda Davidson (LTP 82)
1991 Bill Groft (LTP 79)
2023 Jenny Englerth (EC 05, NLA 06)
2022 Douglas Smallwood, Sr. (LTP 89)
2021 Kervin Myer (LTP 94) 2020 Frank Countess (LTP 97) 2019 Delma Rivera-Lytle (LTP 82, LDS 09) 2018 Rob Berkebile (LTP 92) 2017 Rob Stone (EC 11)
2016 Casey Deller (LTP 06, MY 11)
2015 Diane Baker (LTP 05, MY 01)
2014 Doug Berman (LTP 02)
2013 Nadine Hubner (EC 93, LTP 94)
2012 Suzanne McConkey (LTP 89)
2011 Elizabeth Dellinger (LTP 98)
2010 Scott Butcher (LTP 96)
2009 Anne Zerbe (LTP 03)
2008 Dave Freeman (EC 02)