Leadership Northeast recognized its Amplify: Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 during graduation ceremonies on Wednesday at Wyoming Seminary’s Kirby Center for the Creative Arts.
Sponsored by the PPL Foundation, the Amplify program is comprised of 30 women who participated in developing progressive leadership competencies including leader identity, emotional intelligence and advanced communication skills among others. Over the course of seven sessions, they addressed real-time challenges for women in leadership, financial literacy, policy change and much more.
Amplify is a collaboration between Leadership Northeast, the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Dr. Christine Kiesinger of CEK Communication.
Sara Peperno, left, of Old Forge, and Mary Kay Pivovarnik of Scranton, a 2022 graduate, during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Sarah Harris of Dallas talks with a group of attendees during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Attendees chat during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Amanda Murdock of Kingston, a 2025 graduate, chats with a group during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Attendees chat during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Courtney Deignan of Forty Fort, a 2023 graduate, talks with Linda Rowe of Wilkes-Barre during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Attendees chat during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Sara Peperno, left, of Old Forge, and Mary Kay Pivovarnik of Scranton, a 2022 graduate, during the Women’s Leadership Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts in Kingston on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)