EVANSVILLE, IN—Leadership Everyone (LE) reflected on another successful year of engaging regional servant leaders and fostering community growth during its Annual Meeting held on May 14, 2025, at the Kramer Pavilion Conference Room at Deaconess Orthopedic Neuroscience Hospital.
Throughout the evening, LE highlighted the impactful work accomplished during the 2024–2025 fiscal year by its dedicated staff, volunteers, and board. Highlights included the expansion of the Regional VOICE process; continued leadership development sessions at Bosse High School, where 10 staff members and 164 students participated in leadership development sessions; the launch of neighbor and stakeholder asset-mapping meetings across the city for Evansville Promise Neighborhood; the 30th Annual Celebration of Leadership; and Community Leadership Program retreats at the Barn Abbey in New Harmony, which brought together 77 participants from across the region.
A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Alumnus of the Year Award to Dempson Haney of Hafer, a longtime LE volunteer and board member.
“Dempson really deserves this! He has been one of our most engaged alumni for years—he serves on our Executive Committee, heads the VOICE steering committee, and has done live artistic renderings at countless VOICE visioning sessions, ” said Lynn Miller Pease, CEO of Leadership Everyone.
In a heartfelt surprise, LE alumni, board members, and friends honored Lynn Miller Pease with a tribute video celebrating her 25 years of service to the organization. “I was deeply touched by the tribute, ” said Miller Pease. “To see the faces of people I’ve worked alongside—many of whom I’ve watched grow into leaders themselves—was incredibly moving. It reminded me why this work matters and how grateful I am to be part of it.
