Leadership Corvallis is a non-profit, 501c3 tax-exempt organization consisting of the following:
- A board of directors, which serves as the policy setting and managing body with the responsibility to direct and oversee activities of committees for candidate recruiting, curriculum development, finance and public relations. The board consists of graduates of Leadership Corvallis and members of the advisory board.
- An advisory council, consisting of recognized leaders in the community who provide guidance and general oversight.
- Several standing committees for specific operational functions, such as curriculum, recruitment, vision, alumni and graduation.
2023-24 Board of Directors
- President: Chris Quaka
- President-Elect: Lily McFadden
- Past President: Kemble Tsoi
- Secretary: Nicole Jenkins
- Class Host: Jema Patterson
- Treasurer & Finance Chair: Lauren Loeffler
- Curriculum Chair: Melissa Carter-Goodrum
- Recruitment Chair: Melissa Carter-Goodrum
- Alumni Chair: Vacant
- Public Relations Chair: Sean Nealon
- Graduation Chair: Stacia Pugh
- Community Service Projects Chair: Callie Elliott
- Member-At-Large: Pete Bober
- Member-At-Large: Norma Cardona
Advisory Council
- Cynthia Spencer-Hadlock, Executive Director, The Arts Center
- Gordon Zimmerman, President/CEO, Citizen’s Bank
- Helen Higgins, CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis
- Mark Shepard, City Manager, Corvallis
- Rick Hein, President & CEO, Oregon State Credit Union
- Sara Gelser, Senator, District 8, Oregon State Senate
- Steve Clark, Vice President of University Relations, Oregon State University
- Xan Augerot, Commissioner, Benton County
- Lisa Avery, President, Linn-Benton Community College
- Kelley Kaiser, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Samaritan Health Services
- Ivory Lyles, Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement, Oregon State University
- Penny Rosenberg, Editor, Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald