Leadership Dekalb has picked its class of 2018.

Leadership DeKalb, a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 1986, is a community leadership program with the goal of building a network of people who are "committed to addressing and resolving the issues that impact the quality of life in DeKalb County and the metro region."

Here is the list of the 55 "emerging leaders" selected to participate this year's class.

• Diane Adoma, City Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem, City of Stonecrest

• Randy Akies, Captain, DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

• Ken Banks, Major, DeKalb County Police Department

• Enrique Bascuñana, Community Development Director, City of Doraville

• Chris Bell, Greenspace Planner, DeKalb County Government

• Kia Billingsley, Principal, DeKalb County School District

• Shirlynn Brownell, Director of Economic Development, City of Brookhaven

• Sarah Bunbury, Account Lead, JS Events Lead, Jackson Spalding

• Antonio Burden, Chief of Staff, DeKalb County Fire Rescue

• Tena Burnett, Owner & Therapist, Dynamic Counseling and Solutions, LLC

• Tarsha Calloway, Executive Director, Emory University

• Camron Carden, Manager, Substation Design Services, Georgia Transmission Corporation

• Dorian DeBarr, Vice President of Finance, Decide DeKalb Development Authority

• Michael Diaz, Project Manager/Senior Project Engineer, CH2M

• Maryum Gibson, Executive Director, Scottdale Early Learning, Inc.

• Lisa Glover, Principal Consultant/Owner, Ivy Vining Consulting, LLC

• Alvin Glymph, Coordinator II, DeKalb County School District

• Teresa Hardy, Manager, Accenture

• Tracie Hawkins-Simpson, Health Services Manager, Kaiser Permanente

• Ebony Hillsman, Web and Digital Consultant, The Collaborative Firm

• Ilma Hodge, Fiscal Officer, DeKalb County Government

• Matt Holmes, Communications Coordinator, CH2M

• Neva Jones, Senior Analyst, Delta Air Lines

• Michele Kelly-Morton, Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Ed Laity, President, DVA Navion

• Renae Madison, Communications Specialist, City of Decatur

• Melissa Manfredi, Founder, Attorney, Manfredi Law, LLC

• Mike McAuliffe, VP-Program Manager, Pioneer Underwriters

• Steven McNeal, Business Manager/CFO, Grace Church International

• Thele Moore, Agent Owner, Thele Moore Agency-American Family Insurance

• Cynthia Moorer, Charge Nurse, Lenbrook Square

• Gene Morrison, Senior Program Specialist, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Protective Service

• Tony Neal, Vice President Institutional Advancement, Georgia Piedmont Technical College

• Eric Nickens, Jr., Marketing & Business Development Manager/PIO, DeKalb County Board of Health

• Prince Njoku, Managing Partner, The CP Law Group, LLC

• Poul Olson, Chief Communications and Development Officer, The Task Force for Global Health

• Shalamar Parham, Attorney/Owner, Parham Law Firm LLC

• A'Sheika Penn, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit

• Cassandra Prescott, Director of Business Operations/HR, APD Solutions Consulting

• Kendra Price, Government Affairs Manager, Emory University

• Lucretia Ramsey, President, Ramsey Realty Services

• Scott Richards, Deputy Chief of Police, City of Decatur Police Department

• Kamden Robb, Manager of Residential Channels, Gas South

• Andrew Roberts, Senior Director of Finance, Seven Oaks Company

• Brian Ross, Presiding Associate Judge State Court-Traffic Division, DeKalb County

• Christopher Sanders, Executive Director, East Metro DeKalb Community Improvement District

• Brad Schrade, Senior Investigative Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Shavone Smith, Project Manager, TD Bank

• Joel Thibodeaux, Director of Audits & Compliance, DeKalb County School District

• Nikita Trivedi, Comptroller, Georgia Power

• Audrey Turner, Business Manager, Emory University

• Kelly Walsh, Residential Realtor, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

• Chanel-Alexandria Washington, Senior Management & Program Analyst, United States Department of Transportation

• Latarsha Williams, Senior Services Administrator, DeKalb County Government, Human Services Department

• Andy Wurtzel, Executive Director, Service Lines and Business Development, DeKalb Medical