2026 Leadership Cleveland Graduation & Alumni Association Scholarship Luncheon

Join us for the 2026 Leadership Cleveland Graduation and Alumni Association Scholarship Luncheon on Wednesday, May 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the Cleveland Country Club ballroom as we honor the graduates of the current year's program and raise funds to provide a non-profit executive with a scholarship to the program. 

Each year, if funding is available, the scholarship committee of the Leadership Cleveland Alumni Association awards a scholarship or partial scholarship for the Leadership Cleveland program to a non-profit executive in Cleveland and Bradley County. The funds raised at this luncheon along with alumni donations support that scholarship.


Our guest speaker is Carman Lastoria. Carman serves as the Director of Alumni Relations at Lee University. Carman is in his 14th year at Lee University. He previously served 12 years as the Associate Athletic Director overseeing the department’s marketing and communication efforts. In 2024, he moved into the role of Director of Donor Relations, and will continue to oversee fundraising efforts, primarily through leading the Annual Fund. Lastoria graduated from Lee with his Master of Business Administration in May of 2022. He received his bachelor's degree from Lee in 2008.

He and his wife, Shalee, reside in Cleveland with their beautiful daughter, Bexley Ruth. Carman is a graduate of the 2024-2025 Leadership Cleveland class.


Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, May 13. All members are welcomed and encouraged to support the alumni association efforts by attending the luncheon.