Leadership Wilkes-Barre proudly announces that Andrea Caladie, CPA, will be awarded the 2012 Distinguished Leadership Award at the upcoming Annual Dinner and Graduation; which will be held Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Woodlands Inn. The dinner celebrates Leadership Wilkes-Barre's graduating class of 2012, marking 31 years of developing community leaders, and welcomes the incoming Class of 2013.

Andrea, Governmental Compliance Director to ParenteBeard, LLC, is a 1999 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre's Core program. With over 22 years of accounting experience working with non-profits, colleges and universities, commercial and government entities, she lends her knowledge and expertise to such community organizations as the F.M. Kirby center for the Performing Arts, where she serves as board member and treasurer, and Candy's Place. She also serves as treasurer to Circle 200 and currently serves on the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Board of Director's Executive Committee. Prior to joining the LWB Executive Committee, Andrea served as chair of the LWB Alumni Council and board treasurer.

Within ParenteBeard, LLC, Andrea is said to act as a mentor and coach to younger team members, encouraging them to be leaders. She is a graduate of their internal leadership program, Leadership, Entrepreneurism and Achievement at ParenteBeard (LEAP), an intensive three-year program focusing on such skills as strategic leadership and relationship building. For her dedication and hard work she was selected by her peers to receive the Leadership Excellence Award in June 2009.

Andrea will be presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award at the 31st Annual Leadership Wilkes-Barre Dinner and Graduation, where 49 local professionals who have dedicated nearly ten months to learning about the community in which they live, work, and play will be celebrated and the incoming Class of 2013 will be welcomed. Individuals interested in attending the cocktail hour and dinner on June 7, 2012 may contact the Leadership Wilkes-Barre office at 570-823-2101 ext. 135; reservations are $55.

Justin Davis, Chief Operations Officer to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, will serve as chairperson for the 2012 Annual Dinner & Graduation. Justin is a 2010 graduate of Executive Leadership Wilkes-Barre and currently serves on the LWB Board of Directors.