Fall Training Series

Dr. Sulabha Chaganaboyana is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Idaho State University.

Andrea Fontaine graduated cum laude from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2005.  After performing two federal clerkships and gaining trial experience with the City of Boise, Andrea joined the firm of Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, where she focused on employment law, prison litigation, and medical malpractice.  After moving out of state to provide services in the academic environment at the Florida State University College of Law, Andrea returned to Idaho to focus on education and employment law for the next decade, representing 141 Idaho school districts and charter schools, litigating eight (8) class actions, and learning all key aspects of representing a political subdivision in the State of Idaho.  Andrea has served in the Office of General Counsel at CWI since 2019 and was promoted to General Counsel in September 2020. 

Dr. JoAnn Slama Lighty serves as the Dean of the College of Engineering at Boise State University, where she is also a Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. Prior to her appointment at Boise State University, she was on faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah for almost 29 years. During her tenure as a professor, she was Chair of the department and held several other leadership positions. Since October 2013 until her move to Boise State in July 2017, she served as the Division Director for Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems at the National Science Foundation in Arlington VA.

Lighty earned her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Utah. She and her husband Larry have two grown daughters, Megan (Brooklyn NY) and Laura (Boulder CO). Together, Larry and JoAnn enjoy hiking, especially exploring the beauty of Idaho.

Lonni Leavitt-Barker is the Capital Campaign Director for Camp Rainbow Gold, an Idaho based children’s cancer charity. She is overseeing the fundraising and building of Hidden Paradise,, Idaho’s first all accessible, medically designed camp to serve non-profits across the state.  Previously she worked as the Senior Manager for Scentsy, overseeing PR, Media, and the company’s Corporate Giving. In her “previous life” Lonni was an Emmy award-winning investigative news reporter whose career took her from Las Vegas to Raleigh/Durham; Phoenix to CBS in Los Angeles.  After fifteen years of chasing down sex offenders, corrupt politicians, mobsters, and criminals who faked their deaths in foreign countries to fraudulently collect on insurance policies—Barker gave up the fast lane to move to Idaho and raise her family.

Lonni and her husband have three daughters and one son.  Their son, Kean, is a force to behold. He has Down’s syndrome, autism and at age 2 was diagnosed with cancer (he and the family survived 1,157 days of Chemotherapy). She and several friends founded Baldapalooza, a series of family friendly music festivals that raised funds for Idaho children battling cancer. 

GENERAL INFORMATION: B.A. in history, Marylhurst University; graduate studies in education from Idaho colleges and universities; agri-business/cattle production; retired Canyon County public educator (35 years); Catholic.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Trustee West Valley Medical Center 2020-; member Caldwell and Nampa Chamber of Commerce; past President Idaho Federation of Republican Women; former Chairman Canyon County GOP Central Committee, State Committeewoman, multi-year Precinct Chairman; member of National Board of Republican Women, served twice as delegate to the National Convention; past member of National Platform Committee; past Chairman Idaho GOP Finance Committee; served multiple times as delegate to State GOP and Republican Women’s Conventions.

AWARDS: Lincoln Leadership Award 2020; Agriculture All Star 2001-present; Idaho Republican Legislator of the Year 2010; Idaho Drug Court Leadership Award 2006; Idaho State FFA Honorary Degree 2013; Idaho Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Legislator of the Year 2013 & 2014; Law and Order Award; Friend of Agriculture 2001; Idaho Republican Party Lifetime Achievement Award; Canyon County Outstanding Republican; Idaho Republican Hall of Fame; Idaho Outstanding Republican Woman; Outstanding County Chairman; Idaho Centennial Woman.

FAMILY: spouse: Edward J. Lodge; three children; five grandchildren.

Served one term, House 2010-2012; born in Boise, Idaho; bachelor’s degree in management and organizational leadership, George Fox University; master’s degree in social work, Northwest Nazarene University; small business owner, consultant, and speaker; nationally recognized business professional; board member of numerous community organizations; received the 2010 Community Hero award from Boise State University; Excellence in the Arts award; Idaho Governor’s Award in the Arts; the Jefferson Award for public service; 2012 NAACP Heritage Hall of Fame award; American Mothers Inc., 2012 Idaho Mother of Distinction and 2013 Idaho Mother of the Year; Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award – A Legacy of Building Peace; Hewlett Packard Award for Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights; United Nations Human Rights Award; spouse: Henry; two sons; one granddaughter.