Leadership Cobb, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's leadership development program, has selected the participants in the 2008-09 class. More than 230 people were nominated for the 45 available positions.

Louis C. Spelios, partner in Powell Goldstein's Business & Finance practice group has been selected as one of the participants. 

Class members were selected from business, industry, education, government and other professions as well as from volunteer, civic and religious organizations. The program, which began in 1983, starts this fall and runs through spring 2009.