Class of 2007 of Leadership Northwest Missouri Trains Leaders to Grow Our Communities!

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Bridge Builders... Front Row (left to right): Ginger Harlow, Jim Spiegelhalter, Ginny Vernon, Tim Howard, Annette Weeks, Amy Ryan, Jill Cottrill; Second Row (left to right): Tim Baker, Rodney Hummer, Della Rhoades, Janet Vanderpool, Susie Rollheiser, Melissa Koch, Ann Salanky, Susette Taylor, Judy Bowman, Thomas Medsker; Third Row (left to right): Lisa Hostetler, Donnie Cox, Tim Dreier, Steve Holt, Sherry Williams, Jaymi Cotter, Brenda Williams, Kevin Austin, Dale Kellen, Mike Godby; Not pictured, Kevin Griffin

28 participants... 16 counties represented.

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Class Project 2007

Graduation Press Release

TIME COMMITMENT AND CLASS MEETING DATES

Classes will meet monthly beginning with a two-day retreat in St. Joseph on January 17th and 18th. They will continue at locations throughout the region on February 15th, March 15th, April 12th, May 10th, and June 7th. Graduation will be the evening of June 28th, to be followed by an optional project retreat on July 12th. Classes begin at 9 a.m. and will adjourn by 4 p.m. Also, there will be required evening activities on January 17th.

January 17-18 – St. Joseph – Retreat at Stoney Creek Inn
Team Building/Personality Styles
Introduction to Leadership and the Leadership Practices Inventory
February 15 – Carrollton
Issue – Healthcare
March 15 - Bethany
Issue – Youth Empowerment/Entrepreneurial Support Systems
April 12 – Cameron
Issue – Infrastructure/Education of the Workforce/Economic Development
May 10 – Maryville – MOERA (Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area)
Issue – Recreation/Quality of Life
June 7 – Albany
Issue – Legislative Process
Year-end Wrap-up
June 28 – St. Joseph
Graduation – 6:00 p.m. at the St. Joseph Country Club
July 12 – Rosecrans Airport in St. Joseph
Optional Class Project Retreat
Here we are... standing next to the C-130 we flew in!

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Attendance at all sessions is required!* You are expected to attend every session. However, you will be allowed to be absent from one session with prior approval and permission of the Program Coordinator. An absence is missing a whole session or any part thereof. If you miss more than the one approved absence; you will need to make up the applicable session(s) the following year in order to graduate.

*New attendance policy effective with Class of 2005.

Contact Information: Deb Powers
Phone: 816.271.7185
Email

Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM Class of 2007 Graduates

Kevin Austin (Grant City), Jaymi Cotter (St. Joseph) and Rodney Hummer (Savannah) are pictured sharing their class experiences with those in attendance. Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM Class of 2007 held their graduation ceremony Thursday evening, June 28th at the St. Joseph Country Club.

The celebration began at 6:00 p.m. and included a reception, dinner and program. Mr. Mark Garges of Cameron, and 2005 graduate of Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM, served as Emcee. Mrs. Brenda Parman, Board Chair and 2001 graduate from Grant City, extended a welcome to all in attendance. State Representative Mike Thomson, Maryville, gave the invocation. Ms. Jaymi Cotter (St. Joseph), Mrs. Melissa Koch (Savannah), Mrs. Amy Ryan (St. Joseph), Mr. Kevin Austin (Grant City), Mr. Rodney Hummer (Savannah) and Mr. Tim Howard (Maryville) represented their class, sharing experiences of the last six months and presenting unique certificates to each class member. Mr. Steve Schieber of Savannah, and 2001 graduate of Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM, presented the Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM Citizenship Award for 2007 to Mr. Shellby Hendee, Development Director, City of Cameron. Mrs. Brenda Parman, LNWMO Board Chair from Grant City, presented each of the twenty-six graduating class members a plaque for completing the program.

Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM is a leadership development program designed to bring together participants from throughout a 16-county region to sharpen their leadership skills, explore regional issues and gain a network of contacts throughout the region. The class began in January and continued through June with monthly sessions in various northwest Missouri communities. Classes were held in Albany, Bethany, Cameron, Carrollton, Maryville and St. Joseph. Each session contained instruction on various leadership skills, in-depth examinations of various issues facing the region and hands-on exercises. In addition to economic development, other regional issues that were addressed included healthcare, education, infrastructure, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship and the legislative process.