Leaders plan for coming year. (National NAMA News: News and information for members and friends of NAMA).This summer over 20 leaders took part in the Summer Regional Workshops. The Regional Workshops are interactive workshops, focusing on membership recruitment for the chapters, finding new leaders and programming for the coming year. They also talk about and begin planning the Regional Best of NAMA Ceremonies held in January. The Region IV Leader Workshop took place May 31, prior to the Badger/Chicago NAMA Golf Outing, at Hawk's View Golf Club in Lake Geneva, WI. The Region III Leader Workshop took place June 21, prior to the North Central Golf Outing, at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville, MN. Region II hosted their planning event on August 8 at the Kansas City Airport Marriott. In attendance at the Region IV Workshop: Sarah Muirhead, Feedstuffs, in-coming Chicago president Betsy Francoeur, Bader Rutter, incoming Badger president Tom Thieding, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, in-coming Badger board member Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications, NAMA Staff Representative, In attendance at the Region III Workshop: Leslie Shuler, CHS, Inc., incoming North Central Best of NAMA co-chair Jill Wenzel, Syngenta Seeds, incoming North Central President Teri Otte, CHS, Inc., incoming North Central Student Careers Chair Leah Brakke, AdFarm, Northern Prairie Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Deppe, Morgan&Myers, incoming Cornbelt President Russ Parker, J.L. Farmakis, Region III Director Cliff Meyer, Farm & Ranch Guide/ Minnesota Farm Guide, Region III Director Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications, NAMA Staff Representative Kathi Conrad, National NAMA Staff In attendance at the Region II Workshop: Melissa Sanders, AdFarm, Region II Director Amy Bugg, Two West, MoKan Communications Co-Chair Colleen Gerke, John Deere, in-coming MoKan president Melanie Acklin, Osborn & Barr, MoKan Chapter Vice President Dallas Ford, AlphaScouts, MoKan Careers Co-Chair Kyle Bauer, KFRM Radio, Great Plains Treasurer Dave Furbeck, VML, Prof. Dev./Programs Co-Chair Ken Dean, High Plains Journal, Michele McCawley, PBI Gordon, MoKan Careers Co-Chair Stephauie Gable, Fort Dodge Animal Health, 2007 National NAMA president Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications, NAMA Staff Representative Jennifer Piekett, National NAMA Staff Kathi Conrad, National NAMA Staff |
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