Leaders plan for coming year.This year over 20 leaders took part in the summer Regional Workshops. The Regional Workshops are held for certain NAMA regions. During these interactive workshops, topics focus on membership recruitment for the chapters, finding new leaders and programming for the upcoming year as well as on the regional Best of NAMA awards ceremonies held in January. Region III hosted their Leader Workshop on Thursday, June 22 in Northfield, MN just prior to the North Central Golf Outing. Region II hosted their workshop on June 28 at the Kansas City Airport Hilton. The event took place the evening prior to the MoKan Golf Classic. Region IV hosted their Leader Workshop on Monday, July 10 at the offices of Rhea rhea, in zoologyrhea (rē`ə), common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. (152 cm) tall, the rhea is slightly smaller than the ostrich and lacks that bird's extravagant plumelike tail feathers. & Kaiser Marketing Communications in Naperville, IL.In attendance at the Region III Workshop: Sarah Clemenson, Conklin Company, Inc., North Central Treasurer/Scholarship Chair Kathi Conrad, National Agri-Marketing Assn. Dawn Foster, Farm Credit Services of America, Cornbeh President Bret Kealy, Book & Assoc., Inc., Past Region III Director Katie Lukens, AdFarm, Membership Chair Cliff Meyer, Farm & Ranch Guide/MN Farm Guide, Region III Director Roger Reierson, AdFarm. Northern Prairie President Brittney Roorda, The Meyocks Group, Inc., Iowa President Greg Smith, Padilla Speer Beardsley, North Central President In attendance at the Region II Workshop: Melanie Acklin, Osborn & Bart, MoKan Programs Chair Kristin Andrews, High Plains Journal, Great Plains President Kyle Bauer, KFRM Radio. Executive Committee Ken Dean, High Plains Journal, MoKan Membership Chair Becky Johnson, Anderson Kisner Fallon. MoKan Community Outreach Chair Jenny Pickett, National Agri-Marketing Assn. Melissa Sanders, AdFarm, Region II Director In attendance at the Region IV Workshop: Amy Bradford, Farm Credit Services of Illinois, Heartland President Tom Breunig, The Thomas Group, LLC, Badger President Meg Gatti, Fastline Publications. Mid-America President Julia Goebel, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Chicago Regional Awards Chair Ellen LaRose, Fastline Communications, Morgan&Myers, Region IV Director Kim Lynch, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications. Chicago President Kenna Rathai, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Region IV Director Eldon White, National Agri-Marketing Assn. |
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