Leadership La Plata announces 2010-2011 Class
Leadership La Plata announces 2010-2011 Class
Leadership La Plata (LLP), the diverse, all-volunteer organization designed to educate and train community leaders from throughout the county, has announced its new class for 2010-2011. Eighteen were selected from a highly qualified field of dynamic individuals.
New class members are Tim Birchard (Durango Adult Education Center), Cindy Coleman (Duck Girl Art), Sara ComerfordKevin Culhane (Honeyville), Nathan Disser (Southwest Adventure Guides), Kalvin Evans (Four Corners Segway & Xodus Ventures), Wendy Haugen (Foundation for Protection of Animals), Kara Hellige (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) and Ted Holteen (Durango Herald). (Manna Soup Kitchen),
Rounding out the class are Mika Kusar (Fort Lewis College, School of Business), Abigail Lambert (Durango Public Library), Julie Levy (Regional Housing Alliance), Dianne Milner (Bayfield School District), Sean Moore (Sugnet & Moore Environmental), Thomas Morrissey (Retired), Mary Jo Rakowski (La Plata Step-it-Up Coalition), Raequel Rhodes (Durango Bike Fit Chiropractic) and Charles Spence (Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP).
Now in its 23rd year, LLP provides leadership skills training and broad-based education covering all facets of the community. Nearly 350 LLP graduates are currently engaged in community leadership roles, from business and local government to non-profit agencies.
The 2010-2011 class was selected following written application and interview by the LLP Selection Committee: Diane Becket, chair, Nancy Wharton, Buck Skillen, Dave Schranck and Greg Vlaming.
A program of the Durango Chamber of Commerce, LLP is sustained by all-volunteer committees. Steering Committee members for 2010-2011 include, Chair Mary Havran, Carson Jones, Dave Schranck, Diane Becket, Eric Eicher, Indiana Reed, Joel Jones, KP Petranek, Marty Palecki, Melisa Caskey, Preston Parrott, Ron Pevny, Stan Crapo, Steve Pease, Tara Kiene and Wanda Ellingson, with LLP graduates Rita Simon and Jack Llewellyn representing the Chamber.
The Curriculum Committee is co-chaired by Tara Kiene and KP Petranek, and includes committee members John Anderson, Wanda Ellingson, Lauren Ellison, Jim Ottman, Darrin Parmenter, John Trousdale, Karen Thompson and Erin Youngblood
For more information on this year’s class, the Leadership La Plata program, alumni activities and more, visit the LLP website at www.leadershiplaplata.org, or contact the Chamber at 970.247.0312.
