TIME COMMITMENT AND CLASS MEETING DATES

Classes will meet monthly beginning with a two-day retreat in St. Joseph on January 21st and 22nd. They will continue at locations throughout the region on February 19th, March 19th, April 16th, May 14th, and June 4th. Graduation will be the evening of June 25th, to be followed by an optional project retreat on July 9th.

Classes begin at 9 a.m. and will adjourn by 4 p.m. Also, there will be required evening activities on January 21st.

• February 19 – Chillicothe – Hedrick Medical Center
  Skill: Modeling the Way
  --Set the example by behaving in ways that are consistent with shared values
  --Achieve small wins that promote consistent progress and build commitment
  Issue: Healthcare
• March 19 – Jefferson City – Amtrak to the Capitol
  Skill: Inspiring a Shared Vision
  --Envision an uplifting and ennobling future
  --Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to their values, interests, hopes and dreams
  Issue: Legislative Process
• April 16 -- Grant City – Fairgrounds
  Skill: Challenging the Process
  --Search out challenging opportunities to change, grow, innovate and improve
  --Experiment, take risks and learn from the accompanying mistakes
  Issue: Economic Development
• May 14 – Maysville – Independent Farmers Bank
  Skill: Enabling Others to Act
  --Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust
  --Strengthen people by giving power away, providing choice, and developing competence, assigning critical tasks and offering visible support
  Issue: Education of the Workforce
• June 4 – Maryville – MOERA (Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area)
  Skill: Encouraging the Heart
  --Recognize individual contributions to the success of every project
  --Celebrate team accomplishments regularly
  Issue: Recreation/Quality of Life
• June 25 – St. Joseph – Graduation - 6:00 pm

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.

Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM Class of 2009 Graduation
June 25, 2009

Front row, left to right: Carrie Livengood, Alice Foose, Joyce Estes, Julie Livengood; Middle row (left to right): Tim Crowley, Carol Meyers, Melissa Mattson, Carol Reidlinger, Richard Baldwin, Doug Evenson; Back row (left to right): Scott Tomhave, Jerry Wilmes, Ronda VanDyke, Kristen Alley, Brennan Lehman, Carl Birdsell, Larry Gray, Nicole Sluss, Richard Oswald. Not pictured were: Scott Long, Wilson Majee, Tammy Taylor.

Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM Class of 2009 Kick-Off Retreat
Contact Information: Bev Maltsberger
Phone: 816-279-1691
Email

St Joseph, MO — The Leadership Northwest Missouri^SM Class of 2009

Leadership Northwest Missouri Class of 2009 Holds Initial Retreat
January 22, 2009
CONTACT: Bev Maltsberger, LNWMO Board Chairman, 816-279-1691

St Joseph, MO — The Leadership Northwest Missouri Class of 2009 recently held their kick-off retreat at the Ramada Inn, St. Joseph. Dr. Tim Crowley, counselor, speaker and trainer from Northwest Missouri State University facilitated the two-day opening session. The 2009 class includes 23 outstanding, emerging and established leaders from the northwest Missouri region:

• Kristen Alley
  North Central Missouri College
  Trenton
• Richard Baldwin
  Atchison County Development Corporation
  Rock Port
• Carl Birdsell
  Clifton Gunderson LLP
  St. Joseph
• Joyce Estes
  NW Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center
  St. Joseph
• Douglas Evenson
  Community Action Partnership St. Joseph
  St. Joseph
• Alice Foose
  Northwest Missouri State University
  Maryville
• Debbie From
  Maryville School District/ACES
  Maryville
• Larry Gray
  First Christian Church
  Carrollton
• Jane Hood
  City of St. Joseph
  St. Joseph
• Brennan Lehman
  Heartland Health
  St. Joseph
• Carrie Livengood
  Tarkio R-1 School
  Tarkio
• Julie Livengood
  Northwest Missouri State University
  Maryville
• Scott Long
  Green Hills Community Action 
  Trenton
• Wilson Majee
  University of Missouri Extension
  Princeton
• Melissa Mattson
  City of Albany
  Albany
• Carol Meyers
  Community Blood Center
  St. Joseph
• Richard Oswald 
  Oswald Farms 
  Langdon
• Carol Reidlinger
  Gentry County 
  Albany
• Nichole Sluss
  Northwest Health Services
  St. Joseph
• Tammy Taylor
  Green Hills Community Action
  Trenton
• Scott Tomhave
  Second Harvest Greater St. Joseph
  St. Joseph
• Ronda VanDyke
  Clinton County
  Plattsburg
• Gerald Wilmes, M.D. 
  Northwest Missouri State University
  Maryville

Leadership Northwest Missouri brings together participants from throughout the region to develop their leadership skills, explore regional issues and gain a network of contacts throughout the region.

The class will continue through June with sessions held in various communities throughout the region: Chillicothe, Grant City, Maysville and Maryville. A new session added this year will have the class taking Amtrak to Jefferson City to view the legislative process first hand. Some of the regional issues to be addressed are workforce development, education, economic development, infrastructure and health care. Each session will include instruction on valuable leadership skills, comprehensive examination of important issues facing the region and hands-on experiential exercises.

Leadership Northwest Missouri has as its mission “to enhance leadership skills while cultivating regional awareness and instilling a sense of responsibility for community and regional growth.” 

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