Thursday, January 14, 2010
2010 Connect with Southern Indiana class announced
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Contact for more information:
Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 Residents from Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties are eligible to participate in the annual program, which begins in January and ends in June. This year's class will participate in 10 full-day program sessions and will develop a collaborative project. Program modules will include team building and identification, networking, critical thinking processes and integration, collaborating with others, regional issues, member roles and responsibilities, project management, problem solving, and board member roles and responsibilities. USI faculty and staff and community leaders will facilitate each program. Funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment and sponsored by USI, the program is intended to boost Indiana′s retention of intellectual capital by helping participants strengthen their skills and opportunities for involvement in community and regional projects, meet business and civic leaders, and gain greater awareness of community and regional needs. "This program targets emerging leaders and those wanting to increase their citizenship skills and knowledge of the region," said Charmaine McDowell, director of the USI Center for Human Resource Development, USI Extended Services. "Participants sharpen critical thinking skills and become engaged citizens while working on projects that improve the quality of life in southern Indiana." The 2010 participants are: Dubois County Jane Knies, marketing officer, German American Bancorp Audrey Meyer, sales specialist, Kimball International Carla Striegel-Winner, compliance officer, Crawford County Solid Waste District Gibson County Rick Coleman, director of the center for career and employer relations, Vincennes University Roxann Coleman, occupational therapist (MHS, OTR), Gibson General Hospital Tami Muckerheide, director, Gibson County Community Foundation Knox County David Stowers, retail branch manager, Old National Bank Pike County Tasha Hartloff, quality specialist/RGA coordinator, OFS Brands, Inc. Posey County Maureen Barton, library director, Ivy Tech Community College Spencer County Chad Flannery, director of student services, Vincennes University Jasper campus Kevin Hunter, director of the adult center for education/ACE Academy, North Spencer County School Corporation Eric Snow, director of admissions, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Mike Turner, manager of the power plant coal yard, AEP Indiana Michigan Power Company Vanderburgh County Lisa Berfanger, attorney/owner, Berfanger Law Office Erin Gibson, instructor in journalism, University of Southern Indiana Stacy Little, southern district operations manager, Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council Christina Mayes, instructional design specialist, Vectren Corporation Stu Mosby, deputy sheriff, Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office Josh Pack, senior operations analyst, Vectren Corporation Crystal Paul, customer service, sales, and retention, Vectren Source Warrick County Jerry Hedrick Jr., director of corporate audit, Vectren Corporation Darren Morley, architectural project manager, Morley and Associates, Inc. Debbie Poole, executive director of trauma, critical care, and post-surgical, St. Mary's Lori Sutton, senior accounting analyst, Vectren Corporation Applications for the 2011 Connect with Southern Indiana class will be available in the fall. For more information, call McDowell at 812/465-1629. |
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