Thursday, December 02, 2010
Connect with Southern Indiana announces 2011 class
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Contact for more information:
Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 The 2011 participants are: Dubois County - Andrea Cole, tax supervisor, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. - Jan Dougan, extension educator for consumer and family sciences, Purdue University, Purdue Extension Dubois County - Melissa Eckert, sales specialist, Kimball Office - Jay Fischer, principal business analyst, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. - Elizabeth Gutgsell, concierge extraordinaire/owner, The Pickled Cricket, LLC - Brian Meyer, president and owner, Meyer Creative Landscapes - Renee Nord, accountant, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. Gibson County - Mark Caskey, facility manager, Consolidated Grain and Barge Company, Inc. Knox County - Jami Coffman, individual and corporate coach, Imajine Unlimited, LCC Pike County - Brad Burkhart, technical services supervisor, Old National Bank - Tonia Cowan, inventory control, OFS Brands Posey County - Jeanne McAlister, research coordinator, University of Southern Indiana Spencer County - Laura Snow, manager of channel finance, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. Vanderburgh County - Manuel Apodaca-Valdez, assistant professor of Spanish, University of Southern Indiana - Daniel Applegate, welding engineer, Babcock & Wilcox, Nuclear Equipment Division - Stephen Burger, vice president of radio and Internet director, WNIN Tri-State Public Media - Robin Good, project manager, Carver Community Organization - Matt Hanka, assistant professor of political science and director of Master of Public Administration program, University of Southern Indiana - Rina Harris, conservation analyst, Vectren - Julie Marie Ko, manager of business services, Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana - Stephanie Lancaster, associate director of global environment in Health and Safety, Mead Johnson Nutrition - Amie McKibban, assistant professor of psychology, University of Southern Indiana - Bill Nadeau II, general manager of Swonder Ice Arena, City of Evansville - Matthew Schwartz, director of military education, Vincennes University - Tiffani Weatherford, administrative director, Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana, Posey County office Warrick County - Darin Lander, community outreach branch executive director, YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, Inc. Connect with Southern Indiana is open to Indiana residents living in Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, or Warrick counties who would like to improve the quality of life in their communities. The annual 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. Program participants will attend ten full-day sessions over a six-month period and will develop a collaborative project to be presented at the end of the program. The first meeting is set to take place on Friday, January 14 at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana. Topics for this years class include community overviews, critical thinking, personality profiles, opportunity identification, project management, public skills, presentation planning, and government relations. USI faculty and staff and Southern Indiana community leaders will facilitate each program. |
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