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| Olathe Chamber announces 2008 Leadership Olathe Class | 10/3/2007 |
| The Olathe Chamber of Commerce and the alumni steering committee of the Leadership Olathe program have announced the Class of 2008. The class, the program’s 27th, is composed of 20 adults and eight students from the four Olathe School District high schools. This year’s class will be composed of the following: Marlene Bean, Receptionist/Financial Assistant, Olathe Chamber of Commerce Marlin Berry, Assistant Superintendent, Olathe District Schools Katie Binfet, Student, Olathe East High School Mitch Borchers, Director of Purchasing, Johnson County Community College Carla Castrop, Vice President, Olathe Junior Service League/Owner,The Embroidery House Ryan Costello, Vice President, Retirement Planning Group Dave Dock, Division Chief, Olathe Fire Department Tom William Erickson, Deputy Sheriff, Public Information Officer, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Courtney Frets, Student, Olathe Northwest High School Maddie Heeren, Student, Olathe Northwest High School Rachelle Jackson, Branch Manager, CommunityAmerica Credit Union Megan Laha, Senior Management Analyst, Johnson County Government Kevin Mokhtarian, Associate Director of Admissions, Graduate & Adult Studies, MidAmerica Nazarene University Isaac Murphy, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Services, First National Bank of Olathe Kim Murphy, Recruiting Manager, Garmin International Ed Reschke, Battalion Chief of Training & Safety, Olathe Fire Department Shawn Reynolds, Captain, Community Services & Investigation Division, Olathe Police Department Kim Schaid, Student, Olathe North High School Heather Schoonover, Safe & Drug Free Schools/Youth Friends Facilitator, Olathe District Schools Rick Settle, Student, Olathe East High School Ron Shaver, Assistant City Attorney, City of Olathe Dan Simon, Publisher, The Olathe News Joe Sudduth, Detective, Olathe Police Department Dean Vakas, Vice President & Kansas City Office Manager, URS Corporation John Watts, Assistant Corporate Counsel, CommunityAmerica Credit Union Gordie Wetmore, Student, Olathe South High School Kevin Young, Student, Olathe North High School Maggie Zehren, Student, Olathe South High School Adriane Shands, Metcalf Bank, a 2005 graduate of Leadership Olathe, is chairing the Leadership Olathe program. Olathe Chamber staff coordinating the program include Diane Costello, Vice President of Leadership Development. Leadership Olathe was designed to promote civic leadership by developing the skills of emerging leaders from across the community. Its purpose is to identify and motivate potential leaders, acquaint them with community needs, provide opportunities for interaction with existing leaders, and build a greater understanding of community leadership. In the process, participants are challenged to greater community involvement. The objectives of Leadership Olathe are accomplished through a series of eleven educational sessions, which cover a broad spectrum of community issues. Program resources include civic leaders, government officials, educators, and experts from a variety of fields. Participants develop an in-depth understanding of the inter-relationships and complexities of the community, while broadening their communication and problem solving skills. Nearly 700 people have graduated from the Leadership Olathe program in its 27 years of existence—leaders making a difference in their communities, careers, churches, schools, and organizations. The 2008 Leadership Olathe program is a program of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce. Class members were selected based on recommendations and information provided through a lengthy application process. Olathe high school administrators chose the eight student participants. | |
