2019 Carroll County Leadership Graduation
Monday, April 17, 2019
NEWS RELEASE
Attn: News Director
For more information contact:
Rosanne Nees, Business Development Director
Carroll Chamber of Commerce
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
20th Carroll County Leadership Institute Graduation
Carroll County Leadership Institute 2019 graduation was held Wednesday, April 17, at the Carrollton Centre.
Brandon Vonnahme was the graduation keynote speaker his message to the class was to become a leader, ACT. Assess where you are at and who you are, accept it, Create who you want to become, and Take massive action towards your plan. Along this path, use commitment and consistency to develop resiliency. Most importantly, use it all to make an impact and leave this world better than you found it.
Carroll County Leadership Institute consists of eight sessions held from September through April. Participants are introduced to issues through panels, lectures, on-site visits and group discussion. Leadership Skills were presented at each class by past Leadership graduate Megan Boyd. Many different businesses and organizations have benefited from the involvement of Leadership graduates. This is the 20th class to graduate; bringing the total number of graduates to 408.
Leader Sponsors for the program include: American Home Shield, DMACC, and Landus Cooperative. Partner Sponsors include: Availa Bank, Badding Construction, Carroll Broadcasting, Drees Co., Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc. DBA Farner-Bocken Company, Greteman & Associates, Mid-Iowa Insurance & Real Estate, Pella Corporation-Carroll Operations, Performance Tire & Service, The Graphic Edge, UTC Aerospace-Carroll and Western Iowa Networks
Sponsors, employers and Chamber of Commerce Board Members attended the graduation along with the class members.
Anyone interested in the 2019-2020 Carroll County Leadership Institute can contact Rosanne Nees at the Carroll Chamber of Commerce at 712-792-4383.
Front L-R: Cody Hix, DMACC Student; Jason Berkes, The Graphic Edge; Donna Shanks, New Hope, Lindsey Schulze, American Home Shield; Dawn Bonham, St Anthony Regional Hospital; Angelo Luis,
St. Anthony Regional Hospital. 2nd Row: Crystal Soyer, Landus Cooperative; Taylor Boyle, Elderbridge Agency on Aging; Shawna Wiggins New Hope; Megan Buman, Iowa Savings Bank; Mallory Bachman, Availa Bank; Albina Tigges, New Opportunities. 3rd Row: Alicia Lohr, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative; Danielle Tibben, New Hope; Melissa Hackfort, American Home Shield; Jerilynne Harbaugh, American Home Shield. Row 4: Joel Cortum, City of Carroll; Benet Snyder, First American Home Warranty; Jonathon Pogge-Weaver, Bank of the West, Bryan Moore, Availa Bank and Brandon Easton, The Graphic Edge. Not pictured: Jennifer Hicks, Landus Cooperative and Amy Yager, DMACC Student.