The Region III Leader Workshop took place June 21, prior to the North Central Golf Outing, at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville, MN.

Special thanks to Leslie Shuler, CHS, Inc., incoming North Central Best of NAMA co-chair; Jill Wenzel, Adculture, incoming North Central President; Teri Otte, CHS, Inc., incoming North Central Student Careers Chair; Leah Brakke, AdFarm, Northern Prairie Secretary/Treasurer; Jennifer Deppe, Morgan&Myers, incoming Cornbelt President; Russ Parker, J.L. Farmakis, Region III Director; Cliff Meyer, Farm & Ranch Guide/Minnesota Farm Guide, Region III Director; Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications, NAMA Staff Representative; and Kathi Conrad, National NAMA Staff, for participating in the workshop.

These incoming leaders discussed ideas in chapter planning, leadership, programming, membership and the Region III Best of NAMA Banquet to be held in January, 2008. The banquet will take place in Minneapolis, MN and those chairing the Regional Best of NAMA committee will decide on an exact date and location in the near future. Each chapter is responsible for providing a representative to serve on this committee.

Notes from the Region III and Region IV Leader Workshops are available in an Adobe .pdf format at www.nama.org/leader/2007RegionalWorkshopNotes.pdf.

Region II Leader Workshop
Region II will host their leader workshop on Wednesday, August 8 at 10:00 a.m. Stay tuned to the NAMA e-News for the latest information on this workshop.

Note: Please also remember, if you have your leaders selected for the upcoming 2007-2008 program year, please submit them to Linda Schaefer at the NAMA office at [email protected].

Chapter Leadership
Make the most of your membership by taking a committee role at the chapter level. Gain hands-on leadership experience that will benefit you in your professional and personal life.

Chapter leaders are currently recruiting committee members. If you are interested in becoming a member of a chapter committee, contact your chapter president. A list of chapter presidents can be found at http://www.nama.org/chapters/chapters-index.html.