The Region II Leader Workshop took place August 8 in Kansas City. Special thanks to Michele McCawley, PBI/Gordon Corporation, MoKan Careers Co-Chair; Amy Bugg, Two West, MoKan Communications co-chair; Colleen Gerke, John Deere, MoKan President; Kyle Bauer, KFRM Radio, Great Plains Treasurer and Executive Committee Member; Dave Furbeck, VML, MoKan Professional Development Co-Chair; Ken Dean, High Plains Journal, MoKan Membership Chair; Melissa Sanders, AdFarm, Region II Director; Dallas Ford, Alpha Scouts, MoKan Careers Co-chair; Melanie Acklin, Osborn & Barr Communications, MoKan Vice President; Stephanie Gable, Ft. Dodge Animal Health, National NAMA President; Jamie Linn, Husker Sports Network, Midland President; Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications, NAMA Staff representative; Kathi Conrad and Jenny Pickett, National NAMA Staff for attending the workshop.

These incoming leaders discussed ideas regarding student NAMA chapters, chapter planning, leadership, programming, membership, and the Region II Best of NAMA Banquet to be held in January, 2008. The banquet will take place in Kansas City, Missouri 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 all of the Leader Workshops are available in an Adobe .pdf format at www.nama.org/leader/2007RegionalWorkshopNotes.pdf.

Chapter Leaders
Just a reminder to submit your chapter meetings to Kathi Conrad in the NAMA Office at [email protected] to ensure they are placed on the calendar.