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Professional Development Committee
Professional Development Committee Strategic Plan for 2020:
- Report on current opportunities or advancements in recent industries such as Hemp. These updates would be a part of the quarterly wKREDA meeting CD 101 sessions. 10-15 minute reports.
- There would also be regular updates at quarterly meetings given by Kansas Department of Commerce staff on program changes, opportunities, updates, etc. 10-15 minute reports.
- We would like to conduct several “ED 101” sessions either independent of the quarterly meetings, or as an addition to the meetings as a morning unit running from 9 a.m. to noon, as an example. If they were held on a complete separate day, they may be a full day event. An example of this would be when a quarterly meeting was held in Wichita, a separate session may be conducted by the Kansas Leadership Center specifically for WKREDA members interested in leadership development. Sessions for new economic development directors would also be possible.
- Conduct a survey of WKREDA members on leadership experience and needs.
Committee Co-Chairs:
Roger Hrabe (785) 425-6881 roger@rookscounty.net
Dan Steffen (785) 217-3252 daniel.steffen@ks.gov
Committee Members:
Cindy Wallace (620) 626-2256 ck.wallace@yahoo.com
Doug Williams (785) 623-1100 doug@growhays.com
Eli Svaty (620) 655-2036 eli@swks.org
Kimberly DeClue (620) 672-5501 executivedirector@prattkansas.org
Lea Ann Seiler (620) 357-5561 hodgeman1@unitedwireless.com
Maria Dennison (620) 417-1957 maria.dennison@sccc.edu
Nadine Sigle (785) 346-6256 nsigle@ksu.edu
Nikki Bjurstrom (620) 375-2182 wced@getleoti.org
Ron Wilson (785) 532-7690 rwilson@ksu.edu
Stacie Schmidt (785) 810-8303 ewcountyeconomicdevelopment@gmail.com