Sept. 3, 2010

Nebraska LEAD Group XXX participants were announced by Terry Hejny, director, Nebraska LEAD (Leadership Education/Action Development) Program.

The newest members of Nebraska's premier two-year agricultural leadership development program are all involved in production agriculture and/or agribusiness in Nebraska, Hejny said.

The two-year program will begin in September. LEAD Fellows will participate in 12 monthly three-day seminars across Nebraska, a 10-day national study/travel seminar and a two- to three-week international study/travel seminar. The goal of the program is to develop problem solvers, decision makers and spokespersons for agriculture and Nebraska.

Seminars focus on agriculture as well as business, industry, labor, economics, public policy, religions, politics, governments, history and other areas designed to develop leaders through exposure to a broad array of current topics and issues and how they interrelate.

The Nebraska LEAD Program is operated by the non-profit Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council in cooperation with UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and 10 other institutions of higher education throughout Nebraska.

2010-2012 LEAD Class

Nebraska LEAD XXX Fellows in alphabetical order are:

Jamie Bauman, Lincoln
Doug Beck, Grant
Kris Beckler, Seward
Dale Brandstetter, Lincoln
Tami Campbell, Grand Island
Helen Cool, Arnold; Mary Kimberly
Eisenzimmer, Big Springs
Jennifer Engle, Fairmont
Daren Englund, Holdrege
Helen A. Feller, Wisner
Kevin R. Gutshall, Falls City
Loren Haselhorst, Randolph
David Hogsett, Lamar
Adam Howard, Nebraska City
Ryan Koinzan, Neligh
Jeff Kraft, Dorchester
Rebecca Kreikemeier, Bellwood
Janita R. Kube, Crofton
Chandler Mazour, Gothenburg
Darci McGee, Nelson
Deb Neidig, Madison
Scott Nelson, Newman Grove
Jason Perdue, York
Phil Ramsel, Grand Island
Aaron Raymond, Lincoln
Marvion Reichert, Elm Creek
Kelli Shaner, Ft. Calhoun
Matt Stockton, North Platte
Connie Wichman, Pender

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