Leadership Dumas/Moore County Class of 2011

Leadership Dumas/Moore County began on October 13 with a Challenge Course exercise at CETA Canyon.  Seen in the pictures is how this year's class of participants started out when they set out to conquer one of many challenges to come and it all started at the course in CETA Canyon.

There are 17 members that participant in this year's class as listed below:

Melissa Bates - Amarillo College, Moore County Campus, Asst. Dir, Academic Services

Danny Bednorz - City of Dumas Utilities Tech.

Jay Bhakta - Operator of Comfort Inn

Sneha Bhakta - General Manager, Hampton Inn & Suties

Cecilia Bobadilla - City of Dumas, Accounting Clerk

Jeff Bowman - United Supermarkets, Store Director

Jayme Clark - Ad Rem Land Co., LLC, Realtor

Brenda Elzner - YMCA of Moore County, Interim CEO

Pat Kreutziger - Dumas Economic Development Corp., Receptiontist

Connie Martinez - City of Dumas, Police Dept. Adm. Asst

Andrew McMurry - First National Bank, Asst. VP

Tommy Pickering - City of Sunray, Police Dept., Chief

Kassidy Smeester - SOS Staffing Services, Business Manager

Gayle Stowers - MCHD, Marketing Dir. & Executive Dir of MCHF

Mary Stuckey - City of Cactus, Bookkeeper

Sam Wakefield - Winkelman Heating and Air, Sales Consultant

Ashleigh Wiswell - MCHD, Corporate Compliance Officer

Leadership Dumas/Moore County was expanded a few years ago to identify future leaders, emerging leaders and to hone skills of existing leaders in our geographical area.  Each month for eight months, a different topic of area interest will be examined and discussed. These subject areas are part of the curriculum which has been designed for the Leadership participant to receive the maximum benefit of the program.

The curriculum included: Economic Development & Agribusiness; Public Safety; City/County Government; Health Services; Education; Community & Business Development and Civic Involvement,  Social Agencies.