Leadership San Juan Islands Class V graduates May 29


May 22, 2009 · 9:46 AM

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Leadership San Juan Islands announces graduation for Class V on Friday, May 29, 4 p.m. at Skagit Valley College in Friday Harbor.

Graduates Angie Attwell, Kristy Ayers, Louise Carnachan, Owen Cheevers, Margie Doyle, Ethna Flanagan, Steve Gresham, Cheryl Harlan, Bettye Hendricksen, Barbara LaBrash, Learner Limbach, Katie Loring, Suzi Marean, Barbara Marrett, Kiara McLauglin, Marta-Maria Nielson, Claire Nollman, Lou Pray, Tracy Roberson and Brian Windrope will present their proposed service projects and receive certificates of completion.

Commencement speaker will be Rhea Miller, who served for over 10 years as a San Juan County Commissioner and was influential in spearheading local legislation and policy for sustainable living. She has international peacekeeping experience in Israel, Palestine, Mexico, Japan, and the U.S. She is also an adopted member of the Pakauwaka family of the Waitaha, first peoples of New Zealand.

Businesses and agencies across the county played a part in the success of the program. This year the class appreciated significant housing donations by Smuggler’s Villa and Heartwood House on Orcas Island, and Lopez Islander Bay Resort. Each participant was also sponsored in part or wholly by their employer or a local nonprofit. This year the following sponsors provided support: San Juan Island Prevention Coalition, Orcas Island Prevention Partnership, San Juan County Community Network, San Juan Island School District, National Park Service, Lopez Island Library, Port of Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau, Friends of the San Juans, and the San Juan Preservation Trust. Institutional co-sponsors were Skagit Valley College San Juan Center by providing space for the program and staff time, and the San Juan County Economic Development Council, which provided administrative support.

Leadership San Juan Islands is a county-wide program that fosters leadership skills such as facilitation, collaborative problem solving, and public speaking as well as the analysis of local systems related to governance, economics, social services, history and culture, education and the environment. Participants are selected in the fall and spend five months together, January through May, with a staff of four and many regional leaders. For more information visit www.leadershipsanjuanislands.org.

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