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After a yearlong hiatus, we were geared up and ready to welcome Class 26 to their first week of activities – team building and the retreat in Wenatchee. However, due to the rising case rate of Covid-19 and the Delta variant in our community, the Executive Board made the difficult decision to delay Class 26 to the 2022 – 2023 program year.

Several factors led us to the final decision.

After receiving feedback and questions from multiple class members, we realized the need to quickly implement multiple COVID mitigation strategies to minimize class and volunteers’ exposure.

Communicating with leadership facilitator/trainer Paul Casey, we realized we did not have the time to radically alter the team building or the class retreat to Wenatchee to accommodate the valid concerns of the incoming class. Combined with our rapidly increasing case counts, and the unknown requirements that could come from the State over the program year, we found ourselves in an untenable position.

Class Director Kyle Cox reached out to Class 26 asking them to complete a survey measuring their level of comfort on multiple dimensions including: masking, interacting/moving in close quarters with others, eating meals together, rooming together, traveling together to and from Wenatchee, being outside given current and predicted air quality, whether a vaccination requirement would impact their decision to participate, and, if unvaccinated, whether they would be willing to be vaccinated in order to participate. All but one class member completed this survey. The results show significant concern from members of the class on many of these safety dimensions. Thankfully, 100% of Class 26 members expressed interest in participating next year, should we delay the program.

We greatly appreciate our community . This is not a decision any of us wanted to make, but given the reality of the situation, it was the right decision for our organization.

In service,

-The LTC Executive Board

Congratulations to the members of Leadership Tri-Cities’ Class XXVI!

The class will meet each other and the board August 4, and will participate in a team building session followed the class retreat that weekend. From there, they will begin their year learning about a variety of Tri-Cities industries; honing and applying leadership skills; and will manage a community-focused class project.

Please join us in welcoming Class XXVI:

Alice Schlegel, Columbia Basin College
Angela Gonzalez, Kennewick School District
April Culwell, City of Pasco
Beau Ruff, Cornerstone Wealth Strategies
Brady Quinton, Franklin County
Brooke Myrland, Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Lipparelli, Chaplaincy Health Care
Dawn Wellman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Elisa Hernandez, Columbia Basin College
Elizabeth Burtner, STCU
Jamie Ohl Turner, Kadlec Foundation
John Kennedy, Benton-Franklin Council of Governments
Kendra Palomarez, Catholic Charities
Madison Evangelista, Mid-Columbia Libraries
Mariana Marquez Sital, Girl Scouts
Max Schneider, BrandCraft
Michael Saffell, Battelle Memorial Institute
Phinney Brown, Arts Center Task Force
Rebecca Burghart, National Park Service
Russell Long, Energy Northwest
Shannon Sackett, Energy Northwest
Tracy Wilson, Pasco School District
Trish Herron, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Leadership Tri-Cities Class XXVI

2021-2022

Information Sessions

Wednesday, April 28, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 4, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

You will need to register before joining.

LTC representatives will be available to discuss the program, schedule, and coming due dates.

Applications will be accepted until May 15. For more information on the application process, please visit
Apply for Class XXVI – Leadership Tri-Cities (leadershiptricities.com)

The Leadership Tri-Cities Alumni Association is accepting proposals for a community project starting December 7, 2020. Proposals will be accepted through January 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

Each Leadership Tri-Cities class is presented with the challenge of completing a “Class Project”, but with no class scheduled for 2020-21, the LTC Alumni will be undertaking a Community Project with the purpose of rallying the alumni to serve the community and address a pressing need of a community service organization.

The LTC Alumni is seeking opportunities to serve our community via the application, review and selection process described below.

All applications will go through a multi-phase approval process, including:
• Proposals will be screened by Leadership Tri-Cities Alumni Community Project Team
o All applicants will be notified on January 29, 2021
• Interviews with top selected applicants will be conducted by February 12, 2021
o The selected project will be announced on February 19, 2021

How will this project serve our community?
• How many families or individuals will be positively impacted by this project?
• How does this project support or provide service across lines of social diversity?
• Is there funding available for the project or will funding need to be raised?
o If funding needs to be raised, estimate how much needs to be raised.
• If LTC does not select this project, is there another avenue for the project to be completed?

In order for the project team to assess the application, you will be asked the following questions:

How will this project serve our community?
• How many families or individuals will be positively impacted by this project?
• How does this project support or provide service across lines of social diversity?
• Is there funding available for the project or will funding need to be raised?
o If funding needs to be raised, estimate how much needs to be raised.
• If LTC does not select this project, is there another avenue for the project to be completed?

More information on the application process can be found here: https://leadershiptricities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LTC-Alumni-Community-Project-RFP-010621.pdf

Proposals will be submitted through the Three Rivers Community Foundation’s Online Portal. Proposals must be submitted to http://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=3rcf under LTC Alumni Community Project by January 8, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

You will need to register for an account on the portal, and will also need to fill out and submit a project budget form, which can be accessed here: https://leadershiptricities.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LTC-Alumni-Project-Budget_simple.xlsx

Note: Save this file to your computer before updating the form.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Harper, LTC Alumni Director, at ltcwa.alumni@gmail.com or 509-554-3201.

Over the course of the next several months, our board of directors is working hard on two areas:

1. We are updating our contact information, and will be reaching out to members of each class to get an update on what you’ve been up to since we last saw you. In order to do this, we are asking you to update your email and other contact methods. Please fill out this form to ensure we can reach you. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/MXOkacc/ltcregistration
2. The Leadership Tri-Cities board is coordinating an alumni-led community service project. We are looking for LTC alumni to participate in the project planning and execution. Please fill out this survey to let us know how you can help! We have lots of areas for participation – one might be right for you!
   LTC Alumni Project Interest (office.com)

To our sponsors, alumni, and community members:

We are writing to report to you on decisions affecting the operation of Leadership Tri-Cities in this time of COVID-19. Our Board of Directors has concluded that it would be better to wait a year to begin Class XXVI. This will give us time to understand the “new normal” as it applies to personal interactions and adapt the curriculum accordingly. We will begin recruiting for Class XXVI in March of 2021 and begin their experience with the ropes course in August 2021. Additionally, graduation for Class XXV has been rescheduled to be held this September.

As the local situation with the coronavirus has developed over the past weeks, LTC has adapted accordingly, meeting via Zoom rather than in person, holding our last two session days (Arts & Culture and Hanford Day) virtually, and refocusing our outreach via our monthly newsletters. Although challenging, these past months have provided opportunities for us to reexamine processes and learn new ways to communicate with each other.

Leadership Tri-Cities now counts over 500 community leaders who have graduated our program, and we are currently leading our 25th class. We pride ourselves on developing a diverse cadre of skilled leaders who will become catalysts for change in our community. Since LTC provides each class member a unique opportunity for personal engagement both during and after graduation, we believe it is imperative that we provide Class XXVI an experience that is equal and equitable to our previous classes.

Our Board of Directors will take the next year to engage with our alumni, sponsors, and community leaders to refine our focus on addressing our community’s needs. With over 25 community service projects to our credit, we know Leadership Tri-Cities has already made a huge impact on non-profits, service organizations, and residents in our community. Now more than ever, we want to reconnect with and mobilize our alumni in serving the Tri-Cities. The challenges of this pandemic give us an opportunity and a call to action for community members who proudly call themselves graduates of Leadership Tri-Cities.

Again, thank you for your continuing support of our important work to identify, develop, and motivate the men and women who will lead our community into the next quarter century.

Be safe. Be well.

March 13, 2020  – Please note, the information session for Class XXVI has been cancelled. We will update this page once we’re able to reschedule.

Susan Coleman, Director, Class XXV

If you are one of our 500 alumni that have benefited from the Leadership Tri-Cities learning experience, you have an opportunity to continue being a catalyst for positive change in your community by serving on the Leadership Tri-Cities Board of Directors as the Class XXVI Director and Class XXV Director-Elect.

Do you remember your Class year and are willing to help those in the next class have the same wonderful experience? If so, we need you!

The Leadership Tri-Cities Class Director for Class XXVI (also known as the Class Director-Elect), is the LTC board representative that selects and then guides the incoming LTC class through its year. The director with the LTC board ensures that the class receives valuable experiences and tools that develop knowledgeable leaders to serve our community. The Class Director position is a two (2) year term.

Specific duties are listed below

Class Director- Elect (the first year)

• Serves as a shadow for the Class Director of Class XXV for entire LTC year
• See responsibilities assigned to Class Director
• Fills in for Class Director at sessions (when necessary)
• Chairs class recruitment committee and selection process (with assistance from Board members)
• Up-dates (with communication director) class application
• Coordinates with alumni director and rest of the board on recruitment
• Expected to be a full paid member to LTC Alumni Association

Class Director for Class XXVI

• Liaison between the board and class, visible at class functions (e.g. ropes course, retreat, sessions)
• Schedules and holds Info Night for new/incoming class
• Schedules interviews and holds interview panel for new/incoming class
• Present results of interviews to the board for review
• Prepares Welcome Letter for new/incoming class
• Prepares Survey Monkey profile questionnaire for input to class books
• Coordinates reception with board chairman and events director
• Ensures receipt of individual tuition payment
• Ensures receipt of individual employer tuition payment
• Coordinate class retreat with leadership development director
• Corresponds with officers of the current class
• Select the speaker gift and work with the chairman to have ordered
• Works with board chair/events director/leadership development director to coordinate on hotel and meals for class retreat and Ohme Gardens
• Develops rooming assignments for the retreat and the Olympia trip
• Assembles new class orientation binder with class profiles, class expectations, board of director list, program schedules with session contact to be distributed at the ropes course
• Arranges for class name badges
• Presents graduation plaque to graduates
• Prepares and provides headshot and one-word classmate description presentation for the graduation ceremony.
• Coordinates with the class the preparation of their class and project presentations for the graduation ceremony
• Expected to be a full paid member to LTC Alumni Association

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.
E-mail completed applications to ltcwa.secretary@gmail.com or mail to
Leadership Tri-Cities, PO Box 4660, Pasco, WA 99302

Apply HERE

Jennifer Harper, Class XXII, Communications Director

Graduation for Class XXIV was held Wednesday, June 12 at the Three Rivers Convention Center. Nearly 200 people attended to celebrate the class on their achievement, as well as congratulate Brian Ace, Class XIII, as this year’s Alumnus of the Year recipient.

Each year the class selects a project that benefits an organization within the community. Class XXIV partnered with Domestic Violence Services of Benton & Franklin Counties (DVSFB). The class made several improvements to their shelter, including upgrades to the staircase, installing an improved security system and play area for children, and making several minor improvements to the property. In addition to these upgrades, the class presented DVSFB with a check for $21,000 – the remainder of the funds raised from their benefit held in April.

Leadership Tri-Cities recognized Brian Ace, Class XIII, as recipient of the 2019 Alumnus of the Year Award. Brian was instrumental in the completion of the new Boys & Girls Club facility in East Kennewick which will serve about 250 students in an area identified as a critical concern, lacking in programs and outreach dedicated to changing kids’ lives. This project, along with others, shows the time, energy and passion Brian puts in to make sure our local youth have safe places and educational resources to become our next generation of leaders.

Brian spoke to the class of his experience with Leadership Tri-Cities, and hoped they all were left feeling “tired, but inspired” after their year.

Congratulations to Leadership Tri-Cities Class XXIV:

Renee Adams, Mid-Columbia Ballet
Brandon Andersen, Bonsai Audio
Kaitlin Carter, Energy Northwes
Crystal Carter, Rebuilding Mid-Columbia
Jerry Cochran, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Megan Cook, Walla Walla Community College
Hector Cruz, Visit Tri-Cities
Jennifer Cunnington, STCU
Adele Dallman, Washington River Protection Solutions
Michelle DeGooyer, Medicity
Scott Hagihara, Lamb Weston
Diane Hamlin, Kadlec
Patti Jones, CHPRC
Lori Lott, Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation
Ryan Malm, Columbia Basin College
Leo Martinez Jr., Numerica Credit Union
Marc Newman, 1st Security Bank
Cindy Powell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Julie Schroeder, Academy of Children’s Theatre
Sara Schwan, The Children’s Reading Foundation
Richa Sigdel, City of Pasco
Kelsie Smith, Columbia Basin College
Tracy Spooner, Mission Support Alliance
Ben Stewart, Energy Northwest
Rebecca Weber, Washington State Department of Agriculture