ALUMNI COUNCIL
Alumni Council UPDATE BY STEVE DODGE (49), ALUMNI COUNCIL CHAIR
After a year of remote calls and virtual planning, the Alumni Council (AC) is looking forward to getting back to inperson meetings. The October meeting in Clovis will be our first time bringing the group together since February 2020. With Ag Leadership’s new strategic plan set in motion, the AC is ready to do what it can to help the vision become a reality. We will be meeting throughout the next few months, culminating with a retreat in November. We are so grateful for all of the hard work of the past regional directors and executive team during the uncertain times at the beginning of the pandemic. Thank you to Rachelle Antinetti (42) and Bill Van Skike (32) for their servant leadership and support. Thank you also to Chase Hurley (35) for his leadership by guiding and supporting the exchange programs over the past decade. I am so excited for the new team members joining us and the energy everyone is putting forward to begin a new normal. As a team, we are excited to create more engagement and inclusivity to alumni across the state. Look to your email, social media and mailboxes as we send out information about the new opportunities. As COVID-19 taught us all, it truly takes a village.
THANK YOU TO OUTGOING ALUMNI COUNCIL LEADERS Bill Van Skike (32), Board Liaison Bill served on the AC for many years as a regional director, sergeant-at-arms, vice chair, chair and finally as board liaison. He was also a part of strategic planning in 2002, strategic alignment in 2015-2016 and a D.C. Exchange supporter and volunteer. Rachelle Antinetti (42), Vice Chair Rachelle served on the AC as a regional director and vice chair and supported the policy and procedure revision project. She also helped the AC set in place the structure and many of the processes used today. As a servant leader, she helped to provide many lifelong learning opportunities to alumni and was instrumental in helping to guide AC transitions over the years. In 2019 she traveled with Class 49 fellows on their international seminar to Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. THANK YOU TO OUR OUTGOING REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR THEIR SERVANT LEADERSHIP. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE FOUNDATION AND OUR ALUMNI. Manpreet Bains (43), Region 3 Director Manpreet will now be stepping into her new role as CALF Education Team liaison.
Rob Goff (45), Region 8 Director Rob will now begin his role as a member of CALF’s board of directors.
Upwards and beyond! Ted Grether (47), Region 9 Director Ted will continue to serve as a regional director until October.
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