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Greater Tucson Leadership Class of 2017 Front row from left – Ricardo Morales, Kasey Hill, Rhonda Bodfield, Karen Hollish, Kristine Karski, Heather Bachman, Arezu Corella, Adriana Marinez, Brendan Lyons, Missy Eddy, Michael Johnson, Anita Bell, Linda Scheu, Meghan Reinold, Sumi Rowe, Lesley Rich, Judi Simmons, Victoria Hahn, Jenna Finfrock, Desiree Dillard and Matt Nelson Back row from left – Vaughn Price, Aaron Skoczen, Natalya Brown, Amy Haskell, Toree Calloway, Katie Rogerson, Eric Elkins, Nikki Lee, Keith Primeau, Kelly Huber, Isaac Figueroa, Juliet McKenna, Bobby Verenna, Mindy Griffith, Kathleen Brown and Nikki Cain
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Greater Tucson Leadership By Romi Carrell Wittman “Developing Tucson’s leaders since 1980” could be Greater Tucson Leadership’s tagline. Though not the real tagline – “Connect. Learn. Lead.” – the phrase perfectly sums up GTL’s mission throughout its 38-year history. GTL, which is a partner program of the Tucson Metro Chamber, is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing leadership education, community development and civic engagement for the Tucson community. 62 BizTucson
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This is the only formal, local civic leadership educational program of its kind in Southern Arizona. Each year, GTL accepts about 40 emerging and seasoned leaders from diverse backgrounds to participate in the GTL experience. The class hosts a monthly session focused on the following topics: government, economic development, education, arts and culture, criminal justice, healthcare, border and environment. The program provides participants
with an intense back-of-the-house experience highlighting the social, political and economic drivers in our area. “During this 10-month-long program, we foster an environment where ideas are exchanged, skills are developed, and values are identified,” said GTL Executive Director Kasey Hill. “The program provides an experience in which people can truly immerse themselves in Tucson and the region – and they leave the program with a recontinued on page 64 >>> www.BizTucson.com