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 "The best way to honor the accomplishments of Whatcom County leaders past and present is to ensure there are people to take their place. That's what Leadership Whatcom does."
- Mauri Ingram
Trillium Corporation
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"For me, effective leadership means constantly learning caring ways to work together... this curriculum speaks to these needs... exciting... creative... innovative."
- Carole MacDonald
The Inn at Mt. Baker
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"Geographic boundaries are more artificial than ever before. What affects one part of our county impacts the rest of the county. It's time we cultivated diverse leadership that builds on our similarities and collective strengths in order to creatively solve local challenges."
- David Webster
Northwest Youth Services
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"Training our future leaders is extremely important if we are to have quality of life here in Whatcom County. Leadership Whatcom will be uniquely positioned provide that important guidance for tomorrow's leaders."
- Ken Oplinger, ACE, President/CEO
Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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"As a participant of a leadership training program in another community, I feel sure that my experience helped me develop and recognize my own leadership potential and use it for the good of the greater community. It let me see the big picture, and showed me the depth of my own power in collaboration with others."
- Elizabeth Beglin
The Yoga Room
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"Healthy communities need to be nurtured. Leadership Whatcom is a way of strengthening our community at its core of investing in our human capital."
- Patricia Decker, Manager
Bellingham-Whatcom Public Facilities District
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"Leadership Whatcom is a great opportunity for the different community members of our area to meet and exchange valuable ideas. Whatcom County combines all the different ethnic, economic and envionmental resource entities into a cohesive community. Leadership Whatcom will bring a diverse people together into a program in which they can learn to live, learn and work together. This program will enhance each individual's personal view into a community based initiative that will benefit everyone concerned with a vibrant productive community that embraces diversity of ideas, concerns and people."
- Dave Oreiro, Lummi Nation Member, VP
Northwest Indian College
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"Leadership Whatcom offers an opportunity to increase skill levels and build relationships that will lead to a more connected community. The experience of collaborating, working together, and looking for common ground to solve complex community problems is invaluable and lasts for a lifetime."
- Pete Kremen, County Executive
Whatcom County, Washington
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