Don’t Miss the Fun! Friday October 14th

Graduation and Awards

Banquet

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Casino Night

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Dancing the Night Away

With Universal DJ

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Saturday October 15th

CRC hosted by

the Alumni Council

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RSVP to the CENTRL Office

by October 4th

520.316.0909

karen@centrl.org

Since 1991 The Center for Rural Leadership Fall 2011

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You are invited to join the celebration. Two days of networking and fun beginning on Friday evening with the Class XX Graduation and Awards Banquet. This will be a fun packed evening complete with silent auction, music, dancing, and Casino Night. Continuing the festivities on Saturday, the Alumni Council will host a CRC. Everything will take place at the Fiesta Inn Resort in Tempe, Arizona, so make plans to spend the night.

Class XX Continues the

Vegas Spirit at

Graduation!

8:30 p.m. Fiesta Inn Resort

Conference Center Lobby Immediately following the graduation banquet, everyone is invited to Casino Night to play blackjack, roulette and craps for a chance to win great prizes. Spend time networking with CENTRL Alumni and the new Class XXI. Most importantly, come help support a great program as all proceeds from Casino Night go to Project CENTRL.

Invite your family and friends to join you at Casino Night for an evening of fun.

Wonderland CRC

11:00 a.m. activities begin

12:15 p.m. Hosted Lunch

Poolside Patio at Fiesta Inn Resort

Reserve your room at the Fiesta Inn Resort today!

Mention Project CENTRL to get the $99 rate.

Fiesta Resort Conference Center 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe

480-967-1441

The Alumni Council will host a CENTRL Regional Connection on S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g f o l l o w i n g Graduation. This poolside CRC at the Fiesta Inn Resort will feature “HIGH STAKES CROQUET” and other lawn games. So don’t be late, follow the white rabbit to join us as we connect with old friends and make new ones at this wonderland CRC.

6:00 p.m. Reception and Silent Auction

6:30 p.m.

Graduation and Awards Banquet

8:30 p.m. Dancing the Night Away

Universal DJ

Casino Night

ALUMNI COUNCIL COMMENTS

Visit the Project CENTRL website at www.centrl.org

FRANCES LECHNER (XVIII), CHAIR flechner@uda.coop

As we prepare for the graduation of Project CENTRL’s Class XX, it seems fitting to ask that my fellow Alumni reflect on their own graduations. Transition ceremonies can

generate such a strange mix of sensations: the sense of accomplishment at a particularly challenging internship, perhaps a feeling of relief that the project is finally complete – or unease if our internship wasn’t all that it could have been. The feelings of sadness at leaving a distinctive and remarkable cadre of friends and classmates. The confidence to take on new tasks because now we know we’re capable of doing so much more than when we began our two year journey. Not just more skills – but more personal resources, connections and opportunities to network as we CONTINUE to lead. It’s good to remember, at graduation time, the Mission of Project CENTRL:

To assist highly motivated leaders improve and expand their leadership skills to become more effective and responsive in meeting the needs of rural people.

Our two years at Project CENTRL was designed to help us KEEP ON becoming more effective and responsive. So each class’s graduation is an opportunity for us to do a personal review: am I more responsive than two years ago? Am I more effective? Am I continuing to learn? And let’s look at the faces of the new class, as they share an evening of their first seminar (do you remember your first seminar?) with the pumped-up graduates. There is such an amazing mix of energy at the Graduation Ceremony: don’t miss this one! Thank you to those of you who nominated alumni for an award in one of four categories: community service, agriculture, public policy and natural resources and a possible special leadership award. The Alumni Council will be reviewing the nominations and making award selections over the next two weeks. Those awards will be presented during the Graduation Ceremony. I’d like to conclude with a closing thought. It was so exciting to showcase Arizona – and Project CENTRL – to our visitors from throughout the US, Australia and Canada during the International Leadership Alumni Conference. It was a great example of Alumni – and collaborators from other organizations – teaming up to create an extraordinary conference experience for 100 people. I was proud to be part of it, and wish that more of you could have attended. You would have felt extraordinarily proud of its reflection of the values and quality of Project CENTRL. See you on October 14th & 15th !

Come join the Alumni Council at the Wonderland CRC Saturday October 15th

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Seminar 1

The CENTRL Leadership Journey October 13-15, 2011

Seminar 2

The Fundamentals of Leadership November 17-19, 2011

Seminar 3

Effectively Communicating December 8-10, 2011

Seminar 4

Arizona Issues: Recognizing Challenges

January 26-28, 2012

Seminar 5 Arizona Issues: Exploring

Opportunities February 23-25, 2012

Seminar 6

Arizona Issues: Making a Difference March 29-31, 2012

International Seminar

May 1-5, 2012

Seminar 7 Building Communities & Economic

Development September 20-22, 2012

Seminar 8

Managing Natural Resources October 18-20, 2012

Seminar 9

Focusing on Social Issues November 15- 17, 2012

Seminar 10

Border, Labor, & Food Supply Dynamics

January 24-26, 2013

Seminar 11 Arizona Legislature in Action

February 20-22, 2013

Seminar 12

Polishing Leadership Skills March 21- 23, 2013

National Seminar

April 27- May 4, 2013

Hooray…there’s a touch of Fall in the air…and CENTRL Celebrations!

After months of summer and possibly the hottest August on record, it’s exciting to feel the cool comforts of Fall approaching and a festive time of celebration for Project CENTRL.

Before leaving summer, I want to reflect a moment on ILAC (International Leadership Alumni Conference) hosted in Arizona on August 24-27th. I’ve enjoyed four ILAC’s over the years and this one is by far my favorite. Beyond a great mix of tours, engaging topics, excellent speakers, and fellowship with many fine leaders, my greatest reward was to witness the outstanding leadership in action by our Alumni at this special event. Congratulations and thank you go to the planning team, sponsors, and many other collaborators who helped make this year’s ILAC a shining star for Arizona. For an organization and a conference all about leadership, your performance makes Project CENTRL especially proud!

We are delighted that a delegation of 33 current class members from the Wedgworth Leadership Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Florida http://wlianr.ifas.ufl.edu have chosen to visit Arizona as part of their national seminar. As we are working to finalize their itinerary, I send special thanks to Alumni and others who are stepping up to highlight agriculture and rural Arizona with our friends in Florida. From California’s study tour in March, Class XX visits with Texas and Pennsylvania in May, the many international connections at ILAC in August, and September’s visit by Florida, 2011 continues to be a stellar year for strengthening CENTRL’s global network.

Please mark October 14th on your calendar to be at the Fiesta Inn Resort in Tempe for the CENTRL Class XXI Graduation and Awards Banquet. What started as a graduation banquet years ago has grown to be a festive evening of fellowship, dinner, recognition, celebration and fun for everyone. Proudly, we are graduating the largest class ever, with 33 members in Class XX, and welcoming 22 members into Class XXI. A very special thank you is extended to Board Members and others for conducting many interviews and giving due diligence to the important task of selecting Project CENTRL’s next crop of leaders.

The decision to reduce the size of this year’s incoming class was driven by reduced budget projections for the next two years and a strong desire to keep the quality of the CENTRL experience and participants a top priority. During these challenging times, the core values Alumni give in recruiting, networking, and supporting Project CENTRL are most important.

In view of the leadership accomplishments in this year’s graduating class and the promising quality of leaders in Class XXI, I’m confident our legacy of leadership will continue to grow. I hope you can be at the Fiesta Inn Resort to make this discovery yourself and give a personal welcome to our graduates as they enter the ranks of Alumni and to new class members as they start a life long journey of leadership with CENTRL.

See you on October 14th!

See page 6 for a listing of Class XXI members.

Well it’s hard to believe that the ILAC and Collaborative Conference has come and gone. This great event would not have occurred without the dedication and hard work of a great committee. As Chair, I want to recognize:

Anna Aja, Arizona Cattlemen’s Association Christy Davis, Arizona Farm Bureau

Tiffany Ground (XIX), Arizona Department of Ag Lisa Ann James (XIX), Arizona Department of Ag

Ana Kennedy (XXI), Kennedy Achers, Inc. Frances Lechner (XVII), United Dairymen of Arizona

Diann Prechel (XIV), Cotton and Bailey Farms Karen Vanderheyden, Project CENTRL

We also had help early on from:

Paul Brierley (XVI), Arizona Farm Bureau Brett Cameron (XVI), Arizona Department of Ag Cheryl Goar (X), Arizona Nursery Association

Brian Lang(XV), Arizona/Texas Depart. of Tourism Jimmy Wocjik (XV), Arizona Agribusiness

A big thank you also to all of the CENTRL graduates who presented great information at the ILAC Conference and helped to make this conference a success.

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I would like to thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and support of the 22nd annual ILAC Conference and the Collaborative Conference this year.

PREMIER EVENT SPONSOR National Farm Credit Services

PLATINUM SPONSORS Farm Credit Services Southwest • Western Milling

GOLD SPONSORS Arizona Cotton Growers Association • Arizona Grain Research and Promotion Council • Frazer, LLP Gardiner Foundation • Pinal County Farm Bureau USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services • Wells Fargo Bank Western Growers

SILVER SPONSORS David Stevens - State Representative • Empire Southwest • Friend of Project CENTRL • Northern Trust Pfizer - Animal Health • Vicksburg Ranch

BRONZE SPONSORS Arizona Grain • BASF - The Chemical Company • Boelts Farms, LLC • Dave’s Collision • Dykstra Machinery Gowan Company • Matrix Nutrition

GIFT BAG SPONSOR Arizona Milk Producers I would also like to thank our Collaborative Conference Partners for helping to produce an outstanding event, The Arizona Cattlemen's Association's Young Cattlemen's Initiative, the Arizona Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Rancher Program, and the United Dairymen of Arizona's Young Cooperators.

It is because of the generosity and support of our donors and the partnerships built that we are able to present such great programs helping to empower and enrich Arizona's Rural and Agricultural Leaders and build networks within our state, country and the world.

Carrie Hamstra (XII), CENTRL Board Member, ILAC Chair

Biosphere II (left) and the Arizona/Mexico border (below) were two of the breath-taking stops included in the daily tours that were held through-out the conference.

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REFLECTIONS OF ILAC by Carrie Hamstra (XII), ILAC Chairman

Seems like yesterday that we were planning and packing our bags and now the conference is behind us. We kicked off the journey of Building Bridges and Breaking Down Barriers with a pre tour to the Willcox area with visits to the Amerind Foundation, lunch at Jacque (XV) and Mark Cook’s - Coronado Winery, Robbs Farm, Bonita Bean, and the Kansas Settlement Gin. We kicked off the official event with a welcome from U of A President Eugene Sander and our keynote speaker Mary Peters, Former u.s. Secretary of Transportation. Mary was a great inspiration, not only did she enlighten us with the story of building a bridge over Hoover Dam that had been on the books since 1967. She shared her own story of being a secretary with a small “s” to becoming a secretary with a capital “S” in Washington, DC. Mary has broken some major barriers. The next morning Grady Gammage, Jr. talked about water, presenting questions and challenges to the group so that future barriers can be broken to secure water for our future needs. We crossed the bridge with the Sustainability Panel – Joe Sigg challenged us to remember, too much regulation on small business won’t lead to thriving business economy. Our farmers and businesses need to be left alone to do the business at hand while still promoting consumer protection. Now that is a bridge to build. Sometimes when you are walking on a new bridge it is best to seek advice of those who have previously traveled the path before you. We also had the pleasure of hearing from Jim Paxon about a fire management “bridge” which needs some attention. His take away message was to check emotion at the door when invited to the negotiating table and challenge others to negotiate with sound science and facts. Alex Avery took the next step as he challenged us to think about the barriers ahead regarding feeding the world in 2050. It was interesting to hear how his challenges were almost exactly what our own Bas Aja(VII) had presented on the morning tour to the

University of Arizona Meat Lab. Since we are already using 39% of the world’s land, it seems that productivity will be the way for us to bridge the gap for feeding the world. The next step on the bridge was our international panel on food insecurity and coffee shop discussions. The Australian perspective, labor issues, trade, media and several others were challenging bridges to build. Graphic artist, Stephanie Crowley captured Friday’s discussion topics and the ILAC 2011 theme in an amazing illustration which can be seen on the CENTRL web site: www.centrl.org. When you talk about breaking down barriers, Madame Rose certainly set a colorful example for us. Benny Young(XX) and the Desert Sons Band rounded out a great evening with toe tapping music. Glenn Hamer helped us in crossing the immigration bridge by talking about the issues facing Arizona. Who would have thought that people from all over the US, Canada and Australia would know the number of one of our state senate bills - SB1070. We had great discussion showing us that we still have many more steps to take on this bridge. Eve Watson walked us over the last leg of our bridge, challenging us to use conflict resolution skills to assist in breaking down barriers to continue to build even more bridges. To finish up the day, several attendees visited Dan Bell(XVII) at the ZZ Ranch on the post tour to see first hand the barriers built along our border with Mexico. Border Patrol representatives met with the group and discussed the issues with illegal immigration and drug trafficking. The conference left us with some great knowledge and tools to build bridges and break down barriers but the group also had time to revisit old friendships and build new ones. We already have tools in place to continue the journey. Canada will be hosting ILAC 2012 in London, Ontario Canada, August 8-11, 2012. So today my challenge for everyone is to recall the steps taken at the conference and go out to “Build Bridges and Break Barriers” in your community, state and nation. Looking forward to seeing you next year in Canada!!

“Education is all a matter of building bridges” —Ralph Emmerson

Raney Brown

USDA Farm Service Agency - Yuma

Bo Chichuniec

Assistant Golf Course Superintendent - Phoenix

Darryl Dalley

Retired (Army) and Miami City Council - Claypool

James English

UA Livestock Farm Manager - Marana

Juan Carlos Escamilla

Mayor – San Luis

Judith Hoyos

Director Chamber of Commerce – San Luis

Ana Kennedy

Charter School Principal/Teacher and Farmer – Casa Grande

Jason Kepler

USDA/NRCS District Conservationist – Casa Grande

RaeAnn Kiesling

Para-Legal for Allred Law Office - Willcox

Scott Koenig

Assistant Director of Development – UA/CALS – Tucson

Dan Mace

LLP/CPA/Manager – Henry and Horne – Casa Grande

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Michael McCloud

COO & Co-Owner – Phyco Biosciences - Chandler

Jennifer McDougal

Office Mgr./Co-Owner of Funeral Chapel – Safford

Brent Murphree

Regional Communication Mgr./Nat’l Cotton Bd. – Maricopa

Rochelle Neff

Odyssey Consulting/Self Employed Consultant – Arizona City

Dawn Norton

Self Employed Realtor- Duncan

Becky Nutt

Director - Greenlee County Chamber of Commerce – Clifton

Haley Paul

Smart Scape Program Coordinator, Sr. – UA Extension – Phoenix

Bryan Pratt

Vice-President – Pratt Pools – Casa Grande

Casey Rooney

City of Cottonwood Ec. Dev. Director – Prescott Valley

Ben Routi

Owner/Broker - Real Estate - Wickenburg

Ryan Tregaskes

Ag Chemical Sales and PCA – Helena Chemical - Chandler

The CENTRL Alumni Council will honor Alumni during the Class XX Graduation Banquet on Friday,

October 14, 2011. At this special event, we will be recognizing CENTRL Alumni with outstanding

leadership accomplishments in agriculture, natural resources, community service, and public policy

development and a possible special leadership award will be given.

Just another reason to come to Graduation! Join the fun. The evening begins at 6:00 pm and

continues through the evening with dancing and Casino Night. If you have any questions about the

evening, please call the CENTRL Office at 520-316-0909

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With your personal MyCENTRL username and password, you can search the current CENTRL Alumni Directory and update your own directory information. Follow these easy steps to access the directory: Go to the Project CENTRL web page at: www.centrl.org. Click on “Alumni Directory”, Enter your primary e-mail address currently listed in the alumni directory and then enter “Password1” as the Password.

You can view/edit your own information and change your password by clicking on “Update My Information”. It is recommended that you change your password after logging in the first time.

Use the “Search Alumni Directory” option to enter your search criteria, such as Class Number, County, Occupation, etc. With over 500 CENTRL Alumni, the resources and networking opportunities are endless!

If you have trouble logging in or you do not have a primary e-mail address currently listed in the directory, please e-mail karen@centrl.org or call 520-316-0909.

Keeping CENTRL Alumni Connected

PROVIDER PALS COMES TO BUCKEYE By Shawn Wood (Class XX)

Ten years ago, when local residents made the trip to Phoenix, they often found others asking “where is Buckeye?”. The population growth over the last 10 years has answered that question in a big way. Once described as a rural agriculture community where families were established for generations, you waived to your neighbors and typically knew most of your children’s friends and their parents, the community has changed. In the last 10 years Buckeye grew from a rural community of 10,000 to a sprawling community of 50,000+. With that growth has come change from infrastructure, economic, safety, education, development, politics, jobs

to amenities, etc; but to me the most significant change has been the community.

I’ve listened to old timers and new comers discuss or comment on various aspects of Buckeye, there seemed to be a common theme or disconnect between what Buckeye “was” and what it “is”. My thoughts lead me to wonder what it “could be”. I wanted to find a way to support or facilitate the community to grow into what it could be.

Over a 10 month span, Bruce Vincent, Executive Director of Provider Pals and I discussed the Provider Pals program and Buckeye. We analyzed the benefits, drawbacks and fit regarding Buckeye, it’s community, the Provider Pal program and Arizona. In the Spring 2011 we mutually decided that Provider Pals would be a good fit for Buckeye. Provider Pals is a multi-faceted program that serves as a cultural exchange between urban and rural cultures. It provides the bridge that allows the two to meet, get to know one another and work towards understanding each other and the services and products we provide for each other. The program was established in 1998 and in 2004 was awarded the “Preserve America Presidential Award” by President George Bush. It involves over 10,000 kids, 300 schools, and 500 providers nationwide.

This is the first time the Provider Pal program has been brought to Buckeye and Arizona. My role has lead me to serve in the volunteer position of AZ Program Coordinator for Provider Pals. In early September, Bruce & PJ Vincent and myself visited with the Buckeye schools, businesses, providers and sponsors over three days. For the 2011-2012 year, Buckeye Elementary School, The Odyssey Academy Buckeye, The Odyssey Academy Goodyear and Arlington Elementary Schools are participating with 13 teachers and nearly 400 students in the 2-5th grade. These students, teachers and schools will adopt both local rural providers and providers from across the nation. Currently 8 Buckeye providers comprised of farmers and dairymen are planning to be adopted. The teachers, students and providers will communicate throughout the year and in the spring will participate in Provider Day. The day is an enriching exchange between the school, teachers, students, providers and often times involves tractors, roping or some other hands on everyday activity of the provider.

Sponsorship pays for program costs and provides student membership in Provider World, where they can play education games, visit their providers online and build their own resources to participate in a community. With consideration of my coordination, program fees have been reduced, however sponsorship is still needed to cover basic costs. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. I would like to thank Handwerker-Winburne Inc. who is sponsoring nearly 150 students with a donation of $2,000. Nationwide this program is sponsored by Caterpillar, Monsanto Fund, Ford Motor Company and many others. Additional sponsorship is available, if you, your company or organization would like more information please contact shawn@headquarterswest.com.

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Kari Sanders (Class XX) was named a "Rising Star of Public Power" by the American Public Power

Three CENTRL classes have visited Springerville for the Natural Resources Seminar, but may not realize they were seeing forest management history in the making. Immediately after the Rodeo-Chediski wildfires of 2002, the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

began focusing thinning efforts in forested areas surrounding the communities of the White Mountains (referred to the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI). That focus proved its effectiveness not once, but multiple times during this summer's Wallow Fire. A short report entitled How Fuel Treatments Saved Homes describes the thinning strategies and how they enabled firefighters to save hundreds of homes. Here's the condensed version:

• In 2002, the Rodeo-Chediski wildfires damaged an estimated 460,000 acres on the Fort Apache Reservation and Sitgreaves National Forest, destroying more than 400 homes. • In 2011, the Wallow Fire charred more than 530,000 acres on the Apache National Forest, yet only 30

homes were lost, thanks to strategic thinning. • As an epilogue, this summer's plentiful rains are already repairing the damage cause by the Wallow Fire.

Concentrated efforts to spread straw and seed in erosion-prone areas have resulted in an abundance of grasses. Aspen are rejuvenating at an astonishing rate, with saplings measuring 18 to 48 inches. While it will take years for the Ponderosa pine and other species to return in some areas, the White Mountains remain a beautiful, green place to visit.

WILD FIRES By Larisa Bogardus (Class XVIII) Springerville, AZ

Pam Pearsall (Class XX) is now on the National Association of County Officials Agriculture and Rural Affairs Steering Committee. Pam says with her Project CENTRL training she will definitely be an asset to this committee. Great job Pam!

Campaign Management Training Seminar October 17 - 18, 2011

Presents an award winning seminar designed for candidates running for any public office, their spouses and their campaign managers and other individuals who may be interested in seeking elected public office at some future time. For more info, contact Philip Bashaw (Class XIX) 480.635.3614

This is a bitter sweet time for our class - glad we are graduating, sad that we will not be together on a regular basis. So in that light we are going to have an awesome party on October 14th! The Graduation Committee is planning plenty of activities including a DJ, casino games and a silent auction. We are very excited to welcome the new members for Class XXI into Project CENTRL. We will have a chance to network with them and share our CENTRL experience. So come prepared to have a good time! Items for the Silent Auction include:

• Signed framed Limited Edition Print (3/175) of “Sonoran Pastoral” by Robert Shufelt • Handmade Christmas wreath just in time for the holidays. • Wooden rocking chair for two • Gift basket with local honey and handmade pot • 4 ASU v. U of A football tickets

And much more…..

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• Wes Kerr and his wife, Lauren, are expecting their first child – Madelyn Jeanne! • Mary Taylor is engaged to be married to Chris Huntley.

By Terisha Driggs Class XX

Please RSVP today! Email Karen@centrl.org or mail your response

card to notify the CENTRL office who you are bringing to Graduation, Casino Night and the CRC

the next day.

Keep sending your articles, interesting stories and

pictures to Lisa Ann James (XIX)

ljames@azda.gov

Board Members

Bas Aja

Fred Amator

Grant Boice

Paul Brierley

Eddie Browning

Jim Christenson

Con Englehorn

Matt Eyrich

Carrie Hamstra

Jim Klinker

Lucia Konrath

Glenna McCollum-Cloud

Paul Rovey

Robert Shuler

Erik Swanson

Heather Walker

Officers

Cheryl Goar, President

George Seperich, Vice President

Jim Webb, Secretary

Brett Cameron, Treasurer

Frances Lechner, Alumni Chair

Project CENTRL Board of Directors CENTRL Alumni Council

Council Members Dallas Hillhouse 928-916-1440 hillhouse@rraz.net Diane Junion 928-965-4604 diane.junon@azstcu.org Lucia Konrath (XVIII) 520-465-8849 lucia_bond@yahoo.com Pennee Murphree (V) 520-898-7513 penneemurphree@yahoo.com Benny Young 520-270-6356 byoung@cochise.az.gov

Chair Frances Lechner (XVIII) 623-256-5125 flechner@uda.coop Vice-Chair/Reporter Lisa Ann James (XIX) 602-510-4770 ljames@azda.gov Secretary Tiffany Ground (XIX) 602-909-9696 tground@cox.net

Past Chair

Frank Pratt (XVII) 520-560-6372 fpratt@azleg.gov

Class XX Representatives Tanya Baker 928-710-3700 info@SettlerValleyRanch.com Terisha Driggs 480-678-0253 Terisha_driggs@yahoo.com

Project CENTRL Mission Statement

To assist highly motivated leaders

improve and expand their leadership

skills to become more effective and

responsive in meeting the needs

of rural people.

820 E. Cottonwood Lane, Bldg C Casa Grande, AZ 85122 520-316-0909 www.centrl.org