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Washita Valley Leadership Program Graduation 2010

2010-04-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

April 20, 2010, marked the date for graduation ceremonies for Washita Valley Leadership Program. This is the 16th class that has graduated. 19 community members from Caddo County and surrounding areas completed leadership and community development training through this year's program. It was a great year of learning and networking: Good people and good times!

2010-04-09T07:39:00.000-07:00

The final session of Washita Valley Leadership Program Class 16 was held on April 8,2010, at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center. The Class enjoyed a day of communications training with Kerry Robertson. The class will be graduating on April 20. It's been a fantastic year of training, leadership development, and networking!

2010-02-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

The Washita Valley Leadership Program Class 16 was out and about on February 16, 2010, learning about city and county government in Caddo County. The class met in courtroom 3 of the Caddo County Courthouse and sat in on several presentations and panel discussions on county services and the duties of our elected county officials. The schedule in the afternoon was a tour of the Caddo County jail facility (hosted by Philip Smith, Caddo County Jail Administrator) and an offender's panel. All in all, it was a busy and productive learning experience.

The next class will be held in Oklahoma City at the state capitol on March 2 and March 3 on the state government session. There will be an overnight stay and a jam-packed schedule as we hear from a variety of state officials about the duties and responsibilities of their offices. See you there!

2010-02-03T07:47:00.000-08:00

Washita Valley Leadership Program session 6 had to be rescheduled due to weather conditions and power outages on February 2, 2010. This session on local and county government will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at the Caddo County Courthouse in Courtroom 3. The agenda for the day will be basically the same. Stay safe and warm everyone!

2010-01-26T11:52:00.000-08:00

The Washita Valley Leadership Program met on January 14, 2010, for the "Youth & Education" session. Several presenters offered valuable information to the class. Topics ranged from the Juvenile Justice System to School Board Responsibilities to Drug Abuse. Those in attendance enjoyed a great learning experience and effective networking. We're looking forward to the next class on February 2, 2010, where the session topic will be "Local and County Government." See you there, WVLP Class 16!

WVLP 16 session 3

2009-11-17T11:08:00.000-08:00

Washita Valley Leadership Program Class 16 met for Rural Health session on November 12, 2009. The class visited Anadarko Physician's Hospital, Fort Cobb Clinic, and Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital. Several speakers presented to the class on various topics including long-term care, the Ombudsman organization, hospice care and estate planning. Also the class toured the facilities at each site. It was a busy and educational day. The next session will be held on December 10 in Hinton on economic development and tourism.

2009-10-15T11:18:00.000-07:00

The Washita Valley Leadership Program Class 16 meet for its Area Agriculture tour on October 13, 2009. Even though the weather was a little wet & drizzly, it was a great day to visit some area farms and agriculture-related businesses. We set out early in the morning, traveled many miles, had a delicious lunch at at Woods & Waters Winery & Bistro, and gathered a wealth of information. It was an exciting day on the farm!

Washita Valley Leadership Class XVI session 1

2009-09-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Washita Valley Leadership Program Class 16. Our kickoff session was held on September 17, 2009, at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center. Dr. Gary Richetto of Triad Associates presented to the class on leadership styles and teambuilding. There are 19 members of the class this year from various communities in Caddo and Kiowa Counties. For more information on the Washita Valley Leadership Class contact CKTC at 405.643.5511. A few photos of the day. . .

The next meeting of WVLP will be held on October 13, 2009. The topic will be area agriculture and will be a traveling presentation of Caddo County ag businesses.

2009-04-22T08:15:00.001-07:00

The year has gone so quickly. . .This is the final blog for Washita Valley Class 15. Our final class was held at Caddo Kiowa. Kami Kuykendall presented to the class on business communications and teamwork. It was a very interactive and interesting day. The evaluations are in and it looks like another winner! Enjoy the pics of the day.

Graduation was held on April 21, 2009 at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center. The group enjoyed meeting guests who joined us for the evening then a meal of catfish & brisket. Conni even brought our Washita Valley baby: her nephew who was born during our state government session in March 09.

Washita Valley Leadership Program graduated 17 members this year. I truly believe each one of them will use the skills & networking from the program to make their communities better and better. We had a great year and a great evening.

What a handsome group!!

WVLP Class 15 State Government Session

2009-03-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

On March 10-11, 2009, the Washita Valley Leadership Program met in Oklahoma City for the State Government session. The agenda was jam-packed with activities and visits with our Oklahoma State Officials. Check out our pictures!

Our next (and last) session for Class 15 will be on April 14 at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center and the topic will be business communications. Graduation is coming soon (April 21). The year has gone quickly, and it's been a great class!

WVLP Class 15, Session 6

2009-02-23T08:37:00.000-08:00

The Washita Valley Leadership Program met on February 19 for the local and county government class session. The agenda was full, and we enjoyed speakers from our local communities and heard from our elected county officials. The class really became involved as two of our own members, Ranel Lasley and Lisa Root were part of the program. Later in the day, Philip Smith, Caddo County Jail Administrator took us on a tour of the courthouse and county jail. It was a busy and informative day, and we're looking forward to the state government class which will be held on March 10 & 11 at the State Capitol. Class 15 is turning out to be one of the best leadership classes ever!

2009-02-11T07:22:00.000-08:00

The Washita Valley Leadership Program met at the Anadarko Community Library on January 15, 2009, for a Youth and Education Session. Speakers included Judge Wyatt Hill of Caddo County, Dusty Dowdle of Caddo & Grady Counties Methamphetamine Task Force, Robbin Sanders and Karen McCullough from two Caddo County Schools, Julie Miller from the State School Board Association, and Tim Allen from the State Treasurer's office. We had a fabulous lunch from the Soda Fountain Eatery, and it was an interesting and informative day! Enjoy the pictures! Cindy

2008-12-15T08:29:00.001-08:00

December 11, 2008, was the 4th session of the Washita Valley Leadership Program. The agenda included a trip to the Great Plains Correctional Facility, lunch at the Sugar Creek Golf Course, and a driving tour of the Hinton community (including Red Rock Canyon State Park). Some class members weren't able to attend due to illnesses or family emergencies, and they were missed. However, those that were able to go on the tour enjoyed the day and learned a great deal about economic development and small communities.

Those attending were Laurie, Conni, Joe, Greg, Jake, Ranel, Heidi, Sherry, Diane, Pam, James, Angela, Staci, Cindy and Kem. David was a great driver and got us home safely and quickly. See you next time at the January 15, 2009, Youth and Education Class!

WVLP Agriculture Tour 2008

2008-10-15T08:03:00.000-07:00

October 9, 2008: the day that Washita Valley Leadership Program 15 went to the field!

Check out some photos for the day. . .

Session 1, Class XV

2008-09-22T11:50:00.000-07:00

The first session of WVLP for class 15 was a success! Laurie started us out by being the facilitator for the day and then we were off to a dynamic learning experience with Gary Richetto.

Some additional pictures for the day:

Gary helps Conni as she works through her leadership style inventory.

Ranel and Beverly working together in the DISC assessment.

In the teambuilding exercise, Paula's team tried to "survive in the desert."

Paula, Joe, Conni, Lisa, Heidi, Sherry and Staci busy at work.

Judging from the evaluations at the end of the day, everyone enjoyed the class and the networking experience. Of the 19 class members, 17 were able to attend, and the two who weren't able to be there will be joining us for the agriculture tour next month. It will be a full and exciting day. Wear your walking shoes!

WVLP Class XV

2008-08-22T11:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Washita Valley Leadership Program blog

I'm Cindy Murphy, the new coordinator for the Washita Valley Leadership Program. Though I may be new to this job, I've been around for a while. I was a language arts instructor in the Fort Cobb-Broxton school system for 16 years before I took a position at Caddo Kiowa Technology Center ten years ago. At CKTC, I have taught communications classes, developed the youth leadership program (Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute, or PYLI), written grants, and coordinated a Workforce program for youth on campus. I am an alumnus of WVLP and am thrilled to be picking up the program where Wendi Ferrell left off.

Our first class meeting will be held on September 11, 2008, in the Panther Room on campus at the Caddo Kiowa Technology Center. We'll begin at 8:00 a.m. and wrap up somewhere around 4:00. The featured speaker and presenter will be Dr. Gary Richetto of Triad Associates. He is a dynamic and informative presenter, and has some very insightful information to share with us on leadership and personality styles. He covers a wide variety of topics and activities and the class promises to be fast-paced and fun!