Minnesota Library Association Institute for Leadership Excellence
MILE 2011: Emerging Leaders in Changing Times
MILE 2011 Participants
Brian Dahlvig
Philip Dudas
Rick Eubanks
Chad Gilman
Melissa Gray
Heather James
Arthur LaRue
Kristen Mastel
Janet McEathron
Rachel McGee
Laura Lee Morlock
Pamela O'Hara
Angela Petrie
Dan Reeves
Will Richter
Carol Roos
Erika Rux
Susan Schumacher
Kelly Stade
Jenn Straumann
LeAnn Suchy
Diana Symons
Sarah Weeks
Kristin Woizeschke
MILE 2009 Participants
Marti Bartels
Erika Bennett
Erin Cavell
Betsy Dadabo
Renee Dougherty
Anne Friederichs
Janet Gaylord
Stephanie Hall
Karen Hannah
Julie Henne
Jennifer Jepsen
Stacy Lenarz
Brian Lind
Shannon Melham
Jessica Nelson
Marilyn Patterson
Katie Polley
Nick Prieve
Amy Radermacher
Jennifer Sippel
Angela Smith
Amy Springer
Jane Wester
Dillon Young
MILE 2007 Participants
Conie Borchat
Margaret Borg
Brenda Carriere
Lyndi Finifrock
Mechelle Fogelson
Eva Gaydon
Rachel Gray
Millie Halverson
Tracy Hvezda
Kristi Jensen
Jill Jones
Kelli Koob
Sarah Monson
Joni Myers
Angie Noyes
Amy Parenteau
Gretchen Pyle
Pauline Siem
Andrew Stehr
Margaret Stone
Sonja Timmerman
Mark Troendle
Michelle Twait
Dora Wagner
Deb Wahl
Sarajo Wentling
Mary Wilson
MILE 2005 Participants
Robin Ewing
Jane Graham George
Mic Golden
JoAnne Griebel
Stacy Lynn Jensen
Brian Kraft
Belinda Lawrence
Julie Levang
Jesse Leraas
Rhonda Lorenz
Bryan McCormick
Susan Monroe
Jonya Pacey
Nancy Smith
Robin Suhsen
Heidi Timm
Ben Trapskin
Emily Watts
Lynn Weber
Wendy Wendt
Amy Worwa
Renee Zurn
Twenty-five members of the Minnesota library community embarked on their eighteen-month MLA Institute for Leadership Excellence May 3rd-6th at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Participants learned about leadership styles and many perspectives, hearing from several current library leaders as well as leaders in other nonprofit organizations. They also learned about managing change, writing and giving elevator speeches, discovering their strengths, and setting goals. Evenings allowed participants to relax around a fire (with s’mores), get to know each other, and enjoy lively entertainment.
The MILE retreat is only the beginning of participants’ leadership experience. Over the next year and a half, they will meet with mentors who will help them move toward meeting their professional goals, participate in MLA (including foster relationships with other library members from across the state), and plan the 2013 Leadership Institute.
The MLA Institute for Leadership Excellence provides participants with the opportunity to:
- Develop and refine skills necessary to be a leader in the libraries of tomorrow
- Develop and move forward on professional and personal goals
- Network and make connections with people in the broader community
- Reflect on the variety of leadership opportunities available at the local, regional, and state levels
- Be matched with and work with a mentor for several months following the Institute