Fearless Leaders
I attended the 2008
Ted Scripps Leadership Institute last weekend and I must say that it was completely re-energizing! It's nice to know that there are other chapters out there, large and small, that have the same issues (recruiting members, retaining members, etc.) Some of the cool people I met?
Hilary Reeves, associate editor for the Business Examiner in Tacoma, Wash., who gave me some great programming ideas.
Ricardo Sandoval, assistant city editor for The Sacramento Bee, who shares my love of jazz music.
Elizabeth Hansen, a communications professor at Eastern Kentucky University. She's going to send some students my way next summer for my magazine's internship program.
Alice Walton, a reporter for City News Service in Southern California, with whom I shared a room and reminisced about living in Chicago.
Meeting all of these great people and the other Scripps participants reminds me of why I continue to be involved in SPJ. If you ever have the opportunity to attend this leadership retreat, don't pass it up!