Future SJI leaders
Members of the 2009 Leadership San Juan Islands class came to Orcas Island for a two-day retreat on Jan. 23 and 24. They attended workshops at Heartwood House and braved the arctic air on Friday afternoon to tour Orcas “landmarks.” Pictured above are Lou Gray from Lopez Island, Angie Attwell and Kristy Ayers from San Juan Island, and Steve Gresham from Orcas Island making a stop at the Healing Arts Center.
This year’s class of 20 members is the largest in the Skagit Valley College’s five-year program in community leadership. Its mission is to educate and motivate community members interested in developing their professional leadership skills and in learning more about issues affecting San Juan County. Leadership SJI meets monthly to consider aspects of island life such as culture and history, governance, education, economics, community building, environment and social systems and community health.
The retreat brings 25 class members and facilitators to Orcas Island, where off-island members are staying at the Smugglers Inn.
Orcas Islanders who are participating in the program are:
- Louise Carnachan
- Owen Cheevers
- Margie Doyle
- Ethna Flanagan
- Steve Gresham
- Barbara LaBrash
- Learner Limbach
- Marta-Maria Nielsen
