LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON 2019

Description

A lunch, program and graduation ceremony celebrates the completion of nine months of training for Leadership Elk River.
"Encourage and celebrate the work of others who seek to do the same. Success is built upon success, so let the building begin." ~ Ralph Marston

You are invited to celebrate the graduation of the 2019 Leadership Elk River class at a membership luncheon on Thursday, June 6. 2019 featuring a keynote from Dr. Daniel Bittman, Superintendent of Schools, ISD 728, entitled "Leadership and You: A TIme to Reflect, Grow and Learn".

The chamber's leadership class started training businesspeople to become community leaders in 1996. Since then over 360 participants have completed the requirements of the course and have gone on to use their new skills by running for public office, serving on city commissions, leading local non-profit groups, volunteering on local boards of directors and becoming valuable leaders in their own companies.

About our speaker:

Dr. Daniel Bittman, winner of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators 2016 Superintendent of the Year award, came to ISD 728 in 2017.
 
Dr. Bittman's experience includes a decade of work at one of the nation's largest school districts, Clark County School District in Nevada, as a teacher, building administrator and director, where he oversaw 186 elementary schools.
 
He was Superintendent of Schools at Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools for 7 years and earned his 2016 award for his leadership of the central Minnesota district. Bittman served as an assistant commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Education and director of elementary and secondary schools in the Centennial School District.
 
Dr. Bittman is known for forging relationships within his communities, his leadership, and his excitement and passion for education.