Contents Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD Rural Leader Magazine, LLC is a digital publication that highlights every day people doing extraordinary things nationally and abroad. www.RuralLeaderMag.com www.GetRuralLeaderMag.com
5 Twenty Seventeen Forty under Forty Top Four 6 Geneva West 8 Clifton Bush 11 Melissa O. Edwards 13 David Mixon 14 Forty under Forty Features
19 Making A Difference Spotlight: Madya N. Knighton 12 Five secrets of success: Traits to help you live without fear and reach your full potential 33 Sponsors
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