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From John and Mary
Congratulations Leadership Skagit Class of 2022! It is such a pleasure to share this journey with you as you build essential leadership skills central to creating a thriving, sustainable, and diverse community.
It is rewarding to see how quickly Leadership Skagit leads to impactful collaboration, creating friendships and building community connections that last a lifetime. Diving deeper into county strengths and issues in this 9-month program while building knowledge in diversity, equity and inclusion is hard yet necessary work. Through these shared learning experiences, the Leadership Skagit Class of 2022 is poised to create a just, healthy, and sustainable community in Skagit County.
It is also important to acknowledge the numerous dedicated volunteers, sponsors, community partners and donors that allow Leadership Skagit to remain relevant, impactful, and innovative. We cannot thank you enough, and we couldn’t do it without you!
We celebrate the Leadership Skagit Class of 2022 and all the wonderful things you will continue to do to improve our community!
Mary Heffernan Trester, Leadership Skagit Program Manager, EDASC
To learn more about participating or becoming a sponsor, contact Leadership Skagit Program Manager Mary Heffernan Trester at mary@skagit.org or 360-639-6310
Congratulations
From John and Mary ......................... 2
From Laura Cailloux........................... 5
Class of 2022
Class Photo ................................. Cover
Alphabetical List ................................4 In Memory ............................................4
Class Projects
Generation Skagit...............................9 Team Friends ................................ 9-10 Asset Kickers............................... 10-11
Wild Blue Yonder....................... 11-12 Rising Tide....................................12-13
Our Program
Leadership Skagit Volunteers......... 7 Graduates.................................... 14-15 Program Outcomes..........................16 Leadership Skagit Sponsors ..........16
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