Class of 2020 Seminar Journal

Bruce Frank, Carl Herrmann and Josh Turney – Presiding Fellows The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Participants spent their final day in Israel with a flexible itinerary that enabled the Class to either participate on…

Jayma Appleby, Sean Goretskie and Sara Mitchell – Presiding Fellows “Knowing people different than you, hearing different voices – that’s the key to leadership. Diversity is paramount.” Mishael Zion shared that during our visit with…

Andrew Alton, Drew Hesker, Andy Wold – Presiding Fellows Our trip is officially in the 4th quarter. We have two scripted days, a free day, and a travel day remaining.   Early start today as we leave…

Adam Bauer, Joe Camp and Heather Spray – Presiding Fellows There was a beautiful sunrise over the Sea of Galilee to start our day. We boarded the bus, and our first stop was at Yonatan,…

Jack Powers, Mike Schweitzer, and Caleb Shull – Presiding Fellows On our second full day in Israel, the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program Class of 2020 headed north to the Sea of Galilee.  On the way,…

Ellen Kamps and Blake Lanphier – Presiding Fellows We began our first full day in Tel Aviv at Herods, a hotel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. With a packed, 10-hour schedule, the class was ready to…

Mark Inkrott and Deanna Zwicker – Presiding Fellows Kwaheri – Today we say goodbye to Kenya, and hello to Israel, with a brief layover in Ethiopia. After a full week of learning in Kenya, we…

Jared Brown, Scott Halpin and Phil Montgomery – Presiding Fellows Today was our last full day in Kenya, and we started the day off at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). ILRI is one of…

Jason Czapka, Bruce Frank, and Brandon Groth – Presiding Fellows Day 4 began with an early morning start as today was safari day in Nakuru National Park.  This was an awesome experience being up close…

Betsey Emerick, Kris Reynolds, and Rich Selinger – Presiding Fellows We departed the Sarova Hill Game Lodge at 7:15 am this morning and headed to a tour of the BIDCO Land O Lakes Milling Facility. …

Sean Goretskie, Carl Herrmann and Jill Johnson – Presiding Fellows As we reflect on our second day in Kenya two words come to mind: Maua maridadi, which means “beautiful flower” in Swahili.  The group loaded…

Jambo!  The class off 2020 finally arrived safely at their hotel in Nairobi, Kenya after a long and exhausting 24 hours of travel! With a few short hours at the hotel, the group gathered together…

Andrew Alton and Jayma Appleby, Presiding Fellows Jambo! That’s hello in Swahili. The Illinois Ag Leadership Class of 2020 is officially on our way to begin our International Study Seminar to Kenya and Israel. So…

The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2020 participants recently broadened their awareness of social, political, trade and cultural issues in Kenya and Israel. The “Ron and Melanie Warfield International Perspectives Seminar” held February…

The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2020 participants learned firsthand about the issues in Illinois state government at The Maschhoffs, LLC State Government Seminar, held January 15-17, 2020, in Springfield. The seminar began…