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Galesburg Advantage
Community Visioning Assembly
Session 1: LEADING with Image: What Others See
Date: 6:00 P.M., Thursday, March 5, 2009
Location: Dr. Donald G. Crist Student Center, Building B
Moderator: George Peterson, co-owner Hinchliff Pierson West, Inc.
Topics: Community Image
Leadership Development
Regional Partnerships
Community Attitude
Panel Members: Vickie Clark, COO, EDC for Central Illinois
Phil Dickinson, President, Leadership Greater Galesburg
Andrew Hamilton, Executive Director, Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority
Tom Martin, Editor, Galesburg Register-Mail
Paul Steenis, VP for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions, Knox College
Session 2: BUILDING on our Core Competencies: Transportation & Infrastructure
Date: 6:00 P.M., Thursday, March 12, 2009
Location: Dr. Donald G. Crist Student Center, Building B
Moderator: Dick Johnson, VP for Operations, GREDA
Topics: Industrial Development
Transportation
Infrastructure Needs
Panel Members: Harold Saline, Plant Superintendent, Galesburg Sanitary District
Kit Wilcox, Broker/Owner, Century 21 Tucker Swanson Realty
Rick Danielson, Terminal Superintendent, BNSF
Darryl Phillips, Regional Director, Derby Industries
Larry Cox, Public Works Director, City of Galesburg
Door Prize: Packinghouse Gift Certificate, dinner for two
Session 3: RAISING Human Capital: A 21st Century Workforce
Date: 6:00 P.M., Thursday, March 19, 2009
Location: Dr. Donald G. Crist Student Center, Building B
Moderator: Terry Cavanaugh, co-host, WGIL Radio Morning News
Topics: Workforce Development
Educational Attainment
Access to Technology
Panel Members: Tom Schmidt, President, Carl Sandburg College
Roger Taylor, President, Knox College
Dave Dunn, President, Masters Educational Services
Ken Hutchenrider, CEO, Cottage Hospital
Joel Estes, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, CUSD No. 205
Blanche Shoup, Director of Workforce Area 14, Workforce Investment Board of Western Illinois
Door Prize: Packinghouse Gift Certificate, dinner for two
Session 4: DRIVING Innovation: Business Growth and Development
Date: 6:00 P.M., Thursday, March 26, 2009
Location: Dr. Donald G. Crist Student Center, Building B
Moderator: Terry Cavanaugh, co-host, WGIL Radio Morning Show
Topics: Business Retention and Expansion
Business Attraction
Niche Marketing
Entrepreneurship Development
Panel Members: Cat Garza, Manager, Western Illinois Entrepreneurship Center
Dennis Case, President, Galesburg Business Association
Carrie McKillip, Extension Unit Educator - Community and Economic Development , U of I Extension
Joe Mangieri, Business & Technology Center Board liaison to GREDA
Jim Hankes, owner, Thrushwood Farms
Door Prize: Gift basket from Seminary Street
Session 5: CELEBRATING Community: Tourism and Downtown Development
Date: 6:00 P.M., Thursday, April 2, 2009
Location: Dr. Donald G. Crist Student Center, Building B
Moderator: Harry Bulkeley, Retired Circuit Judge
Topics: Building Critical Mass for Tourism Development
Importance of Downtown to Community’s Vitality
Panel Members: Diane Bruening, Director of Tourism, Galesburg Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Jay Bullis, President, Galesburg Downtown Association
Jay Matson, President, National Railroad Hall of Fame
Mike Bond, Owner, Innkeeper's Coffee
Owen Muelder, Director Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Knox College
Darcy Thorp, Executive Director, Discovery Depot
Door Prize: Gift basket from Seminary Street
Session 6: CULTIVATING a Sense of Place: The Rules of Community and Neighborhood Attraction
Date: 6:00 P.M., Thursday, April 9, 2009
Location: Dr. Donald G. Crist Student Center, Building B
Moderator: Harry Bulkeley, Retired Circuit Judge
Topics: Quality of Life / Amenities
Attracting New Residents
Improving Neighborhoods
Retaining Youth
Panel Members: Kate Francis, Executive Director, Orpheum Theatre
Judy Gorham, Realtor, Mel Foster Realty
Linus Vanderwyst, Director, Knox County YMCA
Ranee Collura, Neighborhood Watch
Shannon Jansen, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator, OSF St. Mary Medical Center
Door Prize: Set of four tickets to two events at the Orpheum Theatre