Last week our own Bob Sable graduated among the Leadership Clark County (LCC) class of 2015. He joins the ranks of several other MacKay Sposito employees who have previously graduated from LCC, including: Rob Palena, Gary Folkerts, Zack Martin, and myself.

Since 1994, over 650 people have gone through the 9-month-long program that was originated to help develop effective leaders to serve this community. The program is set up to expose the participants to a wide variety of topics, issues, and challenges facing our community. It also provides students the opportunity to learn many things about themselves and gain real world knowledge, such as how to effectively work with other personality types different from their own.

While most of us were relaxing, barbecuing, and spending time with family and friends over the Memorial Day weekend, a troop of dedicated Girl Scouts led by our own Pam Hoerle sacrificed parts of their holiday to serve their community.

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of participating on a panel for one of the Vancouver Business Journal's Boardroom Executive Sessions, titled: Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Business. My co-panelists were Noland Hoshino of High Five Media, Shon-Lueiss Harris of SB Ventures Group/New Vansterdam, and fellow Washington State University Vancouver grad Gary Nasca of Riverview Community Bank.

Last Thursday Kaitlin, Laura, and I attended a trade show / conference organized by the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME) at the Oregon Convention Center.