PILI Alumni Summit
June 18, 2022
Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Reconnect at the Leadership Institute Alumni Summit
Join the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (PLEAF) in Nashville for the first in-person Leadership Institute Alumni Summit!
The Alumni Summit will bring together Leadership Institute graduates of all years to network, refresh skills, and learn new techniques to better position themselves for success in the potato industry. All past graduates of the Leadership Institute are invited to participate in the one-day workshop that will be active, engaging, fast-paced, high energy and packed with tips that can be put to use immediately.
What can I expect from the Alumni Summit?
Participants will engage in intentional conversations that will inspire reflection into their personal and professional communication styles, as well as team dynamics. Throughout the program, participants will develop new strategies and skills that will then be implemented into a strategic plan that they can use to elevate their operations after completing the program.
Utilizing the Gallup Strengths lens of leadership, session topics include:
- Communicating Your Skills/Brand
- Cultivating and Maximizing Team Success
- Walking the Walk/Putting Your Learning to Work
Saturday, June 18, 9:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Potato LEAF Pedal Bar Party
Attending the 2022 Leadership Institute Alumni Summit and looking for a chance to explore downtown Nashville? Look no further!
Celebrate the conclusion of the first ever in-person Alumni Summit with fellow attendees for a Nashville pub-crawl like no other. Participants will board one of the famous Nashville Pedal Tavern bikes and ride along the historic Broadway strip before ending their ride in the heart of downtown Nashville.
Secure your ticket to connect in a way that will surely be memorable!
Saturday, June 18, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Introducing Ameerah Palacios!
As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Ameerah is skilled in helping you find the confidence to lead with your strengths and coaching you to your best!
Ameerah Palacios is an award-winning, strategic public relations practitioner and dynamic trainer helping organizations elevate their brand. With expertise in social media, marketing research and brand journalism, she is an enthusiastic strategist for digital communication and marketing campaigns.
She’s a sought-after expert in change management, executive leadership facilitation, communication equity frameworks, engagement and content strategy, and multicultural communication. Ameerah earned a Master of Business Administration degree from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication from the renowned School of Journalism and Broadcasting at Western Kentucky University as an Honors College alumnae.
Ameerah holds several awards for her work and was recognized by the National School Public Relations Association’s “35 under 35” in 2018 for her communications and marketing leadership within public schools and a 2019 National Chamber Innovation Award for her Year of Tech Marketing Campaign for the city of Louisville.
Ameerah has been a Gallup Coach since April 2017.
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Like the rest of DC, NPC is working to keep ahead of the moving tariff target. With things changing by the day – or sometimes by the hour – the Eye on Potatoes podcast brought together a group of potato trade and supply chain experts last week to update growers on the current state of play.
Guests:
Mark Klompien, President/CEO, United Potato Growers of America
Matt Lantz, Senior Vice President, Global Access at Bryant Christie, Inc.
Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
Podcast link in bio.
Mar 10
Like the rest of DC, NPC is working to keep ahead of the moving tariff target. With things changing by the day – or sometimes by the hour – the Eye on Potatoes podcast brought together a group of potato trade and supply chain experts last week to update growers on the current state of play.
Guests:
Mark Klompien, President/CEO, United Potato Growers of America
Matt Lantz, Senior Vice President, Global Access at Bryant Christie, Inc.
Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
Podcast link in bio.
Last night, NPC welcomed the election of its new President, Ted Tschirky, potato grower from Pasco, Wash., who will lead the council`s public policy efforts and work to fulfill its mission of "Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill" for the next year.
Feb 25
Last night, NPC welcomed the election of its new President, Ted Tschirky, potato grower from Pasco, Wash., who will lead the council`s public policy efforts and work to fulfill its mission of "Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill" for the next year.
🏆Congrats to Gregg Halverson - president and board chairman of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms - for being named the 2025 Potato Person of the Year by The Packer.
Feb 25
🏆Congrats to Gregg Halverson - president and board chairman of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms - for being named the 2025 Potato Person of the Year by The Packer.
The NPC Executive Committee had an opportunity to meet with White House staff this afternoon to advocate for the industry’s trade, environmental, and research priorities. A great way to kick off the 2025 Washington Summit!
Feb 24
The NPC Executive Committee had an opportunity to meet with White House staff this afternoon to advocate for the industry’s trade, environmental, and research priorities. A great way to kick off the 2025 Washington Summit!