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December 2011

Information provided by The Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce. See www.IrvingChamber.com for complete articles and information.

BUSINESS FOCUS
Leadership Irving-Las Colinas Class Learns About Public Safety
The twenty-two Leadership Irving-Las Colinas Class of 2012 participants focused on Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on November 4th. The class began the day with a visit to the Irving Criminal Justice Center, where they toured the jail, visited the 911 call center and spent time with Asst. Police Chief Terry Zettle. The class had the opportunity to learn about the police academy and sign up for a police ride-a-long. The second half of the day was spent at the Esters Training Facility, where the class received a tactical team presentation from Lt. Michael Coleman and toured the Homeland Security Mobil Command Vehicle with Leadership Irving-Las Colinas alumnus Jason Carriere. The class then enjoyed a lunch donated by DeVry University while they listened to a Fire Department presentation by Asst. Fire Chief Victor Conley. Several members of the Irving Fire Department, including Captain Glover McMillan, spent the afternoon with the class as they put on fire department uniforms, rode on fire trucks and ambulances, sprayed the fire hose, took apart a car using the jaws of life, and travelled sky-high in the fire department bucket. The class, which represents numerous local private, public, and non-profit organizations, will meet the first Friday each month through April and will focus on a different area of Irving-Las Colinas at each meeting. In December, the class will focus on Leadership Development. The mission of Leadership Irving-Las Colinas is to identify, educate, and develop future leaders and to motivate these leaders for civic, charitable, and community involvement. If you are interested or want to recommend a local business or community leader for the Class of 2013, please email Joy Goodrum at jgoodrum@irvingchamber.com.

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Leadership Irving-Las Colinas Class of 2012:

Aaron Hering, Allstate; Adrian Ramirez, University of Dallas; Amy Spizzirri, Beckman Coulter Inc.; Bradley Perrier, City of Irving; Brittney Rogers, Irving Schools Foundation; Cara Mahan, HMS; Christopher Choate, Allstate; Dena Mercer, DART; Fred Points, BB&T; Ingra Conley, Microsoft Corporation; Irma Vega-Zadeh, Irving ISD; Joleen Bond-Livingston, HMS; Julia Miller, Irving ISD; Katiuska Herrador, Irving ISD; Kelly Horn, Irving ISD; Kyung Lee, HMS; LaTanya Cook, FritoLay; Lee Studt, Allstate; Linda Torres-Rangel, Irving ISD; Lourdes Spinola, Azteca-Omega Group & Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Maria Elena Coronado, Irving ISD; Mariposa Richarte, Retired; Melanie Magee, C-FB ISD; Nancy Walker, ACE Cash Express; Angela Perdue, Creating & Managing Wealth LLC; Nicholas Robison, City of Irving; Nicole Cabrere, Strayer University; Cathleen Whitelow, TXU Energy; Robert Funk, Aegis; Teri Petty, South MacArthur Church of Christ

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