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AGENDA

Leadership Middle Tennessee: Session X

May 13-14, 2015 - CHEATHAM County

Topic: Natural Resources & Environmental Issues

Planning Team: Larry Roberts (615)-743-8332; Valerie Kemp Dreier (615-792-1766)

Session Objective: To provide an overview of Cheatham County, to highlight the natural resources of the region, and to learn about environmental issues in the region.

*** Hiking attire required. Dress appropriately for weather. ***

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13th:

2:00-3:00 p.m. Arrive at Montgomery Bell State Park Inn, 1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, Tennessee for check-in (rooms may not be ready this early)

Directions: Coming from Nashville via I-40 west, take Exit 192, turn left onto Hwy 70S for approximately 17 miles, turn left onto Jackson Hill Road, follow signs to Inn.

HOSPITALITY BAGS – Brenda Montgomery (2005) class president & past alumni president

3:00 Board bus to Mound Bottom State Park, Butterworth Road, Kingston Springs

3:15 - 4:45 Mound Bottom State Park – Hike to Mounds guided by Jane Polansky,

Scenic Rivers Administrator, Tennessee State Parks (LMT 2009)

*ALTERNATE FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER: Guided bus tour with Jan Polansky to area prehistoric Native American sites.

4:45 Board Bus to Adventureworks, 1300 Narrows of the Harpeth Rd, Kingston Springs

5:00 BREAK

5:15 Welcome to Cheatham County - Mayor David McCullough

Welcome to Adventureworks – Jennifer Halverson, President of Adventureworks, Inc.

5:45 Discussion of Fresh Water Mollusks by David Sims, TWRA, Region II Aquatic Protection Biologist

6:00 Board Bus to Sky King Pizza, 385 N. Main Street, Kingston Springs


6:30 Dinner at Sky King Pizza

Sponsored by: CENTRIC ARCHITECTURE, Marion Fowlkes (LMT 2003)

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, Gary Scott (LMT 2001)

Welcome to Cheatham County, Middle Tennessee’s Hidden Jewel! – Gary Scott (LMT 2001)

8:30 Board bus back to Montgomery Bell State Park Inn, 1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns

THURSDAY, MAY 15th:

7:45 (Note--Drive to Pinnacle Bank, 524 S Main Street, Ashland City for breakfast)

8:30-9:10 Breakfast at Pinnacle Bank

SPONSORS: Dianne Proffitt (LMT 2011)

9:10 Roadmap for the DayLarry Roberts (LMT 2014)

9:20 Three Minute Moment-Rob Cesternino

9:30 BREAK

9:45 Board bus for transport to R.E. West Trucking Company, 14 Bluegrass Drive, Ashland City

10:00 Arrive at R.E. West

“Addressing Environmental Concerns – what the trucking industry is doing” Jenny West (LMT 2002), CFO, R. E. West Trucking Company

10:45 Board bus for transport to Camp Sycamore Hills run by Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, 2020 Girl Scout Road, Ashland City

11:00 Arrive at Camp Sycamore Hills for tour & comments led by Carol Coats, Equestrian Manager

12:00 Board bus for transport to Birdsong Events, 1306 Hwy 49, Ashland City for Lunch

12:15-2:00 Arrive at Birdsong Events for Lunch & Panel Discussion

SPONSOR: Valerie Kemp Dreier, Certified Public Accountant (LMT 2014)

PANEL DISCUSSION:

“Staying Green in Tennessee: Preserve, Protect, Sustain”

Panel Members:

Kathleen Williams, Executive Director Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation

Ed Wansing, Owner, The Compost Company, LLC

Cooper Breeden, Outreach Director, Harpeth River Watershed Association

Robbie Helms, Construction Manager, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville

2:00 Board bus for trip to Cheatham Dam

1799 Cheatham Dam Road, Ashland City,

2:30 Arrive at Cheatham Dam for Tour

Larry Nash, Resources Manager at Cheatham Lake, U.S. Corps of Engineers (LMT 2009)

Brian Mangrum, Park Ranger to escort tour (615) 330-3003

3:15 Proceed to Conference Room

3:30 CAUCUS – Facilitators: Diane Berty & Karen Berson

Refreshments furnished by: Larry Nash (LMT 2009)

4:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS

4:05 Board bus for return to Pinnacle Bank, 524 S. Main Street, Ashland City DISMISS

4/22/2015 8:43:40 AM