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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 Day – Larry 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