Journey to CHS

CHS State Officer Professional Development Day

12 November 2010

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I have two words for you, JAMMED PACK! Our day kicked off promptly at 8:20 with Lisa Moorhouse who was kind enough to give is a general overview of CHS and what is happening with them now. A theme we noticed throughout the day was the excitement for the revealing of the new CEO of CHS. Everyone associated with CHS and the six state officers are looking forward to seeing who this new person is at the CHS Annual Meeting in late November.

Lisa kept us on track and introduced us to Jennifer Thatcher who gave us a general overview about the CHS Foundation. (Check out their website for scholarship and internship opportunities!) Following the Foundation, Jeff Wittek and Jason Schwantz representing energy and propane gave us a very entertaining overview of their respected areas. As I said before, this day was jammed pack! Lisa had Ryan Caffrey come chat with us representing Ag. Business and gave us an overview of international trade.

Just before lunch we were lucky to meet four Human Resource personnel, Mike Chanaka, Becky Couture, Chris Kelleher, and Cate Sprout. They gave is endless tips on how to critique our resumes, interviews styles, appropriate dress, follow-up thank-yous, and so much more! Needless to say, all of us were fixing our resumes Friday night :-)

For lunch we were able to chat with other CHS employees. One thing I loved seeing at CHS was the genuine smiles and enthusiastic atmosphere. Every one at CHS seemed happy to be there and passionate about what they were doing. This is definitely the type of environment a work place should have! To wrap up the day, Lani Jordan gave us tips and guidelines for planning the State Convention in May.

Thanks to Lisa and all of her fellow employees, we learned ALOT about CHS, planning, resumes and so much more. This was truly a jammed pack day and we loved every moment of it. The day was all about discussion and we were able to ask questions about one of our Star Partners.

Thank-you CHS for an AWESOME day! :-)

Stationed by the Emblem of Washington,

Maddie Collin