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We are excited to announce the addition of Shiloh Seim (2017), Lisa Fritz (2021), and Pla Eh Moo (2022) to the Ottumwa Leadership Academy Advisory Board! Shiloh is the Work-Based

Lisa Fritz, 2021 O.L.A. graduate, has been promoted to Key Account Manager (KAM) at Bellevue University. In her new role, Lisa is responsible for growing and expanding current stakeholder relationships

Pla Eh Moo, Employment Manager at JBS is a 2022 graduate of the Ottumwa Leadership Academy. “I wanted to join the leadership academy to gain the leadership skills I need

The Ottumwa Leadership Academy celebrates its 10th year with a graduation ceremony Thursday, June 2nd, 2022.  Program participants are required to attend a full-day session one day per month, participate

Meet current class member Lorene Vilela! Lorene was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and met her husband, who is from Ottumwa, in Rio de Janeiro in 1982. She graduated

To celebrate 10 years since the program began, the Ottumwa Leadership Academy is hosting The Longest Table event on June 12th, 2022 from 5 – 7 p.m. The Longest Table

Meet current class member Sandra Trejo-Wirfs! Sandra is a Career Planner for Iowa WORKS. Born and raised in Mexico, until the age of 13, her family migrated to South Texas

Edith Cabrera-Tello, O.L.A. Class of 2020 recently had her book “Vida de Sueños” (Dream Life) published. When asked what inspired her to write her book, Edith stated, “When I had

Meet current class member Carrie Jaeger! Carrie is the Business Development Manager with Manpower.  She and her husband John moved to Ottumwa 10 years ago.  “We did not think we

Help us congratulate Maggie Sauer, Class of 2021, on her recent promotion to Director of Financial Aid at Indian Hills Community College.  In this role, Maggie will oversee the department