Multicultural Leadership Program

presents the

Graduation CelebrationSaturday, April 2nd, 2011

Doubletree Hotel, Bloomington, IL

Mission Statement: To develop diverse leaders in McLean County

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Message from President-Elect

Sonya C. Mau

Whenever any one asks me – “What’s MCLP?” I say, “The Multicultural Lead-ership Program is an intense 8-month leadership program to develop diverse lead-ers for McLean County.” While that’s our stated mission, I often add that “diverse perspectives lead to better solutions for our community.”

The ultimate goal in diverse thinking is to be able to hold two opposing ideas in your mind without judging either. Doing this often results in fresh insights, innovative choices and creative solutions. In our increasingly com-plex communities, diverse perspectives could be the competitive edge for any organization.

How does MCLP create leaders who can manage diverse perspectives to de-liver greater benefits to McLean County? It first asks individuals to under-stand themselves better and to test their own strengths, passions, and styles throughout the program. MCLP then focuses on the servant leadership concept: “true leaders seek first to serve.”

Community projects are major growth experiences. Teams of MCLP partici-pants complete community projects for non-profit organizations in McLean County. MCLP teams are selected because of their diverse styles. Team mem-bers learn how to work with diverse perspectives, build a close-knit team and provide a useful solution for a deserving organization.

Mentors play a key role by “holding up a mirror” to each participant. They help MCLP participants as they journey through the program to discover their leadership capabilities. Our mentors are truly servant-leaders for our participants!

MCLP is a great program for any community. We are fortunate that it started in McLean County. We are fortunate for the amazing sponsorship this pro-gram receives. Most of all, we are fortunate to celebrate the graduation of 25 diverse leaders who will build upon the legacy begun by our inaugural class of 2010. Congratulations to the Class of 2011!

Message from the Advisory Board Chair

Deanna L. Frautschi

When a young professional named Phani Aytam stopped by to see me al-most three years ago to talk about developing a new leadership program for McLean County, I was immediately engaged by his enthusiasm and the cur-riculum he had developed. The proposed Multicultural Leadership Program (MCLP), seemed like an idea whose time had come for McLean County.

Now in its second year of existence, this remarkable program continues to im-prove and to capture the attention of community citizens who also recognize its value. We need all the leadership talent available to make our community a better place. This program allows us to tap sources of potential leaders who were not included before – some because they simply weren’t asked and oth-ers because they didn’t know how to go about developing themselves further.

Participants learn so much about themselves and about business, education, government and the social service agenices in our community. They learn how to assess situations and problems and how to work with others to pro-vide effective leadership and solutions for the community, for their businesses and for their personal lives.

The MCLP Advisory Board is made up of 16 community leaders in organi-zations throughout the county who provide guidance and input to the pro-gram. They also reach out to help the community understand the value of this leadership program and to seek their support through engaging more participants and supplying financial support for it.

The Advisory Board is proud of the MCLP participants and the excellent work they have done this past year. Their group projects contributions have already helped several nonprofit organizations in the community. We are confident they will continue to serve many others as leaders in the future.

On behalf of the MCLP Advisory Board, I congratulate the Class of

2010 for their continued involvement and the Class of 2011 as they go forward to make a difference in their community.

State Farm Systems – DIS(Data & Information Strategies)

Congratulations Carolyn Davis!

Carol Reitan2011 MCLP Community Service Award Recipient

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Carol Reitan has been an active servant-leader in all aspects of our community for

all her adult life.

Some of her community involvement includes Executive Direction/CEO, Mid Central Community Action Inc.; co-founder of Collaborative Solutions Institute, Inc.; founder of Neville House, a shelter for domestic violence victims; and co-founder of Heartland Theatre Company. Carol helped start the Ecology Action Center and the YWCA Kid's Peace Camp. She recently helped form the Woman-to-Woman fund of the Ill. Prairie Community Foundation, supporting programs to improve life for women and children. She is active on the Green Team (for energy/sustainability is-sues) at Westminster Village where she and her husband live. In politics, Carol Reitan was Mayor of Normal from 1972 to 1976. At that time she was one of only 30 women mayors in the United States for cit-ies over 25,000. Carol insisted the Council follow the State of Illinois Open Meeting Law, then recently passed, to ensure that all political decisions took place in public meetings. It was a major change in Normal. She has been a member of the Normal and Regional Planning Com-missions, Candidate for State Senate, active in the League of Women Vot-ers for 46 years, MCLP Mentor, and many more. Carol Reitan has been recognized for many accomplishments, but her focus is to serve by leading efforts to change our community for the better.

Scholarship SponsorsAnn and Carl Frautschi Scholarship Fund Nadine and Joe Yurieci Scholarship Fund Susan M. Noble Scholarship Grant

Individual SponsorsWillie Brown Deanna Frautschi and Alan Bedell Myra and George Gordon Mary and Scott JohnsonWilliam Snyder Susan WaringJamie Leffelman Wood

In-kind Sponsors -Food & FacilitiesAdvocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center Illinois Wesleyan University The Town of NormalThe Chateau Western Avenue Community CenterMt. Pisgah Baptist Church OSF Regional Medical Center BCPA McLean County Museum of History Unitarian Universalist Church Eurest Dining Services Destihl Restaurant and Brew Works Bob Evans Moe’s Southwest Grill La Gondola Great Harvest Bread Co. Kelly’s Bakery & Café China Star Michael's Restaurant

Lucca Grill Kroger The Coffee Hound

Denny’s Donuts Bakery

Community Level SponsorsBoys & Girls Club HTC Global TEK Systems West Bloomington Revitalizaiton Project

Other SponsorsGrowmark Inc Heritage Enterprises United Way of McLean County

Visionary Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Administrative Partners

Silver SponsorsAFNI Tek Systems Town of Normal

Partnering SponsorsCTS Dale Carnegie

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Program

Welcome & Opening Remarks Deanna Frautschi

Serve breakfast

The Multicultural Leadership Program and Community Projects

Brian Peacher

MCLP Community Award Presentation Deanna Frautschi

MCLP Alumni Award Presentation Deanna Frautschi

Sponsor & Partner Awards Deanna FrautschiHeartland, IPCF, & ISU CTS & Dale Carnegie

State Farm & State Farm Bank COUNTRY Financial

Verizon Neil Krevda

Graduation Walk

Introduction of Jean Driscoll Deanna Frautschi

Keynote Speaker Jean Driscoll

Memoir Slide Show designed by Kristen Grimes

Closing Remarks Phani

We would like to thank all the advisors, board members, mentors, participants and sponsors who have contributed to the success of MCLP Class of 2011!

Jean DriscollKeynote Speaker

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Jean Driscoll has offered encouragement and movitivation as a speaker to hundreds

of thousands of people worldwide

Jean was born in Milwaukee, WI with spina bifida (an open spine). It affected her ability to walk and included other neurological complications as well. Although there were challenges during childhood, her determina-tion to get the most out of life was always there. During her career, Jean was the first eight time winner of the Boston Marathon. She set 5 new course records as well as 5 world best times and has held Boston’s fastest time in the women’s wheelchair division since 1990. In addition to her success in Boston, Jean also won two Olympic medals, 12 Paralympic medals, and still holds the world record in the 10,000 meter (6.2 mile) track event that was set during the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Jean remains the only 12–time champion of the Lilac Bloomsday 12K Road Race held in Spokane, Washington and still owns the course record in her division from 1995. For over 20 years, she has offered encouragement and motivation as a speaker to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Through a partner-ship that began in 2001 with Joni and Friends, Inc., Jean began working with people who have disabilities in Ghana, West Africa. In addition to mo-tivational speaking, Jean works as the Associate Director of Development in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois.

MCLP ParticipantsCommunity Project Sponsors

Home Sweet Home MinistriesProject: Vocational Skills TrainingTeam: The Home Team Consulting Group Project Sponsor: Matt BurgessProject Liaison: Sabrina BurkiewiczAdvisor: Dr. Frank Beck

marcfirstProject: Strategic Marketing PlanTeam: MopSquad Project Sponsor: Rick GlassProject Liaisons: Julie Lindstrom & Ron WoodrumAdvisor: Teena Rajan

Western Avenue Community CenterProject: Infrastructure of Volunteer ProgramTeam: Amigos in Black Project Sponsor: Gerald McGeeProject Liaison: Saul PulidoAdvisor: Deborah Halperin

YWCAProject: Community Marketing CampaignTeam: Open Mind ConsultingProject Sponsor: Jane ChamberlainProject Liaison: Norene BallAdvisor: Jean Lawyer

Class of 2011Participant Title / Employer

Brian Peacher Staff Manager, State Farm

Cavell Walcott Fire Claim Rep., State Farm

Erika Arnhart Business Analyst, State Farm

Latha Rao Manager- Testing Services, HTC Global Services

Peter Stroyan Op. Excellence Black Belt, COUNTRY Financial

Sandeep Davalbhakta Project Manager, TEK Systems

Carolyn Davis Systems Analyst, State Farm

Iwin Huang Systems Analyst, State Farm

Jon McWhirter Staff Director, State Farm

Munjal Dave Principal Consultant, TEK Systems

Renee Lafontaine Director of Child Care, YWCA

Sharonna Miller Section Manager, State Farm

Theresia Taylor Assistant Account Executive, AFNI

Denise Younge HR, COUNTRY Financial

Kimberly Pfeifer Compliance Analyst, State Farm

Leslie Harding District G.M., Eurest Dining Services

Paul Hursey Jr. Technical Analyst, State Farm

Rahul Bafna Computer Consultant, HTC Global Services

Yoon Yim Auto Claim Rep., State Farm

Anita Moore Director of Disability/Tutoring Services, HCC

Lori Harvey Interim Chaplain, Illinois Wesleyan University

Matt Johnson Government Relations Director, Verizon

Nida Kazim Project Manager, COUNTRY Financial

Rearn Dotson Sr. Analyst, State Farm

Vicente Adame Realtor, Coldwell Banker

MCLP MentorsAJ Zimmerman Barb Nathan Carol Reitan Carole Ringer Cathy Oloffson Cherilyn Hardman-Sytar Christina Schulz Connie de Veer Deanna Frautschi Deborah Halperin Diana Hauman Ed Woods Frank Beck George Gordon Heather Butler Taylor Janet Krejci Jean Lawyer Ken Starks Lyn Potts Marcel Blythe Mary Ann Webb Peter DeTrempe Rob Fazzini Rob McDade Sonya Gong Jent Steve Wannemacher Tamara Nelsen Teena Rajan Wendy Schaffer

MCLP Presenters

Alan Sender Annette Martinez Barb NathanBecky Davis Bernie Anderson Bob KellerCarol Reitan Cheryl Gaines Christina SchulzCindy Blackburn Colleen Kannaday Dave MagersDeanna Frautschi Debbie Delgado Dennis GoodwinDiana Hauman Dr. Dick Wilson Dixie AxleyDoug Ficca Ed Rose Enid CardinalFaye Freeman-Smith Gary Hagens George GordonHeather Butler Taylor Janet Krejci Jay VernerJim Browne Jo Ann Reidy John RobertsonDr. Jon Astroth Joni Ladew Judy MarkowitzJulia Turner Julie Hile Karen KapelaKellie Clapper Ken Natzke Kim CampbellLinda Garbe Loretta Thirtyacre Macaria LopezMaria Henneberry Mark Peterson Michael BrownMike McCurdy Millicent Roth Monica WilliamsMyra Gordon Pat Lingenfelter Paula MitchellRachel Schlipmann Rebecca Rossi Rick BleichnerRick Owens Rob Fazzini Rob McDadeSandy Bentley Sandy McGhee-Yanzy Dr. Sheahon ZengerShirley Stelbrink Sonja Reece Sonya Gong JentSonya Mau Stacey Curry-Lee Steve DenaultSteve Garland Steve Grant Steve WannemacherSteve Czirjak Sue Kirk Susan AlmeidaDr. Sydney Ross-Davis Tony Bankston Vern VealWade Harrison Wensley Herbert Willie Brown

MCLP Advisory Board MembersArlene Hosea Bernie Anderson Beth Robb Carl Sneed Carl Teichman Colleen Kannaday Deanna Frautschi (c) Dixie Axley Gigi Fansler Gregg Chadwick Mark Peterson Paula Mitchell Phil Wood Rob Fazzini Sonya Gong Jent Steve Wannemacher Tom Moy Willie Brown

MCLP Board of DirectorsBernard Dotson Bert Neptune Bev Hornickel Faye Freeman-Smith Gary Williams Karen Kapela Macaria Lopez Mark Walcott Matt Smith Phani Aytam Sonya Mau Susan Almeida

MCLP Graduation CommitteeBeni Towers Kawakita Bev Hornickel Gary Williams Kristen Grimes Macaria Lopez (c) Pat LingenfelterPhani Aytam Sandy BentleySally Zuhn Sonya Mau

Congratulations to the MCLP Class of 2011

We at the Community Founda-tion are delighted to hold theMulticultural Leadership Pro-gram Fund and funds for more than 20 other great community

programsat the Community Foundation

Thanks MCLP for enriching our Community life in so many

ways!

Ad contributed by the George and Myra Gordon Donor Advised

Fund

Mandava Rao2011 MCLP Alumni Award Recipient

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Mandava Rao has a deep passion and commitment to making the community a

better place.

Mandava Rao uses his wealth of experiences and knowledge directly to the Bloomington-Normal area, particularly serving in the area of social welfare, awareness and justice. Some of Mandava’s community involvement includes being a found-ing member of the Minority and Police Partnership (MAPP), Chair person for Normal Human Relations Commission, Director of Central Illinois Cricket Association, Chairman of Telugu Association of Bloomington-Normal, President of McLean County India Association and an Advisory board member of MCIA. Mandava continues to develop his leadership skills, working on busi-ness developments that focus on bringing new business using the network-ing skills acquired in MCLP. Currently, he is also leading cultural and sports activities for his teams as part of team building exercises.

Mandava’s dedication to being a servant leader continues to grow after graduating from MCLP.

MCLP Upcoming EventsMay 16, 2011 Applications for class of 2012 dueJune 1, 2011 Interview/Selection process beginsJuly 15, 2011 Class of 2012 confirmedJuly 28, 2011 MCLP 2011-2012 program begins

A Multicultural Leadership Institute Fund was established at the Illinois Prai-rie Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3), which serves as the fiscal agent for MCLP. All contributions made to the program are tax exempt. If you are in-terested in making a monetary donation, please make the check payable to “Illinois Prairie Community Foundation” and cite “Multicultural Leadership Institute” as the beneficiary. Their mailing address is as follows:

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation 2401 E. Washington, Suite 300B,

Bloomington IL 61704Please contact the program director, Beni Towers Kawakita,

at 309-438-3417 or contactus@bn-mclp.org

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