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"Great leaders don't set out to be a leader.  They set out to make a difference.  It's never about the role - always about the goal." - Lisa Haisha

"Leadership"

 
WestStar held it's largest in-person Lunch-Learn-Leadership to date on November 10th with 140+ in attendance!  Thank you goes to Brooxie Carlton, assistant commissioner of Community and Rural Development, and Gabby Bruno, regional director of Government Affairs at Ford Motor Company, for discussing the plans and impact that Blue Oval City will have on West Tennessee.  Big things are coming our way!
The 2021 FutureStar Youth Leadership Summit was a great success!  We had a total of 63 students from 7th and 8th grade classes across West Tennessee.  A special thank you goes to all of those who sponsored a student and made this day possible. 
2021 FutureStar Student Sponsors:
  • Al Da Silva
  • Megan Brock
  • Gina Myracle
  • Andy Anderson
  • Michael Harper
  • Doris Battle 
  • Shannon Cotter
  • Susan Worlds
  • Leaders Education Foundation/Leigh Anne Bentley 
  • Ross Mitchell
  • Gail Latimer
  • Art Sparks
  • Jim Wyatt
  • Gary Sloan
  • William Wooten
  • Rosemary Bridges 
  • Virginia Grimes
  • Jim Craig
  • Jamie Mantooth
  • Jeff Parham 
  • Jennifer Black 
  • Steve Vantrease
  • Jacky Gullett
  • Bud Grimes 
  • Charley Deal 
Thank you all for your continued support for our future leaders!
WestTeach Class of 2021 had a great day in Brownsville for the fourth and final session before graduation!  We enjoyed visiting the Haywood County School Board of Education, LASCO Fittings, Inc., the Mindfield, and the Boys & Girls Club of Brownsville.  Thank you to all of our sponsors and speakers that helped make this day so sucessful.
 
With over 70 applications, the selection process for the WestStar Class of 2022 was not easy for the Board of Trustees.  The following 30 people were selected:
  • Kevin Adelsberger, Madison County 
  • Sabrina Blue, Madison County
  • Gene Bowden, Hardeman County 
  • Stephanie Chapman-Washam, Tipton County 
  • Tory Daughrity, Henry County 
  • Toni Eubanks, Haywood County 
  • Dr. Josh Filtz, Carroll County 
  • Lauren Fletcher, Tipton County 
  • William Franklin, Lauderdale County 
  • Tina Glover, Fayette County 
  • Jennifer Hedge, Benton County 
  • Dob Johnson, Jr., Dyer County 
  • Kimberly Jones, McNairy County 
  • Ben Jones, Weakley County 
  • Mary Margaret Lonon, Haywood County 
  • Shane Lynch, Gibson County 
  • Hadley Malone, Obion County 
  • Matt Marshall, Madison County 
  • Petra McPhearson, Obion County 
  • Amber Mills, Shelby County 
  • Kasey Muench, Henry County 
  • Seela Newbill, Dyer County 
  • Adam November, Gibson County 
  • Charles Peery, Obion County 
  • Renee Phelps, Chester County 
  • Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch, Dyer County 
  • LaRae Smiley-Sliger, Hardin County 
  • Laura Todd, Shelby County 
  • Dr. Leah Watkins, Henry County 
  • Cody Woods, Henderson County 
If you know any of these new class members, please reach out and congratulate them on being accepted into the WestStar Leadership family!
WestStar Leadership will offer the next Leadership ZOOM: Looking Through the Lenses on December 1st.  We will hear Mr. Michael Strickland, Chair and Founder, Bandit Lites, Inc., speaking on Turning Up the Volume: Brining LIVE Events Back to Reality. 
Reminders:
Please email weststar@utm.edu with any updates.

- Invoices for alumni association dues were sent out on July 26, 2021.  We understand that times are busy, so we sent a second reminder out as needed on October 8, 2021.  They cover 2021-2022 year (July 1 - June 30)   We accept credit card payments (see below).  We are proud to announce that we have a 56% membership participation rate as of today's date.  That exceeds any previous years.  WAY TO GO ALUMNI!!!!!

- Keep your eyes open for WestStar County Meetings! Several counties have already met while others are currently being scheduled.

- WestTeach Class of 2022 graduation will be December 16th at Madison Downs in Jackson, TN.

**To access past newsletters, please follow the link provided: https://www.utm.edu/departments/weststar/newsletter.php
Randy Rinks - January 1
Barry Smith - January 1
Lessie Fisher - January 4
Chris Donaldson - January 4
Al Campbell - January 4
Megan Brock - January 7
Mary Jones - January 7
Arrita Summers - January 8
Calvin Hinton - January 8
Jim Wyatt - January 9
Dana Deem - January 9
Terry Drumwright - January 10
Glenn Baker - January 10
Heidi Shafer - January 11
Alex Bynum - January 11
Charley Deal - January 11
Cate Hamilton - January 11
Brent Dillahunty - January 13
Dave Bratcher - January 14
Elizabeth Russell-Owen - January 15
Shelley Hale - January 15
John Clark - January 17
Mark Heaston - January 19
Sharron Murden - January 19
Maleia Evans - January 19
Christopher Campbell - January 19
Joel Howard - January 19
Brooxie Carlton - January 21
Chris Ramsey - January 22
McCall Wilson - Jnauary 24
Theresa Powell - January 24
Tom Witherspoon - January 25
Randy Brundige - January 26
LeAnn Childress - January 26
William Wooten - January 28
Dave Sondgeroth - January 28
Karen Utley - January 29
Jason Sullivan - January 29
John Smith - January 31
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Congratulations
  • Amy West, WestStar Class of 2014 - Accepted position with Dyersburg State Community College as the Director of Human Resources
  • Michael Banks, WestStar Class of 2000 - Named Chief Executive Officer of Braden Health's soon to be reopened Haywood Community Hospital, and has been appointed to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee Board of Directors
  • Evelyn Robertson, Jr, WestStar Class of 1997 - Appointed to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee Board of Directors
  • Carrie Ann Knox, WestStar Class of 2016 - Retired from West Tennessee Healthcare as of November 19, 2021
  • Laquita Stribling, WestStar Class of 2001 - Recipient of the 2020-2021 Rotary District 6760 Trailblazer Award
  • Stephanie Fowler, WestStar Class of 2018, has a new position as Senior Manager at Healthcare Managed Accounting Services
  • Bill Seymour, WestStar Class of 2013 - Announced plans of retirement coming summer 2022
SAVE THE DATE  

December 1 - WestStar Leadership ZOOM: Looking Through the Lenses
December 16 - WestTeach Class of 2021 Graduation
December 25 - MERRY CHIRISTMAS 
January 1 - HAPPY NEW YEAR
January 6-7 - WestStar Weakley/Obion County Session 
January 12 - WestStar Leadership ZOOM: Looking Through the Lenses
January 27-28 - WestStar Haywood/Tipton County Session
February 11 - Working Women's Conference, UT Martin
February 16 - WestStar Lunch, Learn, Leadership IN PERSON
February 17-18 - WestStar Madison County Session
February 22 - ALStar Virtual Conference
 
Corporate Sponsors
 Alexander, Thompson & Arnold, CPA
Bank of Ripley
Benefits First, Lexington
Jessi Pruett, Byrd & Byrd, Attorneys
Central Distributors 
Conner Real Estate - Brownsville/Jackson
Chester County Government
Shannon Cotter
F & M Consulting, Inc.
First Bank, Lexington
Golden Circle Insurance 
HTL Advantage
Leaders Credit Union
Jack & Shelby Matthis
Northwest Tennessee Development District/Human Resource Agency
RFW Construction Group, Dyersburg
Safelite AutoGlass
Southwest Tennessee Development District
Tennessee District of the TRANE Company
TLM Associates, Inc.
Tosh Farms 
The University of Tennessee at Martin
USDA Rural Development
Cary & Lalania Vaughn
Weakley County Government
Wendell Alexander Realty
West Tennessee Healthcare
West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation
West Tennessee Industrial Association
Westan Insurance Group, Inc.
 
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