WRPS Assumes Corporate Sponsorship for Leadership Tri-Cities
Issued 08.2008
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has joined Leadership Tri-Cities as its corporate sponsor for 2008-2009. Leadership Tri-Cities is an educational program that provides a forum to examine issues that face our region and provides valuable experience and tools that develop knowledgeable leaders to serve our community with continued learning opportunities through its Alumni Association. The course is made up of nine sessions that focus on various issues and aspects of the Tri-Cities region.
“We are pleased to be a part of this exciting program that helps develop and enrich the skills and understanding of current and future leaders of the Tri-Cities,” said WRPS External Affairs Manager Jerry Holloway.
The Leadership Tri-Cities mission is to produce a cadre of skilled leaders who will be catalysts for positive change in the community and who will mentor others towards this end. It also seeks to facilitate an exchange of ideas and solutions for problems best addressed at local and regional levels.
WRPS is one of the newest contractors on the Hanford Site and has a strong commitment to support education and economic development in the Columbia Basin. “Giving something back to the community is an important aspect of our company, and this is one of the ways we can accomplish this goal,” Holloway said.
Leadership Tri-Cities participants are selected based on a published list of criteria and seeks applicants diverse in age, community, ethnicity, professional background and community volunteer experience.
Details about Leadership Tri-Cities can be found on their Web site at www.leadershiptc.org
