{"id":278,"date":"2020-01-15T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=278"},"modified":"2020-11-12T11:33:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:33:19","slug":"potato-leadership-education-and-advancement-foundation-launched-at-potato-expo-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/potato-leadership-education-and-advancement-foundation-launched-at-potato-expo-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation Launched at Potato Expo 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAS VEGAS \u2013<\/strong> At Potato Expo 2020, the largest annual potato industry event held in North America, growers and allied industry partners joined together to launch a new initiative dedicated to growing future leaders. The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (LEAF), a new nonprofit\u00a0organization, was created to provide tools, training, and support necessary to develop growers and industry members as leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike most family farms, developing the next generation of leaders is part of our DNA. But as family farms become more complex, the demands upon our leaders become more intense,\u201d said Shelley Olsen of LJ Olsen, Inc. in Othello, Wash., and Potato LEAF chair. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to see the industry come together to launch the Potato LEAF organization dedicated to growing leaders who will thrive in the competitive global marketplace of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potato LEAF also serves to encourage members to commit their time and energy to the betterment of the U.S. potato industry as a whole. Potato LEAF supports the cultivation of future leaders through three key programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n