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Outlook 2003 - March 24-25, 2003

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS (in order of appearance) 

Rick Kaysen, Chairman, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Cheyenne

Sam Western, Author, Sheridan

Bill Bailey, Sheridan Area Development Alliance, Sheridan

Dave Crum, Crum Electric and Past Member of Wyoming Business Council, Casper

Reed Eckhardt, Managing Editor, Tribune Eagle, Cheyenne

Fred Parady, Speaker of the House and OCI Mine Manager, Rock Springs

Mary Thoman, Thoman Ranch, Kemmerer

Stan Flitner, Diamond Tail Ranch, Greybull

Paul Lang, President and General Manager, Thunder Basin Coal, Wright

Jim Neiman, Vice President, Devil’s Tower Forest Products and Neiman Enterprises, Hulett

J. R. Justus, Manager, Shell Rocky Mountain Production Office, Denver

Jerry Blann, Director, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Jackson

Bob Sutter, President, Hilltop National Bank, Casper

Mitch Maycock, President, First Interstate Bank, Gillette

Mark Hendrickson, President, Jackson State Bank and Trust, Jackson

Mark Zaback, President, American National Bank, Cheyenne

John Hay, President, Rock Springs National Bank, Rock Springs

Buck McVeigh, Director, Division of Economic Analysis, Cheyenne

Roy Cohee, State Representative and Chairman, House Revenue Committee, Casper

Phil Nicholas, State Representative and Chairman, House Appropriations Committee, Laramie

Michelle Sullivan, Vice President and Director, Wyoming Daniel’s Fund, Sheridan

Mark Drabenstott, Vice President and Director, Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO

Mark Petera, Wyoming Business Council Board Member, Powell

DDI Strategic Leadership Seminar:

Jane Whitmore, Manager, Strategic Channel Development, Development Dimensions International (DDI), Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

Kay Crosby, Director, Work Based Learning, Northwest College, Powell

Lorree Hart, Workforce Coordinator, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne

Lynne McAuliffe, Director, Workforce Training, Central Wyoming College, Riverton

Peter Reis, Chief Support Services Office, Wyoming Business Council, Cheyenne

Maryellen Tast, Workforce Coordinator, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne

2002 Outlook 2002 - April 10, 2002

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS: (in order of appearance)

Mike Ceballos, Vice President, Qwest-Wyoming, Cheyenne

Barbara Dilts, Rancher, Wright

Jim Geringer, Governor, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne

John Corra, Strategic Planning, FMC, Green River

Dr. Tim Watters, McREL, Denver

Judy Catchpole, Superintendent of Education, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne

Dr. Richard Rathge, North Dakota State University Data Center, Fargo, ND

Den Costantino, Wyoming Business Council, Cheyenne

Debbie Hammons, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Worland

Marvin Applequist, Wyoming Farm Bureau, Laramie

Bill Schilling, President, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Casper

Judie Blair, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Blair Hotels, Cody

Casey Bader, Director/Customer Relations, Handel IT, Laramie

Bruce Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Neiman Enterprises, Devil' s Tower

Kathy Emmons, Executive Director, Wyoming Children' s Action Alliance, Cheyenne

Cynthia Lummis, State Treasurer, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne

Buck McVeigh, Department of Administration, Economic Analysis Division, Cheyenne

Tom Gallagher, Department of Employment, Research and Planning, Casper

Dr. Michael Swanson, Vice President/Agricultural Economist, Wells Fargo Bank, Minneapolis, MN

Bishop David Ricken, Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne, Cheyenne

Daryl Allen, Casper College, Medicine Bow

Aaron Bieber, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Noah Buckley, Cheyenne Eye Clinic, Cheyenne

Angie Deberry, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Gunnar Malm, Cheyenne Central High School, Cheyenne

John Metzler, Central Wyoming Community College, Riverton

Sarah Peters, Natrona County High School, Casper

Glenda Catchpole Thomas, FMC of Wyoming, Rock Springs

Gubernatorial Candidates: Eli Bebout, Riverton; Ken Casper, Elk Mountain; Dave Dawson, Casper; Dave Freudenthal, Cheyenne; Paul Hickey, Cheyenne; Ray Hunkins, Wheatland; Toby Simpson, Greybull; Bill Sniffin, Lander; Lewis Stock, Douglas; and Steve Watt, Rock Springs.

Susan Anderson, Editor, Casper Journal, Casper

2001 Outlook 2001 - April 17, 2001

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS: (in order of appearance)

Eli Bebout, Past Chairman, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation

Bill Schilling, President, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation

Dennis Herrick, President and CEO, Sento Corporation, America Forks, UT

Sandra Meyer, Wyoming State Representative, Evanston

Dr. Sung W. Sohn, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Wells Fargo Bank, Minneapolis, MN

Mike Matthews, Regional Manager, Wells Fargo Bank, Casper

Dave Black, Economist, Division of Economic Analysis, Cheyenne

Tom Gallagher, Director, Division of Economic Statistics, Casper

Hank True, Vice Chairman, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation

Dr. Mark Drabenstott, Vice President/Director, Center for the Study of Rural America, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO

Roger Cooper, Executive Vice President, American Gas Association, Washington, DC

Everett Hoyt, President and Chief Operating Officer, Black Hills Corporation, Rapid City, SD

Jayne Mockler, Wyoming State Senator, Cheyenne

Keith Richardson, President, Sierra Trading Post, Cheyenne

John Smithbaker, President, Brunton Company, Riverton

Dick O' Gara, Instructor, Economics and Data Center Coordinator, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne

Les Ball, Chairman, Wyoming Business Council, Cheyenne

Randy Bruns, Vice President, Cheyenne LEADS, Cheyenne

Den Costantino, Director of Business and Industry Development, Wyoming Business Council, Cheyenne

George Howley, President, Casper Area Economic Development Alliance, Casper

Chuck Depew, Director, National Development Council, Seattle, WA

Susan Bigelow, Past President, Wyoming Economic Development Association, Gillette

Rick Tempest, Wyoming Speaker of the House, Casper

Jim Geringer, Governor, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne

2000 Outlook 2000 - August 4, 2000

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS (in order of appearance)

Rick Kaysen, Chairman, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Cheyenne

George Kahn, Ph.D., Vice President and Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Tucker Hart Adams, State and Regional Economist, Denver, CO

Dave Black, Division of Economic Analysis, Cheyenne

Tom Gallagher, Employment Resources Division, Cheyenne

Bill Stafford, Chairman, House Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee, Chugwater

Marion Loomis, Executive Director, Wyoming Mining Association, Cheyenne

Don Likwartz, Director, Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission, Casper

Lance Cook, State Geologist, Wyoming Geological Survey, Cheyenne

Ron Micheli, Director, Department of Agriculture, Cheyenne

Bryce Reece, Executive Director, Wyoming Wool Growers Association, Casper

Laurie Green, Director, Division of Tourism, Cheyenne

Tucker Fagan, CEO, Wyoming Business Council, Cheyenne

Bill Hawks, Chairman, Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee, Casper

Tom Thorne, Division Chief, Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne

Susan Bigelow, President, Wyoming Economic Development Alliance, Gillette

Lynn Birleffi, Administrator, Wyoming Travel Industry Coalition, Cheyenne

Randy Lowe, Chair, Wyoming Telecommunications Council, Basin

Trudy McCraken, First Vice President, Wyoming Association of Municipalities, Laramie

Rolina Sample, President, Wyoming Chamber of Commerce Executives, Laramie

Bill Schilling, President, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation, Casper

Brad Fischer, President and CEO, CMS Oil and Gas Company, Houston, TX

Susan Anderson, Editor, Casper Journal, Casper

Kent Goates, Vice President, Kennecott Energy, Gillette

Tom Throop, Executive Director, Equality State Policy Center, Lander

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming State Treasurer, Cheyenne

Logan Magruder, Operations Vice President, Barrett Resources,

Ronn Smith, Professional Engineer/ Past Board Member, Powder River Basin Resource Council, Sheridan

Craig Thomas, Wyoming U. S. Senator, Washington, DC

Eli Bebout, Wyoming Speaker of the House, Riverton

1998 Outlook 1998 - May 14-15, 1998

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS: (in order of appearance)

Eli Bebout, President, Wyoming Heritage Foundation

Russell Lamb, 10^th Federal Reserve, Kansas City, MO

Rick McCann, 1^st Interstate Bank, Billings, MT

Dave Black, Division of Economic Analysis, Cheyenne

Dr. Shelby Gerking, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Susan Anderson, Journalist, KTWO Radio/Wyoming Public Television

Jim Brooke, New York Times, Denver

Gwen Florio, Philadelphia Enquirer/Knight Rider

Rob Reuterman, Rocky Mountain News

Denny Curran, Northern Colorado Business Report

Delore Zimmerman, CEO Praxis and High Performance Community Initiative for the Center for the New West, Grand Forks, NE

Dan McMullin, President, Mini-Mart

Les Ball, participating Steering Committee Member

Dave Crum, participating Steering Committee Member

Bob Gose, participating Steering Committee Member

Jon Kirkbride, participating Steering Committee Member

Clarene Law, participating Steering Committee Member

Tom Blank, Vice President, Union Pacific Resources, Ft. Worth, TX

Terry Ross, CEED, Denver, CO

Gary Glass, Wyoming Geological Survey, Laramie

Pat Pitet, Marathon Oil, Cody

Steve Horn, Department of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Ted Blair, Holiday Inn, Cody

Gail Gordon, Business Assistance Center, University of Wyoming, Laramie

George Axlund, Wyoming Community Development Authority, Casper

Don Young, Norwest Bank

Rick Tempest, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee

Tom Kinnison, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee

Bob Peck, Chairman, Steve Revenue Committee

Rich Cathcart, State Revenue Committee

Gordon Jenkins, First Interstate Bank, Casper

Gus Fleischli, Fleischli Oil, Cheyenne

Cliff Root, BTI, Riverton

Joe Vrablik, Davco Industries, Casper

Tony Woodward, Woodward Machinery, Casper

Joe May, President, Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, CO

Rick Kaysen, Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power, Cheyenne

Jim Geringer, Governor, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne

1996 Outlook  96 - May 8, 1996

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS: (in order of appearance)

Jim Geringer, Governor

Stan Bader, President, Wyoming Heritage Foundation

John Marton, Wyoming Speaker of the House

Dr. Terry Roark, President, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Emily Harrison, US West

Mike Sullivan, former Governor and Attorney

Dr. Allen Barkema, 10^th Federal Reserve, Kansas City

Dr. Larry Wipf, Director of Regional Economics, Norwest Banks, Minneapolis, MN

Dave Black, Senior Economist, Wyoming Department of Administration/Information, Cheyenne

Tom Gallagher, Manager, Research and Planning, Wyoming Department of Employment, Casper

Diana Ohman, Wyoming Secretary of State, Cheyenne

Jim Twiford, Wyoming State Senator

Gary Glass, State Geologist, Laramie

Doug Weaver, Vice President, Enron, Denver

Doug Stark, Area Manager, Farm Credit Services, Casper

Mike Morey, Morey and Associates, Jackson

Jim Magagna, Director, State Land and Farm Loan Office, Cheyenne

Larry Stewart, Regional Director, MAMTC, Laramie

Dan McMullin, President, Mini Mart, Inc., Casper

Dr. Jeff Thredgold, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, KeyCorp, Salt Lake City, UT

Vivian Watkins, Director, Division of Community and Economic Development

Vickie Lewis, Puma Steel, Cheyenne

John Wirth, Woodworker' s Supply, Casper

Stewart Horn, Aviat Aircraft, Afton

Bill Allred, DH Technology, Riverton

Kim Dean, Fred' s Breads, Rock Springs

Bob Grieve, Wyoming State Senator

Bruce Hinchey, Wyoming State Representative

Dave Reetz, President, Powell Valley Economic Development Alliance, Powell

Howard Benson, CEO, National Community Development Services, Atlanta, GA

Betty Bechtel, Chairman of the Board, Mesa County Economic Development Council, Grand Junction, CO

Russell Staiger, President/CEO, Bismarck-Mandan Development Association, Bismarck, ND

Dr. Priscilla Grew, Vice Chancellor, Research, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE