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Ashleigh Richmond was recently named the Director of Adult Basic Education and Job Corps Scholars at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. IHCC is one of only 20 colleges in

Tish Reck, Class of 2014, recently became an Instructor for Business Specialist/Office Management at Indian Hills Community College.  Tish is no stranger to IHCC as she has worked there as

Taren Ferguson, Class of 2016, was recently promoted to Center Director of Ottumwa Job Corps. Taren has been at the center for eight years and was most recently the Administrative

The Ottumwa Leadership Academy now has 134 graduates of the program and is looking forward to the next Academy year – bringing with it a new Dean for the 2019-2020

Brent Moughler, O.L.A Class of 2018, was recently promoted to Career Technical Training Manager at Ottumwa Job Corps .  He will be monitoring and driving performance of the trades division. 

Ottumwa Leadership Academy is excited to announce the addition of Taren Ferguson, O.L.A. Class of 2016 and Alex Morley, O.L.A. Class of 2017 to the Advisory Board. Taren Ferguson is

Ashleigh Richmond was promoted to Program Coordinator of Adult Education & Literacy in October after teaching in adult education as Lead Instructor, Language Arts for four years. In this new

Cassie Plowman, O.L.A. Class 2016, was recently promoted to Achieving Excellence Coordinator, which is John Deere’s system for evaluating and rewarding supplier performance.  Cassie is in the area of process

The Ottumwa Leadership Academy now has 114 graduates of the program and is looking forward to the next Academy year – bringing with it a new Dean for the 2018-2019

Wes Krenz, O.L.A. Class 2015 and Regional Manager at Community 1st Credit Union based in Ottumwa, was recently selected by the Iowa Credit Union League to participate in their 2018

Russell Herschleb, O.L.A. Class 2014, was recently promoted to a new position as Manager of Supply Management at John Deere Ottumwa Works.  He is now responsible for all Ottumwa Works

Ottumwa Leadership Academy kicks off its 6th year with its opening retreat September 15 – 16, 2017 with Mark Hanson as this year’s Dean. This volunteer position, appointed annually by