Pictured, from left, are Mindy Truex, vice president, Creighton Brothers; Hannah Jasma, Triton; Lynnae Dawson, Warsaw; Dominic Smith, Warsaw; Lesley Tayagua, Wawasee; Ann Lash-Branson, HR manager, LSC Communications; Sarah Hewitt, Whitko; and Tony Ciriello, KYLA moderator.

WARSAW — Crazy Egg Café at Creighton Brothers, a family farm since 1925, hosted the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy for the first session on Oct. 4.  Students learned about leadership with the guidance of Ann Lash-Branson, Human Resource Manager at LSC Communications (formerly RR Donnelly).  Lash-Branson took the students through several innovative and interactive exercises to identify and develop their leadership styles.  Vice President Mindy Truex spoke with the group about Creighton’s history, her rise to management and the path by which Creighton Crazy Egg Café was devised. 

KYLA students meet next month at on Nov. 1, at Kosciusko County Health Department.

KYLA exists to provide a positive environment where aspiring high school aged youth can learn the basics of leadership and become informed, capable leaders that assume actives roles in the growth of our community.  For more information about KYLA, go to www.kosciuskoyouthleadership.org.