Highlights of

ABA Executive Leadership Development Committee (ELDC)

Public Policy Forum
September 25-27, 2006
Washington, DC

ELDC Meeting and Capitol Hill Visits

ELDC members during their visit to Capitol Hill. Pictured from left: Greg Peterson, Weston Foods; Tom McCurry, Manildra Group USA; Joe Marx, D. Thomas & Associates; Rashid Muhammed, Weston Foods; and Meaghan Meyer, Maplehurst Bakeries.

Committee Chairs Dave Caucutt, H.C. Brill Company, Inc., and David Roach, Flowers Foods, with Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) (center).	The ELDC leadership with guest speaker Congressman Steve Buyer (R-IN) at the ELDC Dinner. Pictured from left: Rowdy Brixey, Interstate Brands, Inc.; Dave Caucutt, H.C. Brill Company, Inc.; Rep. Buyer; David Roach, Flowers Foods; and Kurt Miller, Burford Corporation, at the ELDC Dinner.
ELDC attendees meeting with Congressman Charlie Norwood (R-GA). Pictured from left: Committee staff liaison Kelly Knowles, ABA; Laura Schulman, Jenco Inc.; David Roach, Flowers Foods; , Karyl Lauder, Flowers Bakeries; Andy DeVilling, StarPak LTD, and Crockett Coble, Jennings Cobble LLC.	Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) taking time to meet with members of ABA's ELDC. Pictured from left: Laura Schulman, David Roach, Sen. Chambliss, Karyl Lauder, Crockett Coble and Andy DeVilling.
ELDC meeting attendees meeting with Congressman Dennis Moore (D-KS). Pictured from left: Rashid Muhammed, Weston Foods; Joe Marx, D. Thomas & Associates; Meaghan Meyer, Maplehurst Bakeries; Rep. Moore; Tom McCurry, Manildra Group USA; Mike Florio, ABA, and Greg Peterson, Weston Foods.	Crockett Coble and Congressman Zack Wamp (R-TN).
David Roach and Congessman Steve Buyer (R-IN) at the Monocle Dinner.	John Brennan, Maxon Lift Corp., and Congressman Buyer.
Congressman Steve Buyer gave a stirring speech about the U.S. mission in Iraq.	Walter Oleszek, Congressional Research Service, discusses the complex process on how a bill becomes a law in the halls of the U.S. Congress.
Amy Showalter educates ELDC attendees on how to become better public speakers and presenters.	Before heading to Capitol Hill, Wayne Valis and former Congressman Dick Schulze brief the ELDC attendees on effective lobbying techniques.
Josh Sosland, Milling and Baking News/Sosland Publishing, delivers an update on the state of the wholesale baking industry.	Amy Walter, The Cook Report, provides an insiders view of the 2006 midterm elections and and an early forecast of the 2008 Presidential election.