Pictured left to right: Joe Dorman, Member, Oklahoma House of Representatives; Valerie Szybala, Program Officer, American Council of Young Political Leaders; Marianne Nichols, County Auditor, Pend Oreille County, WA; Marshand Crisler, Member, Jackson, MS City Council; Linda Rotunno, CEO, American Council of Young Political Leaders; Joshua Dennis, Commander of Tactical Operations Intelligence, Chicago, IL Fire Department; Christy Hovanetz, Assistant Education Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education; and Adam Probolsky, Commissioner, Irvine, CA City Planning Commission.
Ned Nyman, Nicaragua Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State and Christy Hovanetz in briefing room at the Department of State.
After the briefings, we headed to National Airport in Washington, D.C. to catch our flight to Managua, Nicaragua. Our flight had a connection in Houston. On the first leg of the flight I sat in a middle seat between two people I did not know. But on the flight to Managua I got to sit next to Marianne - we had a good time – and I am not sure who was more excited to get there, her or me!
