Lori Fraser is the Board Chair for West Ada School District, the best large school district in the state of Idaho. She came in to speak on the state of education in the district, what they’re doing well, what they’re working on, and what public...

Diana Register is a City Councilwoman in Caldwell, Idaho. She came in to speak on many issues that have sparked controversy in the incredible city. Parking meters, hotels, and the development process have all been part of a recent failed recall...

Brad Wilson is the GM of Bogus Basin, a not for profit ski and recreation area in the Treasure Valley. Brad and Bogus have managed to continue growing the recreational offerings and maintained affordable options for all Idahoans, not just those...

Chris Alvarez is a private chef and manager at Hoagland Meats in the Treasure Valley. They produce high quality proteins for purchase and even delivery, and he came in to show how he cooks a tomahawk steak. This was, hands down, the best meat I...

Codi Galloway is an Idaho State Senator and passed a bill last session to outlaw homeless camping in public areas of our larger Idaho cities. She came in to explain exactly what the bill aims to do and what it asks of cities that pass the popul...

Ted Hill is a US Navy fighter pilot, Idaho State Rep., and lifelong patriot. On America’s birthday, Ted came to speak about freedom, America’s place in the world, and what he sees, both good and bad, on the horizon for the United States. We owe...

Lauren McLean is the Mayor of Boise and came in to speak about key issues and work in the city. Boise and Idaho’s Treasure Valley are quickly becoming the least affordable housing markets in the country, leading to increased homelessness, decre...

Mitch Cutter is a Salmon and Energy specialist with the Idaho Conservation League and came in to speak about the complex relationship with our Snake River dams, historic salmon issues, energy production, transportation, and more. Enjoy!...

Todd Achilles is a former District 16 Representative in Idaho who is now running for US Senate as an independent against Sen. Jim Risch. He is deeply concerned with the system that he feels is slanted gravely against the working class in Americ...

Elaine Clegg is the CEO of Valley Regional Transit and came in to speak about the fundamental cost and need for transportation in Idaho. Housing prices, economic potential, and the inherent cost of private transportation are all issues weighing...

David Lent is an Idaho State Senator, chair of the Senate Education Committee, and Education Advocate. He is traveling around the state meeting with Idaho citizens to discuss what public education should look like for it to effectively service ...

Moya Shatz Dolsby is the Director of Idaho Wine Commission and a champion for the Idaho wine industry. There are several areas of Idaho that are nationally recognized for being unique for viticulture, and the exploding popularity of Idaho wine ...

Mackenzie Moss works for the Office of Performance Evaluation, an office created in the mid 1990s by the Idaho state legislature that aimed to offer the highest quality reports and recommendations about projects undertaken by the Idaho governme...

Tara Malek is an attorney and the Director of the Idaho Contraceptive Education Network. The ICEN works to advocate for family planning, family growth control, contraceptive education and access. In states where elective pregnancy termination i...

Phil Gore is the Chief Learning Officer for the Idaho School Board Association. Idaho, along with other states, voted for a version of school vouchers (School Choice in Idaho), and many public education advocates felt disheartened at the end of...

Bree Derrick is the director of the Idaho Department of Corrections. Idaho currently has roughly 10,000 individuals incarcerated, and Director Derrick is working non-stop to ensure to the state of Idaho that the department of corrections both e...

Dr. Mary Barinaga is a physician in Idaho, past president of the Idaho Medical Association, and an enormous advocate for increased medical access in Idaho. She travels the state helping promote and set up residency programs whereby established ...

Jarom Wagoner is the Mayor of Caldwell and came in to speak about the state of the city. Caldwell is growing rapidly, even by Idaho standards, and as such is experiencing grow pains. Mayor Wagoner came in to talk about many of the issues, chall...

Todd Achilles is a District 16 Representative and came in to speak about his push to remove non-compete clauses from Idaho. There are many industries, like the health industry, that must rely extensively on out of state recruiting to serve our ...

Lisa McClellan is the director of the Idaho DMV. If you have ever wandered into one one of the establishments, you’ll notice immediately that it’s a huge departure from the torturous experience that many have in other states. I recently went to...

MaKenzie Tiegs is a paramedic who has worked in several Idaho organizations ranging from wild lands fire fighting to rural EMS to large health systems. She is a champion for the mental/emotional support of first responders, having experienced f...

Alexis Pickering is the executive director of Conservation Voters for Idaho and came in to speak on the proposed US Senate budget reconciliation from June 11th that would dispose of 2.2 to 3.2 million acres of public lands that are managed by e...

Jessica Bate is director of the Idaho National Guard Morale Welfare & Recreation organization charged with serving service men and women as well as their families. It is a 501(C)3 but also operates many businesses to drive revenue to suppor...

Holly Beech works for the Idaho Office for Refugees, a not for profit organization that helps place and integrate refugees from across the world that are looking to call Idaho home. This is different from asylum programs in many ways, and I tru...

Peggy Hoy is a member of the Idaho Education Association and came in to speak about the May Matters campaign that many people are promoting. The bulk of elections in the state of Idaho are determined in the May primary because you have a high p...