OTHELLO - Daniel Miller, of Othello, has completed the AgForestry Leadership Program and was honored at a graduation ceremony held in Olympia on May 2.

The program has a history of developing critical leadership skills for those working within, or connected to, Washington State's natural resource industries.

As a member of Leadership Class 35, Miller attended 14 seminars ranging in topic from communication, public speaking, transportation and various agriculture issues. He studied local, state, national and international public affairs issues and how they interrelate.

Miller also learned how to analyze issues in a decision-making process, improved interpersonal and communication skills, and studied issues influencing Washington State's natural resource industries and rural communities.

The AgForestry Leadership Program is operated by the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation, which has been developing leaders for healthy farms, forests and communities since 1978.

The program has more than 900 graduates and is funded by more than 700 donors representing individuals and businesses in the natural resource industries from all across the state.