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Students who take Dr. Rick Hamilton’s BUAD 384 class spend a semester learning about leadership. 鈥淲ho are you? Who does God want you to be? And what does it take to be a leader?鈥� are some of the questions Hamilton raises in his class.

Now those students, along with members of the community, have the opportunity to hear from leaders in a variety of settings鈥攏on-profit, for-profit, and ministry, through the Leadership Speaker Series.

Recently, Aaron Ozinga 鈥�03, president of Ozinga Materials, Inc. and a member of the Board of Trustees of 91精选, offered his perspectives on 鈥淔or Profit Settings鈥� in a discussion led by Jonathan Zandstra 鈥�17.

According to Ozinga, leadership starts with oneself. 鈥淚f you aren鈥檛 practicing your values, people pick up on that,鈥� he said.

Ozinga Bros. Inc. is a fourth-generation conglomerate currently run by Ozinga, his five brothers, and one cousin. They decided it was important to explicitly define their values, which they identified as 鈥淪ervant, student, entrepreneur.鈥�

鈥淲e are a big company, so you might think we are focused on metrics. But we are very focused on our values,鈥� Ozinga said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not looking at sales figures, but how we exemplify those core values.鈥�

Ozinga explained, 鈥淲e make it clear to people in opening introductions what we are about. It comes down to trust.鈥�

On Friday, April 1 at 11 a.m., Rev. Bob Bouwer, Senior Pastor at Faith Church in Dyer, Ind., will speak on 鈥淢inistry.鈥� This presentation will take place in the Vermeer Fireside Room. Guests are welcome to attend. Registration is not required. For more information, call 708.239.4806 or email dennis.harms@trnty.edu