Learn to Lead

To address the evolving needs of a growing community, Leadership Clark County provides an annual, comprehensive learning program, known as the Community Leadership Academy. This program is an eight-session course focused on addressing community service, leadership skills and governance issues. Leadership Clark County seeks up to 30 participants for the Community Leadership Academy held September through February of each year.

Through a strategically  developed curriculum, the Community Leadership Academy provides its participants the opportunity to:

• Discover Springfield's historical significance
• Learn about and participate in local collaborative efforts.
• Cultivate the appropriate skills necessary for board governance
• Explore various fundraising techniques
• Network with key community leaders and business professionals from both the nonprofit and for profit sectors.

The Community Leadership Academy sessions ro 2010 / 2011 have been set as follows:

Session 1 – September 16, 2010
Session 2 – October 7, 2010
Session 3 – October 28, 2010
Session 4 – November 18, 2010
Session 5 – December 9, 2010
Session 6 – January 6, 2011
Session 7 – January 27, 2011
Session 8 – February 17, 2011

All applications are reviewed by a volunteer selection committee which bases its decisions upon the criteria of an applicant’s leadership potential, and its desire to assemble a class that reflects the diversity of Clark County. All applicants will be notified by August 12th regarding their application.

Community Leadership Academy 2010 tuition is $850 and includes all instruction, session materials, continental breakfast, lunch at all sessions, and graduation dinner.

Applications and a non-refundable $35 application fee must be received by July 30, 2010. Tuition is due by September 16, 2010. Thanks to our generous sponsors, partial scholarships are available for persons who are accepted to the Academy and can demonstrate financial need. Contact the office for more details. To apply for the Community Leadership Academy, download the current application form here, or for further information about Leadership Clark County programs and activities, call us at 937.631.3744, or visit us online at www.leadershipclarkcounty.org.

2009/2010 Academy Class

The graduates of the 2009/2010 Academy are:

Fred Bartenstein
Fred Bartenstein & Associates

Tammy Beam
The Fitness Cellar

Jessie Beck
Fifth Third Bank

Beth Becker
National City Bank/PNC

Brad Berg
Gordon Food Service

Elaina Bradley
Interfaith Hospitality Network

Kenith Britt
Catholic Central Schools

Julia Daniels
Clark State

Maureen Fagans
Center City Association

Stephanie Green-Tunstall
Speedway SuperAmerica LLC

Joseph Hunter
Clark County Juvenile Court

Thomas Kaplan
Wittenberg University

Erick Kish
Wittenberg University

Tina Knox
Financial Friend, LLC

Thaddaeus G. Laywell Sr.
D&L Termite & Pest Control

Andrew Lell
The Cerium Group

Matt Lynch
Wittenberg University

Bridget Pedraza
Rocking Horse Community Health Center

Anna Plataniotis
Catholic Charities SWO &
Second Harvest Foodbank

Jeannine Premerlani
Citizens National Bank

Kent Pummel
Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.

Emily Rhoads
Courtyard By Marriott

Todd Richardson
Community Mercy Health Partners

Bridget O’Neal Risner
Merchants National Bank

Charlene Roberge Knight
Roediger Realty, Inc.

Gary Seitz
Security National Bank

Latice Spann
Avetec

Ammie Spahr
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Chad Stalder
Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Diana Timmons
Pregnancy Resource Center

Bill Warax
Springfield Church of Christ

Keith Williamson
Catholic Charities SWO &
Second Harvest Food Bank

Curtis Wright
Mueller Center