Leadership Charlevoix County Graduates 5th Class
For more information, please contact leadershipcharlevoixcounty@gmail.com or questions can also be directed to the Boyne City (231.582.6222), East Jordan (231.536.7351), Charlevoix (231.547.2101) and Beaver Island (231.448.2505) Chambers of Commerce.Leadership Charlevoix County completed its fifth year Wednesday with a graduation ceremony hosted and sponsored by Boyne Mountain Resort.
The graduates were encouraged by keynote speaker John Jeffrey, a well-known retired local educator, to continue building their leadership skills throughout their lives. Three class members were chosen by their peers to speak during the ceremony.
Alissa Post of Castle Farms updated the audience on the leadership activities the 19 class members experienced during the nine-month leadership program.
“There is no doubt we have grown as a team,” she said. “We have learned so much about each other and developed skills to help us step into leadership positions. Each session taught us at least one quality of leadership, whether directly or indirectly. Thank you, Leadership Charlevoix County, for teaching us to grow.”
Molly Hauxwell-Currier, special publications editor of the Petoskey News-Review, said, “To think we started as virtual strangers, it is amazing the bonds formed and life events that have happened since we met. We wrote up leadership plans and shared them with each other. As a group, our plans were personal, vulnerable, full of plans for the future and some full of tears. A very far cry from the program that I thought was going to be PowerPoint slides and dry sandwiches.”
John Cool of Charlevoix State Bank explained the class project, which involved building three Born Learning Trails in Boyne City, Charlevoix and East Jordan. It was the first time in program history that a class had done a project in each community. The trails consist of 10 signs along a path that encourage children and their caregivers to observe, read, listen and play.
“It’s a great way for families to get outside and interact with one another,” Cool said.
Program coordinator Kendall Hayes described this year’s class as “a fantastic group of people.”
“They are smart, driven, enthusiastic and ready to take on leadership roles throughout Charlevoix County,” she added. “I can’t wait to see the things they accomplish in our community.”
There are now a total of 73 graduates of the leadership program, which was started by the Boyne City, East Jordan and Charlevoix chambers of commerce with funding assistance from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016-17 program, which begins with an orientation in August and an overnight retreat on Beaver Island in September. More information may be found at www.leadershipcharlevoixcounty.com or by calling the Boyne City, Charlevoix or East Jordan chamber offices.
The graduates were encouraged by keynote speaker John Jeffrey, a well-known retired local educator, to continue building their leadership skills throughout their lives. Three class members were chosen by their peers to speak during the ceremony.
Alissa Post of Castle Farms updated the audience on the leadership activities the 19 class members experienced during the nine-month leadership program.
“There is no doubt we have grown as a team,” she said. “We have learned so much about each other and developed skills to help us step into leadership positions. Each session taught us at least one quality of leadership, whether directly or indirectly. Thank you, Leadership Charlevoix County, for teaching us to grow.”
Molly Hauxwell-Currier, special publications editor of the Petoskey News-Review, said, “To think we started as virtual strangers, it is amazing the bonds formed and life events that have happened since we met. We wrote up leadership plans and shared them with each other. As a group, our plans were personal, vulnerable, full of plans for the future and some full of tears. A very far cry from the program that I thought was going to be PowerPoint slides and dry sandwiches.”
John Cool of Charlevoix State Bank explained the class project, which involved building three Born Learning Trails in Boyne City, Charlevoix and East Jordan. It was the first time in program history that a class had done a project in each community. The trails consist of 10 signs along a path that encourage children and their caregivers to observe, read, listen and play.
“It’s a great way for families to get outside and interact with one another,” Cool said.
Program coordinator Kendall Hayes described this year’s class as “a fantastic group of people.”
“They are smart, driven, enthusiastic and ready to take on leadership roles throughout Charlevoix County,” she added. “I can’t wait to see the things they accomplish in our community.”
There are now a total of 73 graduates of the leadership program, which was started by the Boyne City, East Jordan and Charlevoix chambers of commerce with funding assistance from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016-17 program, which begins with an orientation in August and an overnight retreat on Beaver Island in September. More information may be found at www.leadershipcharlevoixcounty.com or by calling the Boyne City, Charlevoix or East Jordan chamber offices.
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