Leadership Summit

INSPIRING LEADERS —

CULTIVATING COLLABORATION

Leadership Summit equips Summit County, Colorado leaders with the skills and relationships necessary to lead collaborative efforts, solve community problems and capitalize on the next generation of opportunities for our community.

Leadership Summit is a nine-month leadership training program beginning September 2008. The program strives to demonstrate that an engaged community can balance diverse interests and needs resulting in cooperative and effective planning and decision making.

The program has been designed and organized by a diverse steering committee made up of Summit County residents dedicated to instilling collaborative leadership in our community. The Keystone Center facilitates the program, with support from the organizational partners listed on the right.

Curriculum

Leadership Development
The early sessions have a strong emphasis on leadership development, helping participants identify their own leadership strengths and building skills to put those strengths to work at the individual, organizational and community level.

Community Relationships and Engagement
Community leaders conduct sessions that share their own lessons about leadership and present cases for the class to study. The class calendar below shares issues to be addressed. By using these issues as case studies, participants meet the community leaders working in these areas, have time to develop and test new approaches to addressing these issues, and share opportunities for individual involvement.

Action Projects
Participants will identify community-oriented projects to work on in teams over the course of the year.

Tuition
Tuition for the 2008-2009 program is $1250. Some scholarship funds may be available.

Application Deadline
Applications are due August 1, 2008.

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Class Calendar
(topics and dates may vary)

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Leadership Summit Participants September 2005- May 2006   Todd Barson Howard Hallman Sandy Briggs Jennifer Kermode Cathy Cheroutes Laurence Mackie Pati Cruz David November Ken Deshaies Shelley Ottele Marty Ferris Kristin Radloff Jennifer Gotantas Guff VanVooren September 2006-May 2007   Leah Baxter Julio Mora Beverly Breakstone Doug Schwartz Ellen Coughlan Barbara Shaw Lin Denham Kimberli Palmer Laura Dickinson Rob Waterman Scott Fussell Gary Wilkinson Celia Johnson Andru Zeiset September 2007 - May 2008   Jason Brewer Lyn Manton Krueger Kevin Clarke Molly Lee Eileen Davies Wendy Myers Jennifer Doris Kari Reiquam Ami Doyle John Roberts Joni Ellis Sherri Seirmarco Annemarie Fussell Colleen True Linda Hrycaj Troy Wineland Lindsey Ishman       Leadership Summit Steering Committee Beverly Breakstone Summit County Assessor Jack Taylor President Taylored Solutions, LLC Celia Johnson Gordon, Hughes & Banks CPAs Guff Van Vooren Executive Director Friends of the Dillon Ranger District Jennifer Kermode High Country Processing LLC Mary Ann Looby People Dynamics Consulting Nicole M. Fazande, MAEd Division Director II Colorado Mountain College Sarah Alexander Director, Leadership and Sustainability Programs The Keystone Center Doug Schwartz Food Service Consultant Nissa Erickson Project Coordinator The Keystone Center Kathy Stang Keystone Training Keystone Resort

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Leadership Summit Partners

Summit County
Rotary Club

"I didn’t realize the value of the program going in. I felt like I knew more than I did. I will certainly endorse this to others."

"Professionally, I need something different, this helps me to feel I am investing in my potential like I am always trying to do with my staff."

"Beyond my expectations."

-Leadership Summit Participants