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Leadership Baldwin County is a program designed to identify potential leaders and enhance leadership in Baldwin County, Alabama. The program unites people from various areas of the county and addresses issues from a county-wide perspective. Leadership Baldwin County offers its members a broad range of experiences and insights about the county: its people, its needs, its services, its challenges and opportunities.
Leadership Baldwin County enhances the development of long-term leadership in the county by:
Identifying existing and emerging leaders from various geographic, ethnic, occupational, and economic segments of the county who have a sincere commitment to the area.
Acquainting program participants with a wide range of community issues, resources, and opportunities which exist in our diverse county.
Increasing the leadership skills of the participants and developing a spirit of unity which will provide common ground for working together on present and future issues. Baldwin County United is a county-wide civic organization which serves as a vehicle for Leadership graduates to continue their involvement and participation on a county-wide level.
Providing the participants an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with each other and existing community leaders.
Helping participants discover common ground and develop a broader perspective about our county and its future.
Class Sessions
The 2009-2010 class will begin with an overnight opening retreat in October, 2009. The retreat is mandatory for all class members and typically includes leadership training, an overview of the years' sessions, and an opportunity for class members to become acquainted with each other. Class members are chosen from all geographic areas of Baldwin County and reflect the diversity of the county's population. During the retreat, the class will select projects to work on during the year.
From November through May, monthly sessions will be held that usually begin around 8:30 a.m. and conclude mid-afternoon. Typically, there is an environmental session as well as a session on state government that includes a day-long bus trip to Montgomery to meet with state officials. Other monthly sessions will be scheduled in different locations throughout Baldwin County. Class members should refer to the current calendar for details on each session as it becomes available.
Click here to read an article from the Mobile Press Register about the 2007-2008 class environmental session.
Click here to read an article from Gulf Coast Newspapers about the 2007-2008 class Graduation.
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