Leadership Springfield is proud to announce the 2011 – 2012 Board Officers including Chairman Chad Lucas, Sikich LLP; Vice-Chair Amy Beadle, Scheels; Co-Treasurer Karen Hansen, Security Bank; Secretary & Incoming Vice Chair Jim Alberts, FWAI Architects; and Past Chairman Michael Buscher, The Real Estate Group, Inc.
Additional board members include Sharon Beler, LLCC; Michael Cowles, The Horace Mann Companies; Chuck Davis, Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP; Kendra Floyd; Richard Lynch, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP; Connie Poole, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Barbara Rowe, Junior League of Springfield appointee; Farah Salim, Emphasis; Aaron Sapp, PNC Bank; Mac Warren, Lincoln Land Community College; and, Heather Winkler, The Hope Institute for Children & Families.
Leadership Springfield Board Seeking Participants For Next Class
Applications are currently being accepted for Springfield's premiere leadership program, Leadership Springfield. The curriculum is an eight-month series of seminars providing participants with leadership skills and in-depth exposure to critical issues affecting the Springfield area. Leadership Springfield positions participants to interact with community leaders and decision makers who share diverse perspectives on significant accomplishments and opportunities within
the Springfield community. Established in 1986, Leadership Springfield has graduated over 650 individuals.
Leadership Springfield participants are selected from private, public and non-profit organizations and represent diversity in gender, social, economic, and professional backgrounds. Applicants must be willing to commit the time required for all program sessions (8-hour session each month, 16-hour session in October) and project work. To view a list of the program dates/times (click here). Application deadline is July 29, 2011.