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Leadership Germantown

Leadership Germantown


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The future of Germantown is directly tied to the quality of its leadership.  LEADERSHIP GERMANTOWN is a leadership development program developed by the City of Germantown and the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce.  It is designed to identify and prepare the community's full leadership resources, thus providing Germantown with a network of current and emerging leaders who possess a sense of commitment to improve the community and the skills to do so. Our goals are:
  • To create greater awareness of community issues
  • To better understand the economic opportunities for growth in Germantown
  • To develop necessary skills for participants to provide leadership for the future of Germantown
  • To expand the base of knowledge and prepared volunteers to serve the future of Germantown

The Program:  The LEADERSHIP GERMANTOWN 2009 Program will begin in mid-January with an evening Get Acquainted Social followed by exciting, updated class sessions including a three day Team Trek experience in Heber Springs, Arkansas.  Team Trek is a team building and leadership program utilized by Leadership Memphis and corporate clients such as FedEx, Smith & Nephew and International Paper.  This three day session is MANDATORY for the Leadership Germantown program.

Additional sessions, which will run thru mid-June, include topics such as State Government, County Government, County Education, City Government, History/Quality of Life, Hands on Leadership, The Chamber of Commerce, our Medical community and a class service project.

The Participants: 
LEADERSHIP GERMANTOWN requires a serious commitment.  Attendance and participation is EXPECTED at all sessions.

Candidates must be residents of Germantown or be employed/involved in the community.  Candidates may nominate themselves or be nominated by employers, organizations, or individuals.  Nominees must then complete and return a detailed application.  Participants are selected on the basis of their leadership potential and desire to become involved in the community.  This is an equal opportunity program.

The Application Process:  Applications for the 2010 Class will be available on line and at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce, 2195 Germantown Road, South, Germantown in September, 2009.    

The Tuition:  The tuition for the 2010 Program will announced in September, 2009 and can be paid by the individual, employer or sponsoring organization.  Limited partial scholarships are available on a need basis only.  Call for information.

Questions about the program may be addressed to:

LEADERSHIP GERMANTOWN
2195 Germantown Rd. S.
Germantown, TN 38138
901 755-1200 or fax 755-9168

or email: susan@germantownchamber.com

 

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