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| A Joint Venture of Basehor Chamber of Commerce and Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce |
Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development 2009 - 2010 |
In 1990 the Basehor Chamber initiated the Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development program with the Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce. This program has graduated over 250 students, many of them taking leadership roles in the community.
Purpose:
To prepare citizens of Leavenwoth County and surrounding areas to focus on developing competencies and skills to meet the challenges facing the community and region. Encouraging students to be leaders in business, politics and volunteer organizations.
Classes:
Classes deal with the challenges facing our communities in the areas of leadership, education, local government, media affairs, state government and planning economic development. This year classes will be held in Basehor as designated. In November students will travel by bus to Leavenworth for an all day class at the Leavenworth County Courthouse. In March, they will travel by bus to the State Capital in Topeka to observe the legislature in action and to meet with our elected representatives in the House and Senate. |
| 2009 - 2010 Schedule |
September 16 |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Orientation/Personal Development
Community National Bank - Basehor (Community Room - Lower Level) |
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October 14 |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
Leadership / Teambuilding Skills
Community National Bank - Basehor (Community Room - Lower Level) |
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November 18 |
9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
County Government and Planning
Leavenworth County Courthouse |
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December 16 |
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Education
Community National Bank - Basehor (Community Room - Lower Level) |
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January 13 |
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Communications
Lawrence-Journal World Tour |
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February 10 |
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
City Government & Economic Development
Community National Bank - Basehor (Community Room - Lower Level) |
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March 10 |
8:00 am – 5:30 pm |
State Legislature in Action
State Capitol, Topeka |
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April 7 |
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Volunteerism Presentations
Community National Bank - Basehor (Community Room - Lower Level) |
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May 5 |
12:00pm - 2:00 pm |
Graduation Luncheon
Community National Bank - Basehor (Community Room - Lower Level) |
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Eligibility:
Persons living or working in the Leavenworth County area, including high school juniors and seniors who are interested in developing their leadership skills and becoming better informed citizens are eligible to participate in the class.
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Summary:
Students will be required to attend 7 of the 8 class sessions. In addition, students will be required to attend 3 outside meetings of a local school board, city council, city or county planning commission, or Leavenworth County Development Corporation meeting. Class discussions, case studies and class participation will be an important part of the program. Monthly classes have been developed by the board members and will be fine-tuned to the interests and activities of the students.
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History:
This is the 19th year of Leavenworth Development in Southern Leavenworth County. Graduates have included mayors, city administrators, city council members, librarians, police officers, firefighters, local business owners and their employees, homemakers and students. It is our goal to prepare interested community citizens for positions of leadership in civic, educational and governmental organizations. The program also permits inter-community networking and fosters healthy business relationships.
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Enrollment:
Enrollment is open to persons from Leavenworth County and surrounding areas and is limited to the first 20 applicants. Applications are available at City Hall in Basehor, Lansing, Linwood and Tonganoxie; the libraries in Basehor, Linwood and Tonganoxie and offices of First State Bank & Trust and Community National Bank in Basehor and Tonganoxie. Your application and the $115.00 tuition fee is due on September 5, 2008 and can be mailed to: SLCLD P. O. Box 35, Basehor, KS 66007 or turned in at the City Hall in Basehor or Tonganoxie. Several businesses and organizations offer scholarships for their members, which the board encourages. For a printable class registration form click here.
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Additional Information:
Additional information is available from any board member:
Tonya Barnes, Chairperson |
913-721-1781 |
Pam Dean, Secretary |
913-724-9901 |
Katie Fritz, Treasurer |
913-721-1779 |
Georgia Brown, Board Member |
913-727-3233 |
Cindy Dunn, Board Member |
913-721-1792 |
Christy Angell, Board Member |
913-369-3000 |
Sundae Holler, Board Member |
913-727-5488 |
Shawn Linenberger, Board Member |
913-845-2222 |
Kelly Casey, Board Member |
913-727-6111 |
Dana Splichal, Board Member |
913-680-1690 |
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Leadership Class 2008 - 2009
FRONT ROW – L-R:
Sundae Holler, Nick Hoegler, Pam Dean and Stephenie Sudduth
MIDDLE ROW – L-R:
Dana Splichal, Tamara Morando, Sandy Koontz, Steve Allen and Kenny Guenther
BACK ROW – L-R:
Carl Slaugh, Tina Kiekmann, Ann Magee, Aladdin Ashkar, Kathy Renn and Andrew Burns
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2007-08 Southern Leavenworth County
Leadership Development
Capitol – Topeka, Kansas
March 12, 2008
FRONT ROW – L-R:
Senator Mark Gilstrap, Ashlee Lohman, Pam Dean, James Smith, Susan Guy, Kelly Casey, Governor Sebelius, Kelly Lis, Cindy Dunn
SECOND ROW – L-R:
Jake Bontrager, Steve Allen, David Zoellner, Katie Fritz, Tonya Barnes, Karen Kane, Sherry Harman
BACK ROW – L-R:
Doug Smith, Senator Roger Pine, Lloyd Martley, Chad Lough, Shawn Linenberger, Representative Kenny Wilk
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2007-08 Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development
Justice Center – Topeka, Kansas
March 12, 2008
Seated L to R: Katie Fritz, Cindy Dunn, Kelly Casey, Chad Lough
Standing L to R: Steve Allen, Kelly Lis, James Smith, Doug Smith, Tonya Barnes, Jake Bontrager, Shawn Linenberger, Sherry Harman, Pam Dean, Karen Kane
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