Leadership Lauderdale Class of 2009-2010 Underway

Meridian, MS-Leadership Lauderdale is an EMBDC program that includes a 9 month course that provides the opportunity for a diverse group to learn about themselves (developing interpersonal skills) and their community; to be introduced to leadership skills and how they use these skills to benefit themselves, their company and their community.  Secondly, participants discover how they can build teams to impact their community by assessing and meeting needs to open doors to potential successes.  The principal objective of Leadership Lauderdale is to enlarge the base of leaders in Lauderdale County who understand themselves, their community, leadership styles, and team building skills while sharing a desire to produce positive change that benefits both themselves and their community as they learn to build consensus and resolve conflict. 

All sessions in the program incorporate the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, team building, "go, see, hear"� activities, and community and leadership programs.  The following is the class schedule which has already begun.

SCHEDULE 2009

October 13-15: Retreat
November 11: Business Development
December 9: Workforce Development

SCHEDULE 2010

January 13: Physical Infrastructure
February 10: Social Infrastructure
March 10: Heritage Preservation
April 14: Civic Infrastructure
May 12: Project Planning Day
June 8: Graduation

Class Members:

Evelyn Acklin, MSU Extension Service
David Burt, BankPlus
John Burton, Custom Frame & Gift
Jim Copeland, NAS Meridian
Marcus Easley, Supply & Demand Shoes & Clothes
Carie Fowler, Meridian Mutual Federal Credit Union
Billy Barnett, 186th ARW
Trista Butler, Missouth Vital Records
T.R. Cook, Jr., Southern Cast Products
Dusty Culpepper, Anderson Regional Medical Center
Peggy Emerson, 1st MS Federal Credit Union
Julia Garrett, Meyer & Rosenbaum
Gwen Harris, Greater Meridian Health Clinic
Joy Jones, Care Lodge Domestic
Brandye Latimer, City of Meridian
Alison Moore, Seal-Laird Veterinary Hospital
Jason Payne, Rush Foundation Hospital
Margaret Radcliff, Drury Inn & Suites
Tim Irvine, WTOK
Tommy King, Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
Rachel Marich, Mississippi Power Company
Carley Moore, Rea, Shaw, Giffin & Stuart
Matt Purvis, Mississippi State University
Day Rutherford, Citizens National Bank
Jeff Smith, Regions Bank
Julie Walker, East MS Electric Power Association
Kelly Williams, Rush Foundation Hospital
Cindy White, Community Bank
Linda Waters, Atmos Energy Corporation.

Leadership Lauderdale is sponsored by the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation, Meridian Public Schools and The Montgomery Institute.  Instructors for the program include Wayne Edwards, Ken Dupre', Sara Carmichael and Johnny Thompson.

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