How To Apply

BENEFITS

Participants will:

• Interact with both emerging and established leaders
• Build a network of contacts and relationships enabling you to extend your sphere of influence Develop an awareness of the challenges and opportunities in the community by examining major issues
• Enhance corporate public image because of your support of community development
• Grow into higher-level roles, both in the work place and in the community
• Shape the community both economically and socially

TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• Tuition for Leadership Tallahassee is $2,200 for Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce members and $2,500 for all others. Cash, check or credit card accepted. Scholarships and tuition payment plans are available.
• Scholarships and tuition payment plans are available. Partial scholarships are offered based on need. Scholarship requests should be submitted with the LT Class application.



SELECTION CRITERIA

Leadership Tallahassee seeks those candidates who:

• Demonstrate leadership attributes through career achievement or participation in community activities
• Represent a cross-section from business, government and not for profit organizations.
• Reside in Tallahassee or the surrounding region
• Identify and analyze challenges then provide solutions
• Share personal/professional resources/expertise
• Value continuous learning and development
• Influence community decisions and generate results



CURRICULUM

The program begins with orientation in June, followed by an overnight retreat in August and continues each month with monthly daylong sessions and a closing retreat in April. These sessions present activities and hands-on experiences related to leadership and topics i.e.: economic development, education, government, the arts, healthcare, human services, justice, law enforcement, and environment. A Class Project is completed the year after graduation.

REQUIREMENTS

Attendance at the opening retreat and closing retreat is mandatory. Participants must attend monthly daylong sessions, participate in a Community Human Service Partnership funding panel or Youth Leadership Tallahassee Selection Team, attend one of these: school board meeting, city or county commission meeting, attend an LT Building Better Boards session and participate in a class project the year following graduation.

Each individual absence will be presented to the Board of Governors for review.

Class 28 members are expected to attend the “Distinguished Leadership Awards”, September 16, 2010.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Approximately 35-40 participants are selected on their own merit from written applications submitted to the Leadership Tallahassee Selection Committee.
• Applications are available in February to be returned by April 22, 2010, with a $25 non-refundable application processing fee. All materials are available in alternative format upon request.
• Applicants are notified in June. Those candidates not accepted are strongly encouraged to re-apply in subsequent years.