Session 2010-2011
Session One:
Community DaySep 16, 2010
Planner: Sharon Miller-Dombroski
Welcomes you to the Leadership Institute. History, expectations,
structure, how you can use what you learn. Get to know each other.
Get overview of the Upper Valley. Place-based activities. Your learning
goals. Also a wine and cheese reception for participants and alumni.
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Session Two:
Health and Human Services Oct 14, 2010
Planner: Jennifer Petersson
Builds understanding of community dynamics. Learn about supporting
institutions of Health and Human Service. Understand the needs of
not-for-profit organizations. Learn how to participate as an engaged
citizen on a not-for-profit Board. Presenters, hands-on, and discussion.
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Session Three:
Education Nov 11, 2010
Planner: Helen Damon Moore
Challenges faced by today’s educators and students. Visit a local school:
how has education changed? Adult educational opportunities in the
region. How to be engaged.
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Session Four:
Art Builds Community Dec 9, 2010
Planner: Joanne Wise
Develops first-hand knowledge of how the arts impact our lives in this
region. Why arts allows us to attract and retain good employees.
Hands-on and practical. What creative connections are in your
workplace? How arts and community work better together.
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Session Five:
Communications Jan 13, 2011
Planner: Doug Wise
Using case studies and interactive group sharing, learn from marketing professionals how communications help shape success, and how to create the environment within which effective messaging develops and endures - in all media.
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Session Six:
Economic Development Feb 10, 2011
Planner: Joan Goldstein
How does this region attract and develop business? Growth: what kind
is positive, how is it monitored, issues of public opinion. Business and
civic leaders introduce you to growth potential and limits in our
region. Standard practices and innovative systems. Entrepreneurship.
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Session Seven:
Government & Politics Mar 10, 2011
Planner: Karen Liot Hill
State, county, and town/city governmental bodies defined. Who decides
what? How can you be a more engaged citizen? Overcoming challenges
to meaningful involvement. Candid discussions with local and state
leaders.
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Session Eight:
Transportation Apr 14, 2011
Planner: Gabe Zoerheide
Where are all those cars coming from? Deeper issues behind the
complex transportation picture. Who uses what kinds of transport?
Hands-on, presentation, and group discussion with visiting transit
providers and planners. Help your business take better advantage of
public transportation options.
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Session Nine:
Graduation May 12, 2011
Wrapping it all up. How are you already using the exposure you've had to new ideas this year? How have your workplace and your personal life benefited by your participation? What challenges arose in introducing change in your life, and how did you overcome them? How will you be an active Leadership Upper Valley alumnus?