2008 Leadership Fairfield County

Developing Community Leaders
Exploring Regional Challenges


We would like to acknowledge The Business Council's 2008 Leadership Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, for its generous support for the 2008 Leadership Fairfield County Program

Leadership Fairfield County is designed to cultivate and develop potential leaders from all sectors, with emphasis on business executives. Its goal is to deepen business commitment to the region and to strengthen community agencies by expanding and upgrading southwestern Connecticut's volunteer leadership pool.

2008 Program Schedule

The program begins with an orientation session, followed by eight monthly day-long sessions held in subject-appropriate locations. The sessions focus on the following topic areas:

Orientation

Thursday, March 27

State & Local Government Friday, March 28
Economic Development Friday, April 25
Transportation Friday, May 16
Health & Human Services Friday, June 6
The Environment Friday, June 20
Education Friday, September 19
Crime & Criminal Justice Friday, October 17
The Media Friday, November 14
Recap Thursday, December 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application and Tuition
To maximize individual participation, enrollment in the Leadership Fairfield County will be limited to 28 people. Candidates should be selected according to their leadership potential, their desire to learn more about the region, and their interest in community service roles.

Tuition for LFC is $2,950 per person for corporate participants, and $1,500 for participants from the non-profit and government sectors. Download application (pdf)

For further information about Leadership Fairfield County, please contact The Business Council at (203) 359-3220 or by email.

2007 Curriculum Advisors
Tom Appleby, News Director, News 12 Connecticut, Cablevision of Connecticut

Jeanette Brown, P.E., DEE, Executive Director, Water Pollution Control Authority, City of Stamford

Joseph Carbone, President & CEO, The WorkPlace, Inc.

Ed Davies, Executive Director, Isaiah 61:1 (community justice agency)

Richard Hanley, Assistant Professor and Graduate School Director, School of Communications, Quinnipiac University

Darrell Harvey, Co-CEO, The Ashforth Company

Moira K. Lyons, Former Speaker, House of Representatives, State of Connecticut and Director of Community Outreach and Community Affairs, Norwalk Community College

E. Phillip McKain, President & CEO, CTE, Inc.

Senator William H. Nickerson, Chief Deputy Minority Leader, State of Connecticut

Mark Tedesco, Director, USEPA, Long Island Sound Office

Dudley Williams, College Bound District Program, GE Equipment Services

Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on Children

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