ICLA Programs/Speakers
2010 Session Detail Schedule
(after some of the speaker names is a link to their biography - .pdf file)
1/18/10 Intro to Ionia County Leadership Academy
Get to know your fellow Leadership Academy cohort participants while being introduced to the 2010 ICLA program and leadership principles.
Presenter: Bill Luxmore Biography
Location: Ionia County Intermediate School District
1/25/10 Leadership Strengths Finder: Book Study & Assessment
Uncover your strengths and learn how to do what you do best every day. A free and easy to read book is the tool for this session.
Presenter: Cat Sage & Bob Kjolhede
Location: Saranac High School Library
2/1/10 Leadership Ethics
Learn about the ethical challenges facing leaders. Discuss/debate decision making and ethics.
Presenter: Nancy Wonch Biography
Location: Belding Schools - Administration Office
2/8/10 Communication and Organizational Strategies That Work
How do communication skills impact leadership? How can technology improve communication? Why are organizational skills critical to effective leadership?
Presenter: Robert Johnson & Mark Howe
Robert Johnson Biography Mark Howe Biography
Location: West Berlin Wesleyan Church Activity Center
2/15/10 Legislation Today
What´s happening in Lansing? How does it impact Ionia County? What is the relationship between State and local government? What´s going on with the State Budget? Answers to the tough questions.
Presenter: Brian Calley Biography
Location: Portland Federal Credit Union – Community Room (Portland)
2/22/10 Our Community Fabric
What do the demographics tell us about Ionia County? What are the dynamics of our diversity and how does it enrich our county? What is available in these areas: Health,Education, Nonprofit's, and Public Agencies?
Presenter: Kay & Panel: Health, Education, Nonprofit's, Public Agencies
Location: Ionia County Memorial Hospital
3/1/10 Your Capitol Up-Close Day
A day in Lansing with State Representative Brian Calley. Experience a day inside the state capitol building, perhaps watching a Legislative session and/or witnessing the committee process. Plans are also being made for a visit to the Michigan State Supreme Court for a tour and Q& A session with Justice Markman.
Presenter: Brian Calley Biography
Location: State Capitol
3/15/10 ICLA Celebration… What Now?
Bill will pull from all sessions to define what leadership encompasses. Goal setting and a challenge to action will allow participants to apply their new found understandings of Leadership.
Presenter: Bill Luxmore Biography
Location: Ionia County Intermediate School District
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