Leadership Owensboro
The Leadership Owensboro Program is a program of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce focused on educating and engaging individuals to reach their potential and maximize their impact in the community.
Objectives of the Program:
- Improve the quality of life in the Greater Owensboro region by developing future leaders
- Identify key individuals with demonstrated leadership qualities and concern for Owensboro’s future
- Develop an educational program to familiarize participants with Greater Owensboro community’s opportunities, needs, challenges and resources
- Expose participants to a wide variety of current local leaders and notable persons through various types of networking opportunities
- Encourage independent thinking, fresh perspectives, and approaches
- Empower participants with relevant community issue knowledge and future possibilities for their engagement in Leadership roles
Each year, individuals are selected through an application process to be a part of the Leadership Owensboro program. Leadership Owensboro has an alumni base of more than 1,000 civic, business and education leaders.
Program Sessions:
The program includes 10 sessions from September to May each year. Sessions are a full day class, with topics including:
- Expanding Leadership in Owensboro
- Human Needs and Services
- Education in our Community
- Innovation, Agriculture and Our Economic Development Strategy
- Issues in Local Government
- Healthcare in Our Community
- State Capitol Visit
- Justice System in our Community
- Changing Your Community
- Graduation Celebration and Alumni Reception
The class will discuss a project and will work together throughout the year to present an issue and a resolution to a community challenge. The class will be responsible for implementing their project.
Applications for the Leadership Owensboro Class of 2020 are now available! Download the application here.
Leadership Owensboro Graduation Requirements
2019-2020 Schedule