The Grand Rapids Chamber believes we have it within ourselves to create a community of uncommon greatness. To foster the further development of community trustees, we offer the Leadership Grand Rapids program.
Each year, a class of leaders is accepted into the Leadership Grand Rapids program to take part in an intensive community and professional leadership cohort founded on these principles:
- Community Connections
- Leadership Skills
- Diversity
- Systems Thinking
What it looks like: Through monthly, full-day sessions focusing on key community issues and topics, participants have a chance to deepen their understanding of our community and develop the broad and inclusive mindset needed for community stewardship from a systems perspective.
The Leadership Grand Rapids program has capacity for 45 diverse individuals who:
- Are a strong leader in their organization and/or community
- Are motivated to learn, grow personally, engage with the community, build strong peer connections, and use these experiences to strengthen their sense of responsibility to the region—working for the common good and meeting the needs of others as a community trustee.
- Represent a cross-section of business, non-profits, and units of government, professions, ages, cultural perspectives, ethnic backgrounds, and geographical areas throughout the Grand Rapids community
- Willing to commit to being on time and engaged in all LGR day sessions and assigned pre-work
For more information, please visit https://grandrapids.org/leadership-grand-rapids/ or contact Amy de Jonge at (616) 771-0303 or amy@grandrapids.org