Leadership Arkansas Class I I I

Leadership Arkansas Program Offers Exciting Opportunities

Applications Now Being Accepted for Membership in Class III

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Applications are now being accepted for membership in Leadership Arkansas. In just two years, this program has become one of Arkansas’s most respected and trusted leadership organizations. Before clicking on the link to the application, please review the following information designed to provide you with a greater understanding of Leadership Arkansas.

Leadership Arkansas’s mission is to build a strong, diverse, statewide network of leaders with a shared commitment to connect our communities and to make Arkansas a better place in which to live and prosper.

One of the many ways the organization is working to accomplish that mission is through its annual class program. Class members are chosen to participate in a stimulating and thought-provoking educational program that consists of a series of six day-and-a-half sessions held in locations throughout the state.

These sessions include programming on issues critical to Arkansas, leadership skills assessment, and relevant information on Arkansas’s history, demography, diversities and opportunities. One of the most rewarding and lasting benefits of the program is the valuable time spent interacting with other leaders from a variety of professions, philosophies and parts of the state who represent Arkansas’s diverse ethnic and racial composition.

Graduation from the class does not signify the end, but the beginning of a lifetime of opportunity as a member of Leadership Arkansas. For the graduates of the Leadership Arkansas program, we will convene regular meetings, regional and statewide, to facilitate continuing issues-oriented education, advanced leadership training, networking and the opportunity for members to work together toward shared goals.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The Leadership Arkansas Recruitment Committee seeks to identify those individuals most likely to utilize their leadership abilities for the long-term benefit of Arkansas. The Selection Committee strives to select participants who will provide the class with broad professional, geographic, ethnic and gender representation. Basic criteria for selection are:

A commitment, motivation and interest in serving Arkansas.
A concern for Arkansas’s welfare, demonstrated by past community and statewide activities.
An interest in seeking key volunteer and/or appointed state leadership roles.
Potential or existing occupational responsibilities that have significant influence on important issues facing the state.
A commitment to continued involvement in Leadership Arkansas.

We deeply appreciate your interest in Leadership Arkansas. Should you have any questions about the application, or about Leadership Arkansas, please call Susie Marks at 501-210-4206.