Leadership Pensacola Seeks Nominations

Leadership Pensacola Seeks Nominations

PENSACOLA — Leadership Pensacola, a program of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, is now accepting nominations to the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2010.

The 2010 class year begins in August and the deadline for nominations is March 15, 2009.

Employers and community organizations are welcome to nominate a candidate. Self nominations are also accepted. LeaP provides an opportunity for leadership training and network building for rising leaders in Pensacola.

LeaP is a ten-month course which begins yearly in August and concludes in May of the following year. The course starts with orientation and is followed by monthly day-long sessions designed to increase awareness of the issues facing Northwest Florida.

The program is open to professionals working or living in Northwest Florida at the time of application.  Each class is comprised of 50 diverse members from the business, government, education, health, civic and media communities. Every class day is led by experts in a range of professional fields and is designed to facilitate interest and motivation for service to Northwest Florida.

Nomination forms are available at the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce located at 117 West Garden Street and online at www.leadership-pensacola.com. The 2010 class roster will be announced in June.

For more information about Leadership Pensacola, please contact Summer Burdick at 850.438.4081.