Welcome to Leadership Monroe County
Leadership Monroe County will begin recruitment for our next Class XXI with socials beginning in June of 2012. The Board has just set the dates, all on Friday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30. They are: June 22 in Key West, July 13 in the middle Keys, and July 27 in the upperKeys. The LMC board and alumni would enjoy meeting interested potential class members for Class XXI, and sharing pertinent information regarding our dynamic and educational 7-month, 7-session experience that is offered to current and future leaders of Monroe County. PLEASE GO TO THE "HOW TO APPLY LINK" ON THIS HOMEPAGE TO ACCESS THE APPLICATION FOR CLASS XXI.
WE CELEBRATED OUR 20TH CLASS IN 2011-2012! Please go to the "Class XX" link on the homepage to see a list of the 20 class members, all current and future leaders of Monroe County. The class completed all seven of the required sessions and graduated in April. Please note, all LMC class sessions are designed for current class members. If alumni are interested in attending sessions by special exception, prior board of directors approval is required.
CLASS XX GRADUATION AND LMC'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION was held at Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key the evening of Saturday, April 21, 2012. Cocktails were served at 6 pm with Dinner at 7, and dancing afterwards until 11 PM. A memorable and fun time was had by all as LMC hosted a festive night of dinner, dancing, renewing old friendships, and making new ones!
Our most well-attended and successful FLORIDA KEYS DAY was held on February 29, 2012 (with party celebrations on the evening of the 28th). Please go to the "Florida Keys Day" link to see the schedule of events that took place in Tallahassee. Thank you to the generous sponsors for 2012, also noted on the link.
ABOVE: The Monroe County "contingent" in Tallahassee on February 29, 2012, and BELOW: Holly Merrill-Raschein (Class XVII), Florida Keys Day coordinator and LMC Director, holds up a "onesie" presented to her by the board at the February meeting in celebration of the birth of Drake Thomas, a future Monroe County Leader!
Leadership Monroe County seeks to build relationships for constructive alliances among Florida Keys leaders. The program is aimed at residents who are active in leadership roles in the private sector, government, or nonprofit community organizations. Through a series of one- and multi-day sessions, participants examine fundamental segments of the local community and gather information to help them contribute to and make quality leadership decisions. Sessions held over a seven-month period cover topics such as the media, humanities, environment and natural resources (with a particular emphasis on the Everglades), tourism and the local economy, government, education, housing and land use, health and human services, military and the judicial system, as well as leadership skill development.