Welcome to Leadership Monroe County
CELEBRATING 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.
Please note two important upcoming events:
On Friday, February 3rd, following Class XX's Session 5, LMC is sponsoring an Upper Keys 20th Year Celebration Social from 5:30 to 7:30 at Mile Marker 88 in Key Largo. This event is for Class XX and for all LMC alums... Please plan to attend!
Also, FLORIDA KEYS DAY is coming up February 28-29!! Make your airline reservations now and go to the Florida Keys Day link to see an updated schedule of events and a recognition of the generous sponsors for 2012.
Thanks to all of you who joined the Board of Directors and LMC alumni for this past summer's recruitment socials in Key West, the middle Keys, and the upper Keys. The attendance and events were a smashing success! The socials were a chance to meet alums and to learn more about Leadership's dynamic seven month program. Class XX has been chosen... LMC is proud to announce 20 members for our celebratory Class XX!
Leadership Monroe County will begin recruitment for our next Class XXI with socials beginning in June of 2012. Please log on to the website as the summer approaches and the dates of the 2012 socials will be posted. The LMC board and alumni would love to meet you and share with you information regarding the wonderful 7-month, 7-session experience Leadership Monroe County offers to the leaders of our county.
The Leadership Monroe County Class XX began class sessions on Friday, October 7th. That evening the new group got to experience their first LMC bash, a wonderfully successful party at the Southernmost Mansion in Key West. The first of three 20th Anniversary Celebration events was held to welcome the new class members and to allow alumni to meet, greet, and catch up on old friendships. The beautiful setting on the Atlantic Ocean and the delicious food and drink made for a great time. Class XX continues on their seven-session journey, with another 20th Anniversary Party set for the winter in the upper Keys (date to be announced), and a spectacular 20th Anniversary Graduation ceremony planned for April.
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.