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Get Connected - October 2007
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Get Connected!
E-News from the
Leadership Louisville Center
October 2007
Strong Leaders Spot
 
 
 
 

The Leadership Louisville Center year is in full swing with lots of special events, programs and an abundance of positive energy. Program grads, consider applying for the Bingham Fellows Class of 2008, and learn about a new online community that's being built just for Leadership Louisville Center members.
 
 
September Focus Louisville class gets a glimpse into Louisville's past and future  
September Focus participants
focus logo for gc44 Louisvillians recently spent 2  1/2 days learning from some of Louisville's most passionate leaders about what makes Louisville extraordinary. Inspired by who they met, what they heard, and places they visited, the group left the experience with a desire to get personally involved in Louisville's forward momentum.
 
See more photos of the Sep. Focus Louisville class.
 
Register now for an upcoming
Focus Louisville class:
 
Nov. 15-17, 2007 SOLD OUT
Feb. 21-23, 2008 Register now!
Apr. 24-26, 2008

 
Focus Louisville is sponsored by:

Chase

Leaders in the News
Lindy StreetUniversity Medical Center Inc. has named to its board:  (at left) Lindy Street (LL '90, BF '99), Joan Coleman, (FL '01) president of AT&T Kentucky, Mary Griffith, vice chairman of National City Bank.  
 
Tina KaufmannTina Kaufmann (LL '07), associate vice president for development at Bellarmine University, was recently appointed to serve on the National Kidney Foundation of Kentucky Board of Directors.
 
James U. Smith IIIThe Rotary Club of Louisville, Inc. has named new board members: as president, (at left) James Smith III (LL '84, BF '91) as second vice president, Richard Clay (LL'89 BF '96) and as director, Raymond Strothman (LL '06). 
 
Kenny Boyd (LL '04, LN '05), founder and executive director of Youth Alive Inc., was recently named to the Jefferson Community and Technical College Board of Directors.
 
Anita P. Barbee, Ph.D.Anita Barbee, Ph. D., (LL '98, BF '99, '02), professor and Distinguished University Scholar at the Kent School of Social Work at U of L, received the Career Achievement Award for her work in child welfare training and evaluation from the American Public Human Services Association's, National Staff Development and Training Association in Dallas in September.

To submit news, contact Peggy Clements.

Attention graduates of all Leadership Louisville Center  programs...
 
Would you like to reconnect with your program experience? Ever asked "What now?" or "How can I recapture the momentum?"
 
You're not the only one!
 
To address requests from graduates, The Leadership Louisville Center is building a special place for grads in our new online community,  LeadersOnline. It's a virtual meeting place where you'll be able to...
  • Continue to hone your leadership skills alongside other Leadership Louisville Center graduates
  • Find out what books and articles are catching the attention of local leaders
  • See interviews with local leaders who will pass along advice and insights on leadership
  • Give a shout out to former class members to help with a community service project 

Continuing your Leadership Louisville Center program experience as you progress in your career is a win/win situation for you - and for Louisville.

Look for details coming soon to your inbox.
Nov. 14 One Hundred Wise Women features Lynn Pendergrass 
 
Lynn PendergrassLynn Pendergrass was named the president and chief executive officer of GE Consumer & Industrial, Americas, in November of 2005.  In this role, she has direct responsibility for all commercial related activities for appliances, lighting and industrial products throughout North America and Profit and Loss responsibilities including manufacturing and technology for all activities within the Americas, a $10.5 billion revenue business.
 
Where: Frazier International History Museum, 829 W. Main St., 40202
When:  Wed., Nov. 14, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
 
Space is limited. Register now!
The cost is $20.
 
About One Hundred Wise Women
Launched in Mar. 2007 by the Leadership Louisville Center and Today's Woman magazine, One Hundred Wise Women offers a unique forum for non-traditional mentoring and peer-to-peer conversation for women. Supporters of this event include Louisville Urban League Young Professionals, Women 4 Women, Young Professionals Association of Louisville and Delta Dental of Kentucky.
 
One Hundred Wise Women is sponsored by:
 
Anthem
BB&T
Deloitte
 
For more information, contact
Toni Dunbar.
Bingham Fellows Class of 2008 now accepting applications
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS:
Creating the landscape of the future.
 
How can we change the way we think and act together as a region to ensure balanced metropolitan growth?
 
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The Bingham Fellows Class of 2008 will be the catalysts for this change using GE's change acceleration tools. The class begins in Jan., 2008.

To apply to the Bingham Fellows, you must be a graduate of a Leadership Louisville Center program or of another community leadership program.

Contact Lydia Prichard at 561.5225 to learn more about the Bingham Fellows 2008 topic. Or apply now!
Over 160 attended the One Hundred Wise Women forum in September
 
100 Wise Women

View Pointe Hall at the Muhammad Ali Center provided a beautiful setting for the gathering of Louisville's established and emerging women leaders. More than 30 Wise Women were on hand to meet with talented female professionals and executives. Many thanks to all who attended to teach, learn, and share. 

See photos of the Wise Women and attendees.
 
Don't miss the next One Hundred Wise Women forum on Nov. 14. Register now!
 
Don't forget to renew your Leadership Louisville Center-membership!
If you have yet to renew your Leadership Louisville Center membership, renew now by clicking here.

You may also make a gift to our scholarship fund which helps to ensure our program participants represent a fair cross-section of our community.
 
Stay engaged - renew today!

Thank you to the sponsor of the September Leadership Louisville Program Day

Chilton & Medley

 
 

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