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Get Connected!	E-News from the Leadership Louisville Center November 2007

Please join us in congratulating the executive directors of nonprofits recently selected for the Leadership Network Class of 2008. Also, quite a few of you are "in the news" this month - take a look and see what your fellow Leadership Louisville Center members are up to.

Current program participants, check out the photos from the Ignite Louisville Opening Retreat and the Leadership Louisvlle October Program Day.

Leaders in the News

Tom O'Brien (IL '05 , LL '07), partner at Frost Brown Todd LLC, has been named to the Bellarmine Board of Overseers.

Curt Tofteland (FL '00, LN '01, LL '04) has been named a 2007 Petra Fellow. Tofteland, producing artistic director of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival and founder of Shakespeare Behind Bars at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in LaGrange, directs the oldest Shakespeare theatre company contained within the walls of a medium-security adult male prison.

Lukas Dwelly (FL '05, IL '06, BF '07) recently became the State Director for the March of Dimes Greater Kentucky Chapter.

Marita Willis (LL '99, BF '01, BF '07) has been named to a new advisory council of the Federal Reserve Bank of S. Louis. Willis is one of 13 executives who will serve on the new Community Development Advisory Council.

Scott Prince (FL '06, BF '07) was named head of Louisville Collegiate School. Scott was formerly assistant head of school.

J. Barry Barker, (LL '96, BF '98, LN '03) executive director of Transit Authority of River City, received the American Public Transportation Association's 2007 Outstanding Public Transportation Manager Award.

Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, L.L.P., announced that 12 of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008 edition. Among those honored were Leadership Louisville Center grads, William Grubbs (LL '82), Richard Clay (LL '89, BF '96) and Donna King Perry (LL '05).

To submit news, contact Peggy Clements.

October Program Day a learning experience for Leadership Louisville class

Dr. Sheldon Berman, Jefferson County's new school superintendent, shared insights regarding the successes and challenges facing JCPS. To see for themselves, The Leadership Louisville class boarded school buses and got a firsthand look at their choice of one of 4 JCPS schools.

See photos from October Program Day.

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LeadersOnline coming in early 2008

LeadersOnline Leaders Online is a virtual meeting place where Leadership Louisville Center members will be able to...

Use the comprehensive Board Search tool to identify candidates for board leadership in our community
Reconnect with former class members
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

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

Announcing...

The Leadership Network
Class of 2008:

Shirley Cochran, Green Hill Therapy, Inc.; Patty Dissell, Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky; Joan Frisz, Just Creations; Carol Nord, St. Nicholas Academy; Carrie Peterson, Summerbridge Louisville, Inc.; Joan Richter, Community Health Charities of KY; Maria Smith, Harbor House of Louisville, Inc.; Vicki Stanley, Parkinson Support Center of KY; Larry Stoess, Portland Promise Center, Inc.; Mike VanHimbergen, SeniorCare Experts, Inc.

The Leadership Network is a leadership development program designed exclusively for senior leaders of nonprofit organizations. Participants share issues, receive feedback and ideas, and build confidence and strength in their abilities to lead and direct their respective organizations. More information.

The Leadership Network is presented in partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE) and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PNC and the UPS Foundation.

Register now for Nov. 14 One Hundred Wise Women featuring Lynn Pendergrass

Lynn 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.