Learn More About the Leadership Spartanburg Program
Established in 1980, Leadership Spartanburg is a program sponsored by the Spartanburg Area Chamber to develop a corps of informed, committed and qualified individuals capable of providing dynamic community leadership for Spartanburg County. To learn more about the program, see below.

Apply for Leadership Spartanburg
Would you like to join the Leadership Spartanburg program? Then go ahead and request an application today!

Leadership Spartanburg
The objectives of Leadership Spartanburg are to:

• Identify and select highly motivated and potential community leaders to participate in the program.
• Systematically challenge the participants to become aware of, to examine and to respond to the social and economic needs of the community.
• Develop an esprit de corps among the participants, which will provide a common ground for working together on present and future community needs.
• Identify organizational and individual opportunities for community involvement and assist in the placement of participants.
  

Time commitment

Opening retreat in August followed by a nine-month curriculum September through May focusing on community information and issues

       2009-2010 Meeting Dates

• Thursday, August 6 - Orientation
• Friday, August 7 - Mandatory Opening Retreat
• Thursday, September 17 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, October 15 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, November 19 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, December 17 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, January 21 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, February 18 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, March 18 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, April 15 - Monthly Session
• Thursday, May 20 - Graduation

Selection Criteria

• Civic Involvement
• Leadership Potential
• Diversity Perspective
• Commitment to the Leadership program and the community

Session topics may include:

• Opening Retreat - Focusing on Team Building
• The History of Spartanburg
• Local and State Government
• Community Health and Social Issues
• Education
• Diversity and Race Relations
• Arts, Recreation and Quality of Life
• Growth, Resource Management and the Environment
• Economic Development
• Closing Retreat - Spartanburg's Future & Your Role In It

For additional information, including tuition, contact Yvonne Harper at 864-594-5032.

Leadership Spartanburg Alumni Association
This active group of community volunteers are graduates of the Chamber's successful Leadership Spartanburg program. If you are an LSAA member and need additional information, or to update your contact information, please click here.