Applications for Leadership Chambers County now open

BY KADIE TAYLOR

THE LAFAYETTE SUN

CHAMBERS COUNTY — Leadership Chambers County is a program designed to develop future leaders within Chambers County through programs, networking opportunities, seminars, projects and more.

“Our goal for this program was to get people to run for office, volunteer or be a committee member,” said Chambers County Development Authority Project Manager Andie Chambley. “We have multiple individuals running for office in the next municipal election in August. So we are pretty proud that some of the participants feel encouraged and involved enough to step up and run for those leadership roles. That's what we want out of the program, for people to do stuff like that.”

Chambers County Development Authority Senior Project Manager Ansley Emfinger said that the program will remain fairly consistent for each group of participants that attends the classes, but that there will also be improvement where needed.

“We're going to try and keep the same framework for every leadership class, just so each group is generally getting the same information,” she said. “We plan on making our sessions on the same topics, but we will evolve as needed. Ultimately, we want to keep the program pretty consistent.”

Those interested in participating can apply in October and must be over 21 years old, a Chambers County resident, must attend all classes to graduate and may not have previously participated in the program.

“It does cost $500 to participate, but we encourage employers to sponsor employees,” Chambley said. “The sponsorship forms are available Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. So, nomination, application and sponsorship forms will all go out during that time period.”