The Development District of Central Texas (DDCT) is seeking applicants for the 2015 Class of Leadership Central Texas. This will be the fourth year for Leadership Central Texas which has already produced 36 graduates! The DDCT is specifically looking for central Texas residents who have participated in local leadership training, local elected officials, or those who have been local elected officials. The purpose of the course is threefold:
- Highlight opportunities for regional public service which match the interests of the participants,
- Enable the participants to become effective leaders in their region, and
- Develop relationships across the seven-county Central Texas Council of Governments region (Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, and San Saba).
Recent graduate, Gregory Johnson, owner and property manager of Whispering Hills Apartments in Killeen said, “Leadership Central Texas provided me an opportunity to see Central Texas on a regional level and learn how all the individual communities work together for the common goal of a more prosperous Central Texas.”
The course training will be held 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. one day each month on the following schedule: May 21, June 18 and July 16, 2015. Due to the condensed nature of the course, attendance at all three sessions is required for a successful graduation. Please ensure that your employer agrees to your participation in this program before committing.
Jim Martin, Regional Planner for Economic Development, CTCOG, addressing the 2014 class.
Upon completion of the course, the DDCT will distribute to the various participating entities, a list of those graduates and their interested areas of service. This will allow the regional entities to have on hand a list of interested, educated citizens available for service should an opening appear on a board or committee.
Ronald Bruggeman leading the 2014 class on a tour of Stillhouse Hollow Lake Dam.
Jackie Basile with BBVA Compass, another recent graduate said, “The program really opened my eyes to all the communities that we touch and all the great things going on in our area.”
Civic-minded individuals are encouraged to hurry (enrollment is filling fast) and submit their application by the deadline of April 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
For further information, contact:
Jim Martin, Regional Planner for Economic Development, Central Texas Council of Governments (jimmy.martin@ctcog.org) or Mark Collier, Senior Regional Planner, Central Texas Council of Governments (mark.collier@ctcog.org).