Leadership Saint Paul™
Program Overview
Leadership Saint Paul (LSP) is a community
leadership program that prepares, challenges and engages
emerging and existing leaders to strengthen the Saint
Paul/East Metro region. Leadership Saint Paul is the
premier program of the Saint Paul Area Chamber of
Commerce Charitable Foundation. Since 1980, more than
1,200 graduates have been given the unique opportunity
to:
CONNECT
with other leaders
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Meet people with a
shared commitment to community,
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Build a diverse,
long-term network, &
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Promote the organization they represent.
CULTIVATE
skills and knowledge
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Build their skills in
leadership, communication and citizenship,
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Gain knowledge about challenges and issues facing
the Saint Paul/East metro area &
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Explore the
interrelationships of government, business and the
broader community.
CONTRIBUTE
to the vitality of the Saint Paul/East metro area
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Help people who live
in the communities they care about,
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Ensure the continued health and well being of the Saint Paul/East metro area,
&
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Give back to Saint
Paul/East metro area.
2007 Leadership Saint Paul Class
The Program
Leadership Saint Paul
supports a vital, positive community, rich in engaged
and well-informed leaders. Each year, LSP selects 45
emerging and existing leaders from private, public, and
nonprofit sectors of the community to participate in the
ten-month program. LSP curriculum is designed to raise
awareness of the needs and challenges that affect the
Saint Paul/East metro region and enhance individual
leadership skills with a focus on community
stewardship. The program offers participants
exceptional “insider” access by bringing in top-level
business, civic, and government leaders to facilitate
productive conversations around critical issues that
influence our region.
Curriculum Elements
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Monthly Program
Days: Day-long
sessions, focusing on significant challenges facing
the region such as community effectiveness,
education, health care, regional economic
development, and criminal justice. Each program day
strives to enlighten, inspire and transform
participants by exposing them to a vast array of
perspectives, resources and mentors. Program
Days are always the second Thursday of the month.
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Retreat:
Two-day retreat held in February, which focuses on
developing personal and civic leadership skills,
including teambuilding and community stewardship.
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Community
Projects:
Each
participant will form a team with 4 to 6 classmates and
partner with a nonprofit on a community service project
to apply what they are learning and gain experiential
knowledge in community stewardship. Recent service
projects include: an award-winning Financial Literacy
Service Project for Lifetrack Resources (winner of the
2006 Minneapolis/Saint Paul Magazine's Standing Ovation
Award), the development of a charter school’s library,
creation of a girls’ leadership camp, and beautifying a
business strip.
Dates for Class of
2008: January
2008 to October 2008. Leadership Saint Paul meets
the second Thursday of each month from January to
October for a full-day, with the exception of one
overnight retreat tentatively scheduled for February
17-18.
Corporate Internal
Processes: Some
corporations have an internal application process for
selecting applicants from their organizations. If you
work for a large organization please check with your
employer before submitting an application.
Financial assistance: Some
financial assistance is available for individuals who
are self-employed, or employed by the nonprofit or
public sector, and would otherwise be unable to
participate. Specific scholarships are available
for individuals from the Hmong and Somali communities
and a small business owner who lives and works in Saint
Paul. A scholarship application will be provided
to you upon request.
Selection Process: Each Leadership Saint
Paul class is selected through a competitive process
conducted by a screening and selection committee.
Forty-five individuals are chosen each year based on
strong criteria including: a commitment to civic
involvement and to the Saint Paul/East Metro region, the
potential for community leadership, and an individual’s
professional as well as personal achievement. Candidates must have the full support of the
organization they represent to be considered.
Application Process:
Anyone in the metro area can apply to Leadership Saint
Paul. The application process consists of a written
application and face-to-face interview. If you know of
a candidate who would be a valued participant, please
refer them to the program. The application deadline
for the Class of 2008 is August 15, 2007. In the
meantime, if you have any questions about the program,
please contact Beth Albrecht at 651.265.2767 or
elizabeth@saintpaulchamber.com.
Tuition for Class of
2009: $1,800
for Chamber members.
LSP Application
Scholarship Application
LSP Testimonials:
“Not only does the Leadership Saint Paul program expose you to a wide variety of issues, but it also encourages you to accept the obligation and responsibility to not only understand those issues but be an active participant in resolving them.”
~ Mee Moua, Minnesota Senator
“I have the chance to work with many of the people from my Leadership Saint Paul class and from other classes in a variety of different venues – from truancy initiatives with Saint Paul schools to STAR grants with members of the Chamber to working on diversity issues in downtown. All of those projects have been facilitated through contacts I’ve had and developed over the years out of Leadership Saint Paul.”
~ John Harrington, Saint Paul Police Chief
“Leadership Saint Paul is one of those important
processes helping people to connect, articulate what their community is and
allowing folks to dream about where they are going together.”
~ Carlos Mariani, Minnesota State Representative
“I’ve met diverse and talented people. I’ve been challenged to engage in a dialogue on important issues concerning Saint Paul’s future. LSP grows leaders from the inside by giving us exceptional peer relationships and top notch programming.”
~ Bonnie Alton, Great Harvest Bread Co.
“Ours was an incredible experience! Thank you for
making this marvelous opportunity available to service organizations like Meals
on Wheels. The LSP Community Project is an excellent way to connect business
and the service communities. It helps both to understand the other!”
~Joyce Reinke, Metro Meals on Wheels (LSP Community Project partner from the
Class of 2006-2007)
Staff contact: Please contact Beth Albrecht, Manager of Education, for more information at
Elizabeth@saintpaulchamber.com or 651-265-2767
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
401 North Robert Street, Suite 150
Saint Paul, MN 55101
