Calhoun-Gordon County 2023 Leadership Retreat kicks off
Twenty-three members of the 2023 Leadership Calhoun-Gordon County class met this weekend to participate in a Leadership Retreat.
The purpose of Leadership Calhoun-Gordon County is to give interested men and women with leadership potential the opportunity to develop their knowledge and to hone their leadership skills in the atmosphere of the community itself. The program seeks to increase the number of effective leaders who have an understanding of the broad picture of community facts and issues.
Leadership Calhoun-Gordon County was founded in 1988 under the auspices of the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce. It is organized each year by the Leadership Development Committee.
The 2023 Committee includes: Betty Caylor, Michele Taylor, Bud Owens, and Scope Denmon. Chamber President Kathy Johnson and Chamber
Representative Nichol Linn are strong advocates of the program. There were 35 members in the charter class and as of 2019, there have been over 790 graduates of the program.
The program continues to evolve to provide relevant and meaningful experiences for class participants. Participants
are learning more about their individual strengths and skills with the addition of leadership presentations during the weekend retreat. The economic session added business and industry tours for the participants to learn more about local and regional workforce development needs.
The calendar includes an orientation, weekend retreat, education, government, health, community resources, economic, outdoor adventure, local judicial, arts/culture/literacy sessions and a final ceremony to recognize the graduates of Leadership Calhoun-Gordon County.