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Nominations for the 2009 -2010 Class

Dear Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership members:

The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership established Leadership Greater Jackson in 1987 and it is one of the chamber’s flagship programs.  The chamber created the program in recognition of the need to develop leaders with an understanding of the promises and problems of the Greater Jackson Area and a grasp of the diversity of the community.  Its objectives are to establish relationships among existing and emerging leaders from varied segments of the community, to assist in solving community problems, to educate participants as to major community issues, and to develop and inspire leadership in solving community issues.  Each class is a representative and demographically balanced, there are many planned interpersonal exercises which break through established barriers and each class addresses issues and goals for the Greater Jackson area. 

Over a nine month period, the program covers many areas, including:  1) History, money and human resources; 2) Racial and gender diversity; 3) Criminal and civil justice; 4) City and county government; 5) Education; 6) Human needs, health and services; and 7) Quality of life

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.  This year, the class is conducting several community projects centered on the Jackson Police Department and the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department.  Working with Malcolm McMillin, the  class is implementing projects designed assist law enforcement officers and improve the two departments’ public image.

There is a critical need to develop effective leaders and create more diverse relationships in our community. Leadership Greater Jackson provides citizens in the Greater Jackson area with knowledge and insight into our metro communities and fosters friendships that have a lasting, positive affect on our community.  The program is a true metro leadership program, with participants from Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties.  

As chamber members, the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership and its Leadership Greater Jackson Board of Trustees seek your nominations by your company or you for the 2009-2010 Leadership Greater Jackson program.  A nomination form is appended.  Please feel free to nominate candidates that work and/or live in Hinds, Madison, or Rankin counties.    

Please e-mail your nomination form to Shirley Tucker at stucker@greaterjacksonpartnership.com , mail the nomination form to Leadership Greater Jackson, P. O. Box 22548, Jackson, MS, 39225-2548, or fax it to 601.352.5539 by Friday, June 19^th.  Applications will be mailed to your nominees as soon as their nomination is received.  For further information, contact Shirley Tucker 601. 948.7575.

                                                Sincerely,                                           

                                                Meade W. Mitchell

Chair, Leadership Greater Jackson Board of Trustees

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LGJ RECRUITS NEW LEADERS

 The 22nd class of Leadership Greater Jackson met on September 12 & 13, 2008, for a two-day retreat at Whispering Woods Hotel in Olive Branch, MS. Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser, a professor of communication at Auburn State University, led several group discussions and activities which helped develop teambuilding, communication and leadership skills. The new class is scheduled to meet again in October to discuss history, business, and resources in the metro area. The class will also be taking on projects to assist the Jackson Police Department and the Hinds County Sheriff Department with crime in the metro area through four to five community action teams.

INTRODUCING THE 2008-2009 CLASS OF LEADERSHIP GREATER JACKSON

LEADERSHIP GREATER JACKSON RECRUITS NEW LEADERS

The 22nd class of Leadership Greater Jackson met on September 12 & 13, 2008, for a two-day retreat at Whispering Woods Hotel in Olive Branch, MS. Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser, a professor of communication at Auburn State University, led several group discussions and activities which helped develop teambuilding, communication and leadership skills. The new class is scheduled to meet again in October to discuss history, business, and resources in the metro area. The class will also be taking on projects to assist the Jackson Police Department and the Hinds County Sheriff Department with crime in the metro area through four to five community action teams.   

Meet the members of the 2008-2009 Leadership Greater Jackson Class as follows:  (alphabetical order): Matthew Allen, Warwick Alley, Kristen Ashworth, Lee Bush, II, Othor Cain, Bryan Carter, Patricia Chambliss, Ellen Collins, Lauren Demoran,  Alfrado Donelson, Grace Fisher, Brad "Kamikaze" Franklin, Timothy Geddie, John Gomez, Jennifer Hall, Rosalyn Howard, Lois "Patricia" Ice, Chondra Johnson, Robert Kerley, Dana Larkin,Robert Morton, Tonja Murphy, Tonya Neely, Scott Pedigo, Brooke Pennington, Larry Perry, Steven Pickett, Steven Richardson, William Michael Russ, Charles "Chuck" Sampson, John Scarbrough, Otilia Sebuktekin, Judi Terzotis, Lee Vance, Christopher Walters, Fredrick White, Erica Willis, Wanda Wilson, and Taurus Wright. For more photos, click here. For more information about the class, click here.

The 2007-2008 Class of Leadership Greater Jackson
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Leadership  Jackson Alumni

LJA members recently welcomed the new 2008-2009 Class of Leadership Greater Jackson at a reception before the class departed to Olive Branch for their retreat. Some of the alumni present included Wanda Aultman, Lori Stewart, Margaret Dutcher, Margaret Fitch-Hauser, (facilitator), Eddie Jean Carr, Dorothy Triplett, Cheryl Turner.

Leadership Greater Jackson

Director Shirley Tucker

The Leadership Greater Jackson Program, which is a program of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership , was founded in November 1986. The program is currently in its 22nd year. Leadership Greater Jackson is a community-wide leadership program that develops existing and emerging leaders in the metro area. The program is designed to educate participants about major community issues and alternate approaches to solutions to community problems. Participants have sharpened their leadership skills while gaining a better understanding of various aspects of the community including forums on politics, education, the legal system, healthcare, quality of life, government and economics. Leadership Greater Jackson is a nine-month program, which has six-monthly sessions and three overnight retreats.

The Leadership Greater Jackson Board of Trustees is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the annual program activities of the program. The Board is comprised of community leaders and has financial and policy responsibilities for all activities of Leadership Greater Jackson.

Each year up to forty participants are selected to participate in the program. Participants are selected by a committee that is appointed by the Chairman of the Leadership Greater Jackson Board of Trustees.

Awards
Leadership Greater Jackson has received national recognition in the following years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002

Leadership Greater Jackson was designed to develop leaders with an understanding of the promises and problems of Metro Jackson and a grasp of the diversity of the community.