The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Adult Leadership Class recently celebrated the completion of the 2021-22 class with a graduation ceremony. This is the 28th class to complete the program with close to 550 graduates of the program since 1993.
Graduates were Grant Adams, Northwestern Water and Sewer District; Troy Bateson, Wood County Park District; Pam Benick, Northwestern Water and Sewer District; Brianne Cooper, Wood County Sheriff’s Office; Tom Donaldson, Poggemeyer Design Group; Katlin Lancaster, Work Leads to Independence; Brent Meek, City of Bowling Green; Tori Penn, BGSU student; Dana Pinkert, City of Bowling Green; Sheryl Rife, Bowling Green Municipal Court; Adam Skaff, Bowling Green Police Division; and Katie Throckmorton, Wood County Educational Service Center.
The course is an intense day of instruction once a month for nine sessions. Over 50 speakers provided instruction and experiences for the class. The sessions included meeting with county and city officials and agencies at their offices, site visits and speakers at area manufacturers and agricultural operations, healthcare, seminars and learning exercises with leadership authorities.
The class is also responsible for doing a community service project. This year, the class discussed many needs of the community and after hearing from the leaders of Wood County Plays, elected to fundraise for the all-inclusive playground that will be built at Carter Park.
The class organized a Penny Wars with Bowling Green City Schools and Otsego School District. The fundraiser was successful with the class raising over $5,100 for the playground project. The class was very appreciative that the superintendents of both school systems were so open to the project. It also helped build awareness of this need in the community.
Applications are now being accepted for the Leadership BG program that will begin in September of 2022. The chamber is seeking existing and potential leaders from all segments of the community including public and private sectors. Individuals may apply or be nominated.
To learn more about the experience, visit the chamber website at bgchamber.net and the application can also be found there.
