Events

The curriculum consists of a two day orientation program and nine monthly day long sessions. The orientation is a two day session scheduled for September and attendance is mandatory. These sessions will open dialogue on leadership and help to establish a bond among the class participants.

There will be nine monthly day-long sessions focusing on community issues and opportunities facing Lima/Allen County such as:

Health and Social Services
Education
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Government
Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
Labor/Management
Agriculture and Environment
Economic Development and Business
Media

Graduation will then follow once the class is completed.

Health and Social Services   TOP

Allen County residents have a wide range of programs and people to assist with some of the problems facing the community. Your field experience exercise will enable you to participate in one of the Social Service Agencies available to meet those needs.

Part of the responsibility of leaders in a community is to look at Health issues and Health Care. Health Care is changing dramatically and the panel of Health Care Officials will touch on a few of the major issues facing Health Care in the future. Allen County's health outlook is on par with the state and national profiles. It links a variety of factors to physical and mental health including affordable housing, crime and employment.

Education   TOP

The ALL Class will have visitations to various Allen County Schools. Visiting a school will allow us to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the education systems in our communities. It will also provide and opportunity to meet administrators, tour the schools and have a one-on-one conversation with teachers and students.

The Allen Lima Leadership participants are very interested in and committed to our education system. After our visitations we will meet with a number of school administrators to discuss current changes, new state proposals and/or new requirements in education for the new millenium.

Government   TOP

This session will increase our knowledge of government practices, responsibilities and cooperation between State, County and Local government entities. Government employees will be on hand to discuss and debate state, county and local issues.

We will then discuss the changes in welfare reform and the services provided by LACCA.

Culture and Ethnic Diversity   TOP

This annual event brings together the Allen Lima Youth Leadership and the adult leadership participants for an interesting and educational progam on the many faces of diversity.

Each year this particular session takes on a new dimension.

Please feel free to join us for our study circle session in the morning.

Labor / Management   TOP

Labor and management relations are key to 'Keeping people employed.' The workforce for the future is changing dramatically and the panel of labor and management professionals will touch on a few of the major issues facing negotiations in union/non union jobs, skilled/unskilled labor, the global market, training, growth and cooperation needed to meet the demands occuring now and in the future.

The session is designed specifically to provide an education and awareness that many people in Lima and Allen County are working together to make significant accomplishments within their companies. We will also look at the 'emerging workforce' and the changes taking place with new employment policies in recruitment, retention and satisfaction.

Agriculture and Environment   TOP

This session will increase our knowledge of agriculture as a business, responsibilities and cooperation between sectors and the importance of agriculture to the people of Allen County.

In addition to hearing a panel of experts in the field of agriculture, chemical technology and governmental issues that affect agriculture regulations, the ALL Class will be visiting a few of the many different types of businesses relating to the field of agriculture.

Experts state that if we are to survive, we have to develop and extend work on the land. Our reaction depends on our intellect/knowledge, planning and accomplishments.

A good environment has often been defined as keeping people, space and resources in equilibrium. Maintaining that equilibrium affects a wide spectrum of the environmental, economic, social and political concerns. It will become more important and essential, not less! Our involvement indicates the direction of our thinking today.

Economic Development and Business   TOP

'Partnership is a fundamental principle in the day to day business of economic development in our region. It is essential, it cannot be replaced by the work of one or two people, and it is fragile commodity.'

The ALL class will spend the day with various experts in the field of economic development with an emphasis on the AEDG organization, marketing economic development in West Central Ohio and strategies for attracting businesses to Allen County. We will also discuss community resources, the environment, transportation, site preparation, workforce training, and state and local incentives.

Media   TOP

We will spend time with all of the media in an effort to increase our knowledge of responsibilities, cooperation between each sector and how we can make a difference in our communities.

As we profile the news industry in this session, the class will be exposed to some of the issues that pertain to the local Media, access information, censorship, ratings and the Media's involvement and support of our communities.

Graduation   TOP

The Allen Lima Leadership Board of Directors cordially invites you to attend the graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2010 on Thursday September 23, 2010. The 2010 graduates will join a total of over 300 alumni who have taken part in this program. These graduates represent a diverse group of community leaders and members from all industries, vocations and organizations in the Lima/Allen County area.

The members of the ALL Class of 2010 completing the program will be recognized as well as the introduction of the new members of the ALL Class of 2011.

Once again this year the annual "Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award" will be presented. This award salutes an ALL graduate who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in the past year. Nomination Forms are available at the Allen Lima Leadership office and can be completed by anyone who knows a graduate of the ALL program who has excelled in a leadership role in some way.