LEADERSHIP SACRAMENTO BASICS

• Application Period: The application period runs from late summer into fall for approximately 7 weeks. During this period, a link to an online application will be provided. | Class of 2012 Application Period Closed

• Application Fees: Early bird application fees: $130; Standard application fees: $180. Deadline will be announced with application period information.

• Required Orientation: All applicants must attend one of two applicant orientation events to be considered for the program. Dates will be announced with application period information. | Class of 2012 Orientations: November 14 at 3:30 p.m. or November 17 at 8 a.m.

• Tuition Fees: Once application is accepted: $2,600 for employees of Metro Chamber member organizations; $3,800 for employees of non-member organizations. Not sure if your company is a member? Contact Angela Mellor-Harper, email or call 916-319-4262.

For complete program details, click here to access the most up-to-date program brochure (pdf).

ABOUT LEADERSHIP SACRAMENTO

Leadership Sacramento, founded in 1985, is a program of the Sacramento Metro Chamber, which develops community-minded business and civic leadership. It is a year-long interactive program, limited to 35 participants each year, that provides a behind-the-scenes understanding of the issues that impact the region's economic prosperity, quality of life and culminates in the completion of a community betterment project. 2011 marks a milestone in the history of the Leadership Sacramento program; we are celebrating the 25th graduating class.

The Leadership Sacramento program is designed to accomplish four distinct goals:

1. EXPOSE PARTICIPANTS to the processes, programs, opportunities and challenges that impact Sacramento's six-county region.

2. STIMULATE INTEREST in community activities and encourage engagement in local and regional affairs.

3. CREATE A NETWORK of community-minded leaders who will lead in a spirit of collaboration that fosters regional prosperity.

4. PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS with a behind-the-scenes view of regional issues and give them access to the top business, civic and community leaders who play integral roles in the Sacramento region.

Individuals are considered and selected for the Leadership Sacramento program through an open application process. Applications for the Leadership Sacramento program are open to the public each fall, with the participants for each upcoming class selected before the close of each calendar year.

For Leadership Sacramento Inquiries: Contact Angela Mellor-Harper, email or call 916-319-4262.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

$10,000 Drexel University Grants Available to Leadership Sacramento Alumni

Any alumnus of Leadership Sacramento who is admitted to a master's program at Drexel University's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento will receive at least a $10,000 scholarship through Drexel's Professional Leadership Scholarship Program, to be awarded according to Drexel's enrollment procedures. No additional applications will be necessary if the applicant's past Leadership Sacramento participation status is verified by the Metro Chamber. 

Each recipient of a Leadership Sacramento Alumni Grant will be obligated to perform at least 50 hours of volunteer service while a student at Drexel through the Metro Chamber (e.g., Volunteer Power Hour as part of Project Inspire), which the Metro Chamber will track.

This grant only applies to Leadership Sacramento program graduates, as verified by the Sacramento Metro Chamber. While current Leadership Sacramento participants may seek admission into a Drexel master’s degree program at any time, they will first become eligible for the $10,000 grant for master’s program.

CLICK HERE for more info on Drexel's Professional Leadership Scholarship Program.
Email or 916-321-9144 with additional questions.

RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMUNITY

Honored in 2010 by the Sacramento Mentoring Partnership for supporting mentoring in the city of Sacramento
View Video | The Class of 2009's class project benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento accomplished its goal of raising $50,000 and recruiting 50 new Big Brothers for new program Sports Bigs.

Honored in 2009 as the winner of the Community Services Planning Council's People Helping People Awards