Civic leaders from throughout the Northeast Pennsylvania gathered in Scranton Wednesday for a conclave of the region's leadership groups.
About 100 participants from Leadership Lackawanna, Leadership Pocono, Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Leadership Wayne and Leadership Hazleton converged at the Scranton Hilton & Conference Center for a Regional Leadership Day which included presentations on topics such as travel and tourism, economic development and education.
The leadership groups are local affiliates of the Texas-based Association of Leadership Programs.
In addition to serving on the ALP board of directors, Lori Nocito runs Leadership Wilkes-Barre. Looking out at the professionals sharing best practices and networking, she declared the event a success.
"This allowed us to broaden our topics and scope," she said.
Jennifer Kelleher of Clarks Summit, a marketing professional with the Pocono group, said the event offered a rare opportunity to meet people from around the region.
Ms. Kelleher enjoyed the presentation by state Sen. John Blake, D-22, Archbald, where he shared his 10 Laws of Leadership, which he developed as a young man and still tries to live by.
The leadership programs develop young civic leaders by offering training, networking opportunities and awareness of community assets. The tuition-based programs generally run 10 months to one year.
Ken Adams, a customer service center manager and a Leadership Lackawanna enrollee, said he enjoyed the education presentation and was surprised to hear about the need for skilled trades people.
Nicole Barber, administrator of Leadership Lackawanna, said the event also saved money for the group, which would otherwise have had their own individual session.
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