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There’s Still Time to Sign-up for Starke County’s Leadership Training Class

September 1, 2017September 1, 2017Jacque Ryan

Individuals interested in learning leadership skills while simultaneously getting a new perspective on Starke County’s history, culture, challenges and opportunities should join the Starke County Community Leadership Training Class. The program is still looking for 5-6 more participants for the class that starts September 22nd. Continue reading →

Starke County Leadership Class Set to begin in September

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017Anita Goodan

The sixth community leadership training class in Starke County begins Sept. 22.

The class meets once each month from September to May from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at different locations in Starke County. The program provides new and established leaders a chance to get a new perspective on Starke County including history, culture, challenges, opportunities, and more. Attendees will learn leadership skills, networking, social services, local government, economic development, education, law enforcement, and personal development.

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Leadership Starke County Recruiting 6th Class

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017WKVI

Recruiting is under way for the sixth annual Leadership Starke County class. It begins Sept. 22 and meets once per month through May at locations around the county. Continue reading →

Starke County Volunteers Urged to Involve Youth, Ask ‘What’s in it for Me?’

April 24, 2017Michael Gallenberger

Volunteering can go a long way in helping your local community, but volunteers should also think about how they themselves benefit from their efforts. Continue reading →

Leadership Starke County Class Graduates

May 7, 2015May 6, 2015WKVI

Members of the Leadership Starke County Class of 2014-2015 visit English Lake.

The Leadership Starke County class of 2014-2015 has graduated. The 15 participants spent the past nine months honing community leadership skills, building self-confidence and interacting with community leaders. The class included a student from each of the county’s three high schools. Members met one day per month at sites throughout the county and learned about local history, geography and culture, the local economy, government, education and social services. Strategic planning and service on boards were also covered. Continue reading →

Leadership Starke County Class to Hold Final Session May 8

May 3, 2013May 2, 2013WKVI

The final class of the first ever Leadership Starke County group is coming up, and Facilitator Jim Jessup said the class, which has met once a month since September of last year, went extremely well. An informal graduation will take place during the final class on Wednesday, May 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the depot in Knox. Dr. Ron May from Ancilla College will make a presentation on Servant Leadership from 10 to 11 a.m., and there will also be sessions on effective board leadership, ethics and leadership, reviews and evaluations, and personal mission statements.

Jessup said the class emphasized three main ideas: networking, skill-building, and information.

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Leadership Starke County Assesses Local Strengths, Challenges

April 10, 2013April 9, 2013WKVI

Community leaders spent a day taking an objective look at the good and bad that Starke County has to offer as part of a recent Leadership Starke County strategic planning meeting. First, facilitator Jim Jessup says Leadership Starke County participants took stock of the community’s assets.

“Lakes, rivers, wooded areas, farm land – you know, all those natural kind of environmental assets, that was certainly one of them,” said Jessup.

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Residents Invited to Help “Create the Future” of Starke County

March 12, 2013March 11, 2013WKVI

In April, residents and officials alike will have a unique opportunity to have their voices heard as they spend a day, “Creating the Future of the County.” Leadership Starke County has secured a team of nationally-known facilitators to guide the group through the process of shaping the county’s future. Jim Jessup, the group’s facilitator, told WKVI that the team works with rural communities across the country, but each member has a close connection to Starke County and northwest Indiana.

“Number one, they’re going to actually do the facilitation of it,” said Jessup. “In other words, do this all over the country with namely rural communities, and so they’re very knowledgeable and capable of talking about small, rural communities and how they can help grow and how they can help develop the community.”

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