Leadership Oakland

Happy Halloween!

Calling all Cornerstone class members and alums: Have you registered for the Dec. 7 volunteer opportunity with Oakland Hope? We need you! Sign up here: leadershipoakland.com/events/

Welcome to our 2024-25 Leadership Oakland Executive Team: Dustin McClellan, President; Pete Karsten, Ph.D., Vice President; Sandy Harvey, Treasurer; Matt Allen, Secretary and Susan Bailey, Past President. Looking forward to a great year with these leaders!

Welcome to our new Leadership Oakland Board Members! We are so thrilled to work with Nathan Mueller, City of Rochester Hills; DeAnte Thompkins, Thrivent; Gary Wolf, Flagstar Bank and Trisha Zizumbo, Oakland Community Health Network.

Today is the last day to register for our next Breakfast of Champions! It will feature Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan Deputy Secretary of State and more. Thank you to Oakland Community Health Network and Emery HR for sponsoring this event, leadershipoakland.com/events/

We still have spots for our next Breakfast of Champions, an engaging panel discussion regarding the state of our elections and voting trends. It will feature Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan Deputy Secretary of State and more. leadershipoakland.com/events/

Have you registered for our next Breakfast of Champions on 10/15? It's an engaging panel discussion regarding the state of our elections and voting trends. It will feature Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan Deputy Secretary of State and more. leadershipoakland.com/events/

Leadership Oakland was honored to partner with Foster Love, a nonprofit focused on helping families with foster kids. LOXXXV was able to build 10 bikes for foster kids who are supported by Anas Treasures, a nonprofit in Roscommon that helps foster parents.

Leadership Oakland welcomed the Cornerstone Class LOXXXV this past weekend with a retreat on Higgins Lake. This group of 49 leaders has amazing energy and we are excited to join them on this 9-month leadership experience. Please welcome them to the LO family!

Our next Breakfast of Champions will be an engaging panel discussion regarding the state of our elections. Featuring Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan Deputy Secretary of State and more -- you won't want to miss this dynamic conversation on Oct. 15. leadershipoakland.com/events/

So far, the applicants for our next Cornerstone class are diverse: Accountants, Banking, Education, Human Services, Real Estate, Retail and MORE. Cornerstone is for everyone -- not just government officials.

There's only a few more days for young entrepreneurs to apply for round 3 by Sept. 15! We will announce our round 2 winners soon, so stay tuned!

If you want to attend all of our Breakfast of Champions events -- and Taste of Leadership Oakland -- we are offering a "season pass" for all four! For $150, you can attend them all.. Learn more here: leadershipoakland.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/lea…

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Plan to join us for a timely and important Breakfast of Champions next month. Michigan 2024: Navigating Elections and Voting Trends will be 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, featuring an engaging panel discussion. Register here: leadershipoakland.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/lea…

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Acorn2Oak is a way to help young entrepreneurs via financial grants. The deadline to apply for the next set of grants is Sept. 15. If you know a youth who is doing great things and could use a boost, encourage them to apply: acorn2oakgrant.com/application/

Did you know that this year is the 35th anniversary of Leadership Oakland's Cornerstone program? Keep an eye on our social media for an announcement of this very special class coming soon.

Leadership Oakland alumni are the leaders you know, trust, and rely on. Our graduates work in the public and private sector, in fields like health care, law enforcement, marketing and more.

Can one program change your life? Our graduates would say YES!