Local community members and business leaders are invited to apply for the 2020 class of Leadership South County.

Leadership South County is a nine-month, community-focused, leadership development program dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering tomorrow’s business and community leaders.  This program will help individuals develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take their leadership skills to the next level while fostering meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals dedicated to making a positive difference in the community.

The program includes a two-day, one-night Leadership Retreat as well as nine Leadership Day Sessions that offer focused leadership training, exciting behind-the-scenes tours, and engaging conversations with local leaders.

The Leadership Retreat is being planned for January 2020. Leadership Day Sessions are scheduled for the first Friday of the month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from February 2020 through October 2020.

South County community focus areas include agriculture, art, business, cannabis, criminal justice, education, environment, government, health and human service, housing, manufacturing, recreation, sustainability, and tourism. Leadership topics include creating vision, reverse engineering goals, effective communication, public speaking, dealing with crises, delivering feedback, team building, coaching, and decision making.

Applications are open until October 31. Apply today at southcountychambers.com, or call (805) 748-9879.