Yes! Leader Valley is a 501c3. Our EIN is 45-3120883. All income generated through Elevate Leadership Academy is used to fund the Leader in Me program in our Cedar Valley schools. This means that while you are refining and growing your leadership skills to bring back to your workplace, you are also directly supporting our [...]
We encourage you to share this Elevate Leadership Academy flier with your employer to educate them about the goals and advantages of the program. You may also refer your employer to talk with our Executive Director, Dr. Melissa Reade, if they have specific questions or concerns. Melissa can be contacted at melissa@leadervalley.org.
Participants are asked to make every effort to attend all sessions. If you must miss one, advance notice is encouraged. Elevate participants will be allowed two absences for the duration of the Academy. Please note, the Elevate kickoff dinner, session one, and graduation are mandatory sessions. October 14, 2024 Elevate Kickoff Dinner (5:00PM - 8:00PM) [...]
Elevate Leadership Academy participants commit to the following: Attend one full-day session each month for eight months. Participants are asked to make every effort to attend all sessions. If you must miss one, advance notice is encouraged. Elevate participants will be allowed two absences for the duration of the Academy. Please note that the Elevate [...]
Tuition cost should not prohibit an individual from benefitting from Elevate Leadership Academy. There are limited scholarships available that will offset the cost of participation. Participants eligible for the scholarship include those representing nonprofits, small businesses, entrepreneurs, underrepresented or marginalized communities, or K-12 educators. If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, there [...]
Elevate Leadership Academy was created in response to Cedar Valley Leadership Institute participants requesting more leadership training following their CVLI experience. It was developed with the support of Grow Cedar Valley. Elevate was planned by an incredible taskforce of Cedar Valley leaders representing a variety of industries in conjunction with the Leader Valley team. The [...]