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Letter from the Co-Presidents

Welcome!

An Amazing Launch to the Year

In September we welcomed the Leadership CORPS and Emerging Leaders Class of 2024 with a two-day Opening Retreat.

It was a great beginning to the year as 81 established and emerging leaders spent two full days together, getting to know one another, and starting this 10-month journey.

The Opening Retreat included inspirational speakers, work with expert coaches and consultants, and time for both self-reflection and collaboration. And for the first time in our history, the Opening Retreat brought together participants in both the Leadership CORPS Program and the Emerging Leaders Program, providing opportunities to extend connections and community.

The Leadership CORPS Program and the Emerging Leaders Program bring together individuals from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors to learn deeply about San Mateo County and its communities, expand their leadership skills, and build collaborative and trusting relationships with members of their cohort and the extended Leadership Council San Mateo County community.

We are filled with admiration for these two classes and the ways in which they committed themselves to the programs from the first day. We look forward to the rest of the year!

Serving San Mateo County

We're Expanding Our Community Acceleration Project (CAP) Program in 2023-2024

In the three years since our founding, we have made strides towards our vision of positively transforming San Mateo County by equipping senior and emerging leaders with relationships, skills, and knowledge to realize change. To that end, our Community Acceleration Project (CAP) Program is an exciting opportunity for every one of our program participants to create tangible results and measurable outcomes as part of their 10-month immersion experience.

What are Community Acceleration Projects? 

The Community Acceleration Project (CAP) Program enables participants to use their professional expertise, leadership skills, and knowledge gained in the Leadership CORPS and Emerging Leaders programs to help address complex problems in San Mateo County. Over 10 months, participants partner with San Mateo County organizations to help them research a topic and/or provide insight on a tough issue. 

Launched as a pilot in our 2022-2023 Emerging Leaders Program, the CAP Program matched talented teams of participants from all sectors with SMC nonprofits to complete transformational project work that the organizations identified as essential.

What’s New?

Based on the success of this innovative pilot program, we are expanding the CAP Program to our CORPS Program participants who will partner directly with County leaders to provide cross-sector project assistance on tough issues they are addressing. Emerging Leaders will continue to work primarily with nonprofits who have applied to the CAP program to participate.

Leadership Council SMC’s 2023–2024 classes will engage in 14 Community Acceleration Projects, more than doubling the six organizations served during the 2022-2023 learning year. 



Emerging Leaders Program Community Acceleration Projects will serve the following nonprofit/civic organizations: 

• City of South San Francisco’s Economic & Community Development Department
• El Concilio of San Mateo County
• LifeMoves
• REACH Coalition San Mateo County
• Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
• Thrive Alliance for Nonprofits in San Mateo County and Senior Coastsiders in Half Moon Bay
• Women’s Coaching Alliance 

CORPS Program Community Acceleration Projects will serve the following County leaders:

• Mike Callagy, County Executive
• Dave Canepa, Supervisor, County Board of Supervisors
• Christina Corpus, Sheriff, County of San Mateo
• Noelia Corzo, Supervisor, County Board of Supervisors
• Shireen Malekafzali, Chief Equity Officer, County of San Mateo
• Ray Mueller, Supervisor, County Board of Supervisors
• Dave Pine, President, County Board of Supervisors

We look forward to following the projects as they progress!

New Board Members

Welcome to Our New Board Members

We are pleased to announce the three new members of our Board of Directors:

• Anthony Au-Leung, Financial Controller, Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association

• Noelia Corzo, San Mateo County Supervisor representing District Two

• Claudia Ferguson, Senior Vice President and Deposit Relationship Manager, Heritage Bank of Commerce’s Commercial Lending

Welcome Anthony, Noelia, and Claudia!

We deeply appreciate our Board of Directors. Please learn more about Anthony, Noelia, and Claudia and the entire Board of Directors on our News page. 

Leadership Council Learning Events:

We Need Your Input!

Help Us Create Events for You

We host leadership training events to help individuals grow as leaders. As we plan our 2023 - 2024 calendar of events, we seek your input on the types of events you would find rewarding.

Please complete this 5-minute survey and help us design Leadership Council Learning events that will meet your needs.

Thank you in advance! We'd appreciate your reply by Monday, October 9.

Thinking about the Class of 2025?

Applications for Our Immersion Programs Will Be Available in Early March 2024

If you are an established or emerging leader looking to advance your leadership skills, connect with like-minded leaders from across San Mateo County, and accelerate your impact, consider applying to the 2024 - 2025 Leadership CORPS or Emerging Leaders programs.

It's not too early to start planning! Applications will be available on our website at www.leadershipcouncilsmc.org in early March 2024. Email info@leadershipcouncilsmc.org if you have any questions.

Thank You!

Thank You for Your Continued Support

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