We SHAPE Future LEADERS
With over 800 graduates, Leadership Terrebonne counts many of today’s leaders including elected officials, law enforcement officials, classroom teachers, and many influential CEO’s among its ranks, reaching across and beyond the bayou region.
In 1992, a small group of local business and community leaders discussed the possibility of creating a program that would inform Terrebonne Parish residents of issues facing the area with the hope that these participants would then become more active contributors to and leaders in the parish. This was the birth of the Leadership Terrebonne program.
Today, as many as 30 community residents a year participate in the 10-month program designed to promote the development of community leaders by providing participants from diverse backgrounds with an understanding of the problems, opportunities, and issues facing the community. Led by a professional facilitator, participants learn about featured topics from decision-makers and agency representatives who are considered local experts during day-long sessions each month.
This includes presentations by local elected officials, the parish school superintendent, sheriff, hospital administrators, and business owners, as well as recognized speakers who each year, provides an in-depth look at the state and local economy and their predictions for the future of Terrebonne Parish.
