A New Adventure with the American Leadership Forum
The American Leadership Forum has announced their 39th and 40th class of fellows for 2021/22 and I’m thrilled to share that after a rigorous nomination and selection process I have been invited to join their 40th class. I consider this an enormous honor. My work with the ALF will be insrumental as I continue to hone my facilitation practice and work as a cultural bridge builder and artist/activist. My cohort will begin convening in July and continue through May of 2022.
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM?
The national American Leadership Forum (ALF) organization was founded in 1980 by Joseph Jaworski, who left his successful law practice to address what he increasingly saw as a crisis of leadership taking place throughout the country. His vision was to establish a national organization dedicated to bringing together leaders from various sectors in communities across the country to develop their leadership skills and capacity and strengthen their commitment to work together on public issues.
ALF PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE:
Strengthening the skills and commitment of leaders in developing collaborative approaches to identifying and dealing with complex and broad-based issues.
Building relationships among diverse leaders that can lead to more effective solutions to state and local community challenges by providing them with unique opportunities to work together in ways that can truly make a difference.
Inspiring leaders to a lifetime of active public engagement, acting as ongoing catalysts for addressing a range of issues that affect our state and its communities.
The American Leadership Forum of Oregon seeks to develop both a sense of personal responsibility for leadership and change in the state, while creating a network of leaders with established bonds of trust and mutual support. The ALF program consists of three parts: an annual Fellows program for a class of approximately 15-20 community, government and business leaders; a commitment to service to provide the opportunity to work together and create outcomes as a team; and an ongoing program to build and mobilize a network of Senior Fellows (those that have completed the Fellows program) from all classes.
Here are the cohort members for Class 40. You can read their bios HERE.
Ruth Adkins
Matt Bartolotti
Miriam Cummins
Cynthia Carmina Gomez
Sarah Greenman
Stacia Hernandez
Anne Hinkle
Susheela Jayapal
Sarah Kastelic
Judge Kemp
Tony Lapiz
Kelly Madding
Chi Nguyen
Toni Tabora Roberts
Kaia Sand
Evan Sether
Bobbi Stedman
Jennifer Wagley
CLASS 39
Seraphie Allen, Portland
Dr. Robin Beavers, Portland
Emerald Bogue, Portland
Jason Carr, Prineville
Mirna Loreli Cibrian, Portland
Reianna DaRosa, Milwaukie
Erin Esparza, Portland
Karmen Fore, Eugene
Darion Jones, Portland
Lauren Lucht, Molalla
Joel Madsen, The Dalles
Amy Malagamba, Portland
Diana Nunez, Portland
Andrew Over, Portland
Amber Schulz-Oliver, Portland
Rebecca Tweed, Tigard
CLASS 40
Ruth Adkins, Portland
Matt Bartolotti, Portland
Miriam Cummins, Albany
Cynthia Carmina Gómez, Portland
Sarah Greenman, Halfway
Stacia Hernandez, Salem
Anne Hinkle, Beaverton
Susheela Jayapal, Portland
Sarah Kastelic, Portland
Judge Kemp, Portland
Tony Lapiz, Corvallis
Kelly Madding, Talent
Chi Nguyen, Salem
Toni Tabora Roberts, Portland
Kaia Sand, Portland
Evan Sether, Corvallis
Bobbi Stedman, Oregon City
Jenifer Wagley, Portland
THA ANNUAL FELLOWS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF 3 ELEMENTS:
The Community Building Week Experience, a five-day team-building program to help Fellows move beyond self-imposed limits and practice group problem-solving in the challenging environment of the wilderness. This highly experiential program provides a powerful foundation of trust and respect for working together as a mutually supportive community.
Statewide Local Focus, a monthly convening of cohort members in cities and communities statewide, designed to build skills and awareness in collaborative and adaptive leadership, conflict management, community-building, understanding diversity, systems thinking, and the personal dimensions of leadership.
A Commitment to Service, to provide the opportunity to work together and create outcomes as a team.
Graduates of the American Leadership Forum are called Senior Fellows, and use the skills and connections gained from their ALF experience to further impact their state and community. Senior Fellows events expand opportunities to continue to connect and work together on community issues, and include statewide forums, regional lunches, workshops, dinner events, and other activities. The resulting expanding network is a vital resource for both the various communities served by the American Leadership Forum of Oregon and for the Senior Fellows themselves.
There are currently approximately 700 Senior Fellows who have graduated from the Oregon chapter.
Read all about the new fellows HERE.