Applications Due September 19, 2024
Leadership McAlester is designed to give business professionals and future leaders the opportunity to learn more about their community while developing relationships with other participants and community leaders.
The curriculum for Leadership McAlester is built around eight (8) informative and educational highlights of our city spread over seven (7) days throughout the year. On the second Thursday of every month* the class will tour and learn about the history of McAlester, the local healthcare system, education system, non- profit organizations, large business sector, city and county government, and economic development. The participants will also develop their team building skills by choosing a service project that will be completed within six months of the class graduation. Past class projects have included several additions to our community:
- Coal Miners Cemetery kiosk
- Hope House exterior paint
- Downtown way-finding signs (Promoting Walkability)
- Leadership Park splash-pad &adding new playground equipment
- Landscaping of Key Academy entrance
Leadership McAlester will begin on October 10th, 2024 with a team building exercise for the incoming class. The course will be completed in May, with the graduation ceremony taking place in June 2025.
If you are interested in participating in the 2024-2025 Leadership McAlester class, please fill out the following application.
Leadership McAlester will last the full day on the scheduled 2nd Thursdays*, with the classes concluding at 4:00 pm. To ensure that those taking part in this program receive the intended benefit of the curriculum, class participants will be permitted to miss no more than two (2) of the scheduled days. For that reason, we encourage every applicant to gain the full support of their employer before
applying for Leadership McAlester. This is a highly beneficial course and the Chamber of Commerce will provide any requested information to employers regarding the benefits of attendance on the given day.
Dates for the upcoming Leadership McAlester Class are as follows:
- October 10th, 2024 – Team Building
- November 14th, 2024 – History Day
- December 12th, 2024 – Economic Development / Non-Profit Day
- January 9th, 2025 – Health Services Day
- February 13th, 2025 – Education Day
- March 13th, 2025 – Local Government Day
- April 10th, 2025 – Capitol Day
- May 8th, 2025 – Large Employer Day
- June 12th, 2025 – Graduation