Hamilton County Leadership Academy Graduates its 19th Class
The Hamilton County Leadership Academy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring leadership to create a positive impact in our community, recently graduated its 19th class. The following individuals have now joined the more than 450 Leadership Academy alumni:
Eric Becker City of Westfield
David Bice Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency
Lynne Bunch St. Vincent Carmel Hospital
Donna Clark Community Volunteer
Joy Clark Healthy Families of Hamilton County
Kristen Cooper Riverview Hospital Foundation
Amy Cosby Verizon Wireless Music Center
Kimberly Coveney Community Volunteer
Betty Crossland National Insurance Services/NIS Benefits
Jamie Ford Hannum, Wagle & Cline Engineering
Roger Harvey Bose Public Affairs Group
Brian Heaton Krieg DeVault LLP
James Hogle US Consumer Credit Restoration Association
Christie Kallio Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office
Sean Keefer American College of Sports Medicine
Donna Luley City of Westfield, Public Works
John Marske M & I Bank
Christy Myers Langley City of Noblesville
Kimberly Nealon St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast
Ryan Parkin Beck’s Superior Hybrids
Sarah Randall Church Church Hittle & Antrim
Katie Smardo Salin Bank & Trust Company
Kevin Todd City of Westfield
Steve Wallen IMMI
Michele Whelchel Promising Futures
Ephraim Wilfong Wilfong Land Companies
Barbara Wood Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union
Kathleen Young Community Bank
We congratulate them on a job well done and wish them well in their efforts to serve the community! As a part of their graduation requirements, individuals work as a team to complete a community project. These projects can be self-selected by the group or chosen from requests sent to HCLA by local not-for-profit organizations.
The following projects were completed by this year’s class:
Student Mentoring
Complete Count Census Committee*
Growth Planning for Smaller Communities
Meals on Wheels Marketing Plan*
Prevail Pro Bono Legal Work*
*Indicates project completed from Request for Proposal Process
The Hamilton County Leadership Academy would also like to thank this year’s generous sponsors:
St Vincent Health – Program Sponsor
Church Church Hittle & Antrim
Clay Township
Cripe Architects + Engineers
Hamilton County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hamilton County Council
Indiana American Water
Legacy Fund
Meyer Najem
Saxony Development
For more information on the Hamilton County Leadership Academy, contact Jill Doyle at 774-7754 or visit their website at www.hcla.net.
The Hamilton County Leadership Academy is bringing the Disney Institute’s renowned professional development program, “The Disney Keys to Excellence” to Hamilton County on Thursday, July 26 at Oak Hill Mansion. The full-day event will give area business professionals a chance to discover the business behind the Disney magic.
The admission to the program will be $349. A discount of $100 will be available to Hamilton County Chamber members ($249) and HCLA graduates.
An additional discount of $100 will be available per attendee for any organization sending more than one person to the program. (So, $249 for any subsequent attendees of non-Chamber registrants or $149 for any subsequent Chamber registrants or HCLA graduates.)
Registration will include a continental breakfast and lunch.
“Professional development programs that we offer to groups meeting at the Walt Disney World Resort have proven extremely popular,” said George Aguel, senior vice president for Walt Disney Parks and Resort. “Community leaders around the country started asking us to bring similar programs to their cities, and ‘The Disney Keys’ program does just that. Participants will discover Disney success stories and learn about management philosophies and behind-the-scenes operations that have made the Walt Disney World Resort a benchmark for businesses around the world.”According to Aguel, Disney Institute programs are unique in the world of business. “What makes the Disney learning experience so different and meaningful,” says Aguel, “is that we don’t simply teach theory. We showcase philosophies and strategies that have made the Walt Disney World Resort a success – ideas that are easily adaptable to other organizations. We do this by taking people inside the Disney operation, showcasing on-stage and behind-the-scenes locations so attendees see firsthand how it all happens.”
The Disney Keys program has four 90-minute sessions:
- Leadership, Disney Style – Participants discover how effective leadership has been the catalyst at Disney to drive employee/customer satisfaction and bottom-line results, from the company’s inception to today.
- Management, Disney Style – Participants examine the importance of integrating an organization’s corporate culture into selection, training, and care.
- Service, Disney Style – Participants explore world-renowned Disney principles for service excellence.
- Loyalty, Disney Style – Participants learn key practices and principles in building and sustaining loyalty that have made Disney a trusted and revered brand around the world for more than 75 years.
Thousands of business leaders from more than 35 countries and 40 industries have attended business programs at Disney Institute. At the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disney Institute offers customized programs, workshops, business presentations, and behind-the-scenes tours tailored to meet the needs of groups meeting at Walt Disney World.
