LLA News:
The Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) Board is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 program year, which runs September 2023 to May 2024.
Program information along with the program and scholarship application forms can be found here: https://leadershiplosalamos.com/documents-links/.
Note: The new deadline for submitting applications is July 22, 2023. Completed applications and questions should be sent to leadershiplosalamos@gmail.com.
About Leadership Los Alamos:
Leadership Los Alamos was founded in 2003 to identify current and emerging leaders in the Los Alamos area, enhance their leadership skills, and deepen their knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing our community.
Leadership Los Alamos is dedicated to the development of informed leaders who understand issues, define problems, develop solutions, and achieve positions of higher responsibility in Los Alamos.
Leadership Los Alamos is nonpartisan, does not advocate for legislation of any kind, does not endorse political candidates, and does not take a stand on any political or social issues. Leadership Los Alamos educates participants – leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors about community and regional issues.
Leadership Los Alamos is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exempt New Mexico organization. It is funded by generous contributions from businesses, local government, and individual donors. Primary among these are Enterprise Bank & Trust, TechSource, Century Bank and Los Alamos County.
Visit the Documents & Links page to learn more about how Leadership Los Alamos serves Los Alamos and the surrounding area and how we accomplish the mission of educating the citizens of the community.
About the Leadership Los Alamos program:
The Leadership Los Alamos program is nine months in duration and has graduated 300 leaders since 2003. Program sessions are designed to address current issues facing the community. Each program session features speakers that are acknowledged leaders in their specific fields, while program participants actively engage in discussion and debate.
The process offers an opportunity for inquiry, analysis, and development of solutions to the most pressing issues facing our community and surrounding area.
Program sessions are held in Los Alamos and the surrounding area in order to expose participants to the different aspects of our community and the local issues important to each area.
In addition, program participants experience the unique culture of the area, weaving for themselves a broad-based and comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing our community with many cultures and geographic diversity.
Each program year includes a mandatory leadership Orientation and retreat followed by educational sessions on topics such as:
- Community Organizations
- Youth
- Local Government
- Education
- Cultural
- Economic Development
- Environment
The year concludes with a mandatory Closing Session and graduation.
The program is open to anyone who lives or works in Los Alamos. Leadership Los Alamos selects a class each year of 20-25 or so leaders or potential leaders who represent a cross-section of the community and surrounding area from public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Special consideration is given to ensure diversity of occupational background, race, gender and community involvement.
Participants are selected using the following criteria:
- Commitment, motivation, and interest in serving Los Alamos
- Demonstrated leadership in community activities
- Record of accomplishments within his or her own company or organization
- Interest in seeking future key volunteer and/or appointed leadership roles
- An occupational commitment to remain in the Los Alamos area
- Commitment to play a personal role in helping shape Los Alamos’ future
Note that active participation in the sessions and other activities to be completed during the year are required as stated in the Application Form and Commitment & Confidentiality Statement.
To learn more, visit: https://leadershiplosalamos.com/.