Applications for participation in the 2019-2020 Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program class are being accepted until July 16.

This program brings together future potential leaders from the Geary, Riley and Pottawatomie County region plus Fort Riley for a series of educational class sessions on the different communities and facets of the region.

The Executive Director Jack Lindquist, noted there is a lot that people in this area should be engaged in to provide good leadership to the region. “It takes a lot of vision, it takes good resource management and most importantly it takes individuals who are willing to have vision for the future and work together to solve problems.” Lindquist added helping people work together is the most important part of the program.

The members of the class will be selected August 8 with class members notified of their selection on August 9.  Following their selection class members will be introduced on August 29 at a special reception in Junction City.

Class members will attend an orientation retreat on September 12th and 13th that will include team building, and a Junction City / Geary County session that will include the introduction of Finding Your Purpose.

There will be sessions in Pottawatomie County on October 10, at Kansas State University October 24, Fort Riley November 21 and 22, Manhattan / Riley County December 12, in Topeka for a session on Economic Literacy, Collaboration & Compromise January 16, and a celebration event which serves as the class graduadtion on February 7 in Junction City.

Tuition for the program is $600 per person payable through their employer or by their own means. The Aileen Cray Memorial Scholarship Fund is available for those that cannot participate without financial support.

Training in the program will cover topics ranging from Building a Team and Motivating Members to Personality Differences, Time Management and Decision Making.

Interested candidates for the program are encouraged to learn more about the program by isiting the websitewww.fhrlp.org/. Instructions and program details are available on the site as well as the form for the application. The on-line form must be submitted before July 16.