Dr. Bill Christopher
President
Cascadia Community College

"We are fortunate to have an organization like Leadership Eastside (LE) serving our communities. LE is a wonderful vehicle for employees to participate in a valuable professional development opportunity, to develop a strong network of eastside contacts, and to gain a much better understanding of the complexities of our eastside communities. Everybody wins; employers strengthen the skills of their employees and gain additional visibility in the community, employees strengthen their skills and create long term professional contacts and the communities benefit from the team projects conducted during the year-long program."

Leadership Eastside is recruiting for our next class


You Can Lead Change
East King County's Regional Community Leader Development Program Open House for Prospective Class Members




Space is limited

Apply for our next class today!!		 Learn more about the program, meet current LE class members / alumni, LE Board members, and other prospective applicants at one of our open houses.
You will:
  • Gain Community Leadership Skills
  • Broaden Your Network of Eastside Business & Community Leaders
  • Use You Skills and Connections to Confidently Lead Change
 


With support from:  


Questions or for more information, please call 425.736.2800 or info@leadershipeastside.com.

 



Class of 2013 Program Information

Leadership Eastside Class of 2013 application materials are now available for download. 



Class of 2011 Team 2 Community Project Presentation Day

READ WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY...

“LE = confidence.  How to create positive change.  How to better relate and create positive change in the community.”
Stuart Linscott, Charter Bank, LE '09

“Praise be to Leadership Eastside, for I have seen a vision of the promised land!  It is a community of engaged citizens…”
Bruce Basset, Mercer Island City Council Elect, LE '08

“Through LE I learned to challenge self-imposed rules and find more possibilities.  I also reinforced the lesson of sticking with causes about which I feel passionate and with people with whom I respect through difficult and sometimes even unjust processes and systems.  I am grateful for the opportunity to again see the absolute goodness of the people in this room.”
Jennifer Filipovich, Hopelink, LE '09

“I’m excited to build on the connections I’ve made through LE to combine forces that will make positive changes in order to maintain and build on a thriving community.”
Jeni Craswell, Google, LE '08

“LE has expanded my definition and vision of community and my knowledge about Eastside issues.  Mi gracias.”
Denise Bugallo, King County Library System, LE '09

“If we cannot feed and house the sometimes invisible members of our community, how can we hope to address the more visible issues of traffic and education?”
Dan Leahy, President, Leadership Institute of Seattle LIOS, LE '08

“It has given me the confidence to offer what I have to the community.”
John Soltys, The Seattle Times, LE '09

“I thought I should let you know I’m ready to make a commitment.”  (writing a love letter to the community)
Joe McIalwain, Edmonds Center for the Arts, LE '08

“LE has shown me that no matter how much I have going on in my life, I can take on a project that will make a difference in my community.”
Mark Woodward, Evergreen Healthcare, LE '09

“Mostly, thank you for investing your resources in the future of the Eastside through the development of our future leaders.”
Jeff McMeekin, Puget Sound Energy, LE '08

“The end of complacency.  I can and must act now that I am empowered to do so.”
Jen Aragon, Amica Mutual Insurance Company, LE '09

“Opportunity.  Growth.  Appreciation.  These three words represent to me my experience in the LE program as well as what I intend to give back to my community in the coming years.”
Sandi Hines, City of Kirkland, LE '08

“LE = the importance of collaboration.”
Hamid Qaasim, Sound Transit, LE '09