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"I felt like I had been given a key to the city"
Charles McKinney
Admin-
istrator, Riverside
Park
LNY IX
"The more you know, the more linkages you can see between different aspects of the city. Leadership New York allows you to understand how one sector affects another and the obstacles that prevent things from happening. The program provides participants with a concrete look at problems and solutions. . . . I highly recommend it to anyone committed to having a positive impact on the city."
Gabrielle
Shubert
Executive
Director,
New York
Transit
Museum
LNY VIII
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Leadership New York |
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During the fiscal crisis of the 1970s civic leaders convened to discuss ways to address the problems facing New York City. These individuals - ranging from Felix Rohayton representing business to Victor Gotbaum representing labor - along with Mayor John Lindsey, people from government, nonprofit organizations and other concerned citizens gathered together to figure out how to help New York City. Many of these leaders were meeting for the first time.
The creators of Leadership New York believed that a moment of crisis was not the right time for people invested in the life of the city to meet. The program was designed to bring together emerging leaders from various backgrounds and with different work experiences and have them get to know each other better and explore the important issues facing the city. By creating relationships and networks, these individuals would have the opportunity to work with one another as they grew in their careers and worked to improve and strengthen New York.
GOALS
Leadership New York builds a team of diverse individuals who can capitalize on their differences and work toward common goals. It accomplishes this mission by:
Building relationships among leaders who represent the diverse segments of the city. Such representation includes race and ethnicity, gender, occupation, and the many communities of New York.
Familiarizing leaders with the multiple perspectives regarding New York's challenges, opportunities, and resources
Actively encouraging and enabling leaders to be involved in New York communities throughout their lives
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The Program |
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Leadership New York is sponsored by Coro (http://www.coro.org), a national organization that brings a sixty-year commitment to developing and training individuals interested in public affairs and civic leadership.
Leadership New York is a ten month commitment using Coro's model of experiential learning to give participants an insider's view of the complex issues facing the city. Participants continue their career while in the program and commit one full day a month and one evening a month to study a range of issue topics.
Selection for the Program is competitive. Forty mid-career executives from the public, private, and non-profit sector are selected and by design, the selected leaders will represent diverse occupations, communities, and race and ethnic groups. Individuals are chosen on the basis of their leadership accomplishments in their career and their community and civic work, and their ability to function well in a diverse group.
Candidates should be established in their career with a minimum of five years of professional experience, have a solid record of professional and civic achievements, and show promise of future advancement. They must live or work in New York City and have proven leadership abilities, strong personal initiative and motivation and a demonstrated commitment to improve the quality and overall health of the city.
At the conclusion of the ten-month program, participants will have:
Developed an understanding of New York's challenges and resources, particularly in the agenda topics which typically include:
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City finances
Education
Crime and public safety
Economic development
Health care
Infrastructure
Immigration
Race & class
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Met with dozens of business, government, and civic leaders
Gained exposure - through their colleagues and speakers - of the unique demands of leadership in diverse settings
Set the foundation for ongoing and lasting relationships
Receive automatic admission to the Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at the New School University
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A
Day in the Life of Leadership New York |
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Leadership New York uses New York City as its classroom and government officials, community leaders and citizens as its faculty. Visits to schools, hospitals, courts and housing developments coupled with meetings with practitioners, policy makers and academics encourage participants to gain new perspectives about the nature of urban problems, the effectiveness of solutions and the many special interest groups that have a stake in the City's future.
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUE DAY: Harlem
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O V E R V I E W
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Interview with Councilman Bill Perkins
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W A L K I N G T O U R
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Visible Signs of Community and Economic Development with an investment officer, Criminal investigator and street artist
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L U N C H
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United House of Prayer for All People
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A F T E R N O O N S M A L L T E A M I N T E R V I E W S
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Investment
James Simmons, Vice President, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
Jean Smith, Vice President, Chase Community Development Corporation
Crime
Leonard Noisette, Executive Director,Neighborhood Defenders Service
Dana Harper, Community Affairs Officer, NYPD Precinct 28
Large Development Efforts
Millicent Redick and Johnnie Marshall, Harlem Commonwealth Council/Harlem USA
Karen Phillips, President & CEO, Abyssinian Development Croporation
Government
Joseph Haslip, Chief of Staff, State Senator David Paterson
Lennitt Bligen, Sr. Development Manager, NYC Department of Business Services
Small Business
Van Woods, Sylvia's Restaurant
Daniel Horan, Owner, Papaya King
Faith-Based Development Efforts
Greg Watson, Sr Vice President, Harlem Congregation for Community Involvement
Imam Pasha, Mosque Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
Community Involvement
Lawrence McLean, District Manager, Community Board 9
Howard Dodson, Director, Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture
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W R A P - U P
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Economic Development Simulation
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Program
Outcomes |
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Leadership
New York equips future leaders of New York City with the
skills and experience necessary to improve the city's
well being. The program aims to provide talented and concerned
New Yorkers with a broad understanding of the political
and economic structure of the city and its social needs;
an improved ability to synthesize conflicting information,
understand opposing perspectives, identify common goals
and balance competing interests; communicate effectively
with many different people, build teams and coalitions
and manage conflict, be more aware of how their own values,
philosophies, biases and beliefs influence their own thinking;
and build a lasting network of professional colleagues
whose expertise they can draw upon to enhance their professional
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Selection
Criteria |
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Leadership
New York is a competitive training program for mid-career
executives who work in the public, private and not-for-profit
sectors. Candidates should be established in their career
with a minimum of five years of professional experience,
have a solid record of professional and civic achievements,
and show promise of future advancement.
They
must live or work in New York City and have proven leadership
abilities, strong personal initiative and motivation
and a demonstrated commitment to improve the quality
of life and overall health of the city.
The
selection committee seeks individuals who reflect the
racial and ethnic diversity of the city and who represent
a rich variety of careers. Participants will continue
in their jobs while in this program. During the ten-month
long program, Leadership New York participants are required
to attend ten full-day sessions on weekdays, ten evening
sessions and two weekend retreats
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Commitment and Fees |
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Leadership New York requires a significant commitment of time, resources, and energy. Coro asks each participant to realistically assess his or her ability to spend the necessary time on the program to make it worthwhile to the individual, his or her organization, and the other members of the Leadership New York class.
During the ten-month program, participants will be expected to participate in:
A weekend long opening Retreat and a day-long mid-program retreat
Ten full day meetings (generally the first Wednesday of each month) from September to May
Ten evening sessions (generally the second Wednesday of each month) from September to May
Group processes during scheduled meetings with all participants and in smaller planning groups throughout the nine months.
The fee for the program is $3,500. Participants are encouraged to seek their employer's support to cover the cost of the program. Fees are non-refundable once the program has started. There is an application fee of $50.
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How to Apply |
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Complete a written application including two nomination forms and an employer endorsement. Additional information and application materials may be obtained from the Coro New York Leadership Center Office or click here to begin the process. Deadline for submitting applications is May 20, 2002.
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Please click here to begin the process.
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Who are Leadership New Yorkers? |
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Participants - including the current class - come from varied backgrounds from all sectors, but they share a commitment in strengthening and improving New York City. The alumni network is currently over 500 strong and growing. Here are some of the organizations that have had participants in Leadership New York.
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Contact
Information |
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For
questions or additional information, please contact:
Leadership
New York
Coro New York Leadership Center
42 Broadway, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10004
phone 212.248.2935 x230
fax 212.248.2970
email [email protected]
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