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SUMMARY:Leadership Salem - Community Resources Day (04-16-2026)
DESCRIPTION:Leadership Salem is a two-year program allows individuals:\n\n\n	Exclusive access to decision-makers and experts in their community.\n	Focused skill development.\n	Create lasting bonds with current and future community leaders.\n\n\n\n\nThis yearly leadership development cohort focuses on helping the next generation of leaders multiply their impact. To apply for the next cohort that starts in September\, visit our website for more information and to apply online.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Overview\n\n\nLeadership Salem has two primary goals:\n\n\n	Preparing motivated individuals to serve in impactful leadership roles throughout our community.\n	Developing key career-long relationships for professionals within vested businesses and nonprofit organizations across the Salem community.\n\n\nParticipants receive a comprehensive overview of the Salem area   its realities\, opportunities\, and challenges. Leadership Salem is a strategic cohort designed to have participants meet key business\, government\, and nonprofit leaders and decision-makers\, while receiving an introduction to community resources by way of tours\, panels\, and speakers.\n\nEach of the 10 one-day sessions focuses on a different theme: Team Building\, Community History\, Legal/Criminal Justice\, Natural Resources\, Business & Commerce\, Local Government\, Education\, Community Resources\, Leadership\, and a unique-to-your-cohort Community Project.\n\nThe first year concludes with a community service project.\n\nParticipants meet once a month for 10 months (September-June) and receive a comprehensive overview of the Salem area's realities\, opportunities\, and challenges.\n\nDuring year two\, students become mentors as they help facilitate a session for the next cohort. \n\nQuestions? Reach out to Kelli Gassman\, Program Director\, at Kelli@SalemChamber.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 27.5107px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 19px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: 50% center\; background-size: cover\; background-repeat: no-repeat\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; position: relative\; animation-timing-function: linear\; animation-duration: 0.2s\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; line-height: 1.4em\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Lucida\, sans-serif\;">\n<div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; position: relative\;">\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Leadership Salem is a two-year program allows individuals:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 1em\; padding-left: 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\; line-height: 26px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Exclusive access to decision-makers and experts in their community.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Focused skill development.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Create lasting bonds with current and future community leaders.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div class="logo-group-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">\n<div class="photo-group" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">This yearly leadership development cohort focuses on helping the next generation of leaders multiply their impact. To apply for the next cohort that starts in September\, visit our website for more information and to apply online.</em></span></span></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 27.5107px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: 50% center\; background-size: cover\; background-repeat: no-repeat\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; position: relative\; animation-timing-function: linear\; animation-duration: 0.2s\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Lucida\, sans-serif\;">\n<div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; position: relative\;">\n<div class="logo-group-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">\n<div class="photo-group" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">\n<div class="text-block top" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">\n<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 10px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 22px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; line-height: 1em\; font-family: &quot\;Roboto Slab&quot\;\, Georgia\, &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\, serif\;"><u><strong><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Program Overview</span></span></strong></u></h3>\n</div>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Leadership Salem has two primary goals:</span></span></p>\n\n<ol style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-bottom: 1em\; padding-left: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; list-style-position: inside\; list-style-image: initial\; line-height: 26px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Preparing motivated individuals to serve in impactful leadership roles throughout our community.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Developing key career-long relationships for professionals within vested businesses and nonprofit organizations across the Salem community.</span></span></li>\n</ol>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Participants receive a comprehensive overview of the Salem area &ndash\; its realities\, opportunities\, and challenges. Leadership Salem is a strategic cohort designed to have participants meet key business\, government\, and nonprofit leaders and decision-makers\, while receiving an introduction to community resources by way of tours\, panels\, and speakers.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Each of the 10 one-day sessions focuses on a different theme: Team Building\, Community History\, Legal/Criminal Justice\, Natural Resources\, Business &amp\; Commerce\, Local Government\, Education\, Community Resources\, Leadership\, and a unique-to-your-cohort Community Project.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">The first year concludes with a community service project.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Participants meet once a month for 10 months (September-June) and receive a comprehensive overview of the Salem area&rsquo\;s realities\, opportunities\, and challenges.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 1em\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">During year two\, students become mentors as they help facilitate a session for the next cohort.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Questions? Reach out to Kelli Gassman\, Program Director\, at&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="mailto:ruben@salemchamber.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; color: rgb(95\, 138\, 199)\; text-decoration-line: none\;" target="_blank">Kelli@SalemChamber.org</a>.</span></span></span></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n
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