aBOUT THE Leadership Westerville Community Leadership PROGRAM
A dynamic nine-month leadership program focused on developing well informed, empowered community leaders. Focused on advancing the greater Westerville area, the Leadership Westerville program looks to educate and enlist participants to become community leaders through civic engagement, stewardship and collaboration.
Applications for the Class of 2025 Are Now Closed.
The Leadership Westerville program year runs from September through May. Participants are expected to attend one full day session, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., per month (dates on application). Tuition for each participant is $950. Tuition covers participant materials, assessments, meals, speakers, a professional headshot, and rental fees.
about the Curriculum
With a balance of providing the tools and connections to grow as a community leader, along with helping you become more self aware of your leadership skills, the Leadership curriculum takes a hybrid approach towards community leadership development.
Sessions include personal development workshops like strengths coaching, servant leadership, effective communication and more. Participants also engage in workshops to become better connected with the nonprofit community, experience firsthand how our city functions with tours and meet-and-greets with City officials and engage in deep conversations related to identifying community needs.
Sessions include personal development workshops like strengths coaching, servant leadership, effective communication and more. Participants also engage in workshops to become better connected with the nonprofit community, experience firsthand how our city functions with tours and meet-and-greets with City officials and engage in deep conversations related to identifying community needs.
Welcome to the Class of 2025
Michal Armstrong, DHL Supply Chain
Kveta Barber, OhioHealth
Jackie Barton, Westerville Public Library & History Museum
Amy Bauman, Your Development Resource
Mariah Beidleman, City of Westerville
Charlie Boss, Westerville City Schools
Jim Caldwell, Community Member
Annamarie Carlson, Westerville Public Library
Nathan Ericson, Community Member
Niels Hansen, Hansen Creative Services
Brittany Ibinson, Nationwide Children's- Westerville
Amy Jackson, OSU Wexner Medical Center
Amber Jones, City of Westerville
Sophia Kisgeropoulos, Westerville Area Chamber
Alex Knight, DHL Supply Chain
Jillian Marsh, Mount Carmel Health
Ja'Niece McAlpine, Westerville City Schools
Theresa Petraszak, Henker Financial Partners
Angela Sillus, Community Member
Preston Stapleton, Middlefield Banking Company
Tim Stiffler, Westerville City Schools
Brent Vogel, Otterbein University
Kveta Barber, OhioHealth
Jackie Barton, Westerville Public Library & History Museum
Amy Bauman, Your Development Resource
Mariah Beidleman, City of Westerville
Charlie Boss, Westerville City Schools
Jim Caldwell, Community Member
Annamarie Carlson, Westerville Public Library
Nathan Ericson, Community Member
Niels Hansen, Hansen Creative Services
Brittany Ibinson, Nationwide Children's- Westerville
Amy Jackson, OSU Wexner Medical Center
Amber Jones, City of Westerville
Sophia Kisgeropoulos, Westerville Area Chamber
Alex Knight, DHL Supply Chain
Jillian Marsh, Mount Carmel Health
Ja'Niece McAlpine, Westerville City Schools
Theresa Petraszak, Henker Financial Partners
Angela Sillus, Community Member
Preston Stapleton, Middlefield Banking Company
Tim Stiffler, Westerville City Schools
Brent Vogel, Otterbein University
2024-2025 Lunch Donors
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Alumni testimonial
"My Leadership Westerville class included many emerging leaders who, like me, wanted to learn more about our city, and how best to serve it...At the conclusion of our program, our class was challenged to not let this Leadership Westerville experience be the last thing that we do for Westerville. I took that challenge to heart, and subsequently participated in all three Citizen's Academies (Police, Fire and Citizen), joined several local Boards, Commissions and Organizations, and was elected to Westerville City Council (2019). Leadership Westerville sparked my community involvement; and I recommend this program highly for those who want to serve our City and its residents."