Application Information

Thank you for your interest in Leadership Etowah! Before completing the survey, please review the Criteria for Selection and Attendance Policy below. The Chamber has high expectations for participants in the Leadership Etowah program and these requirements will be strictly observed.

Also, please note that you will be required to submit a letter of support or recommendation from your employer. You will be able to upload the file at the end of the application. You must complete the application in full to be considered. Deadline to apply is October 31 at 5 pm.

Should you have any questions, please contact Christi Robinson at 256-543-3472 or christi.robinson@etowahchamber.org.
Criteria for Selection

All applications are subject to confidential evaluation. Please note that all applications require an accompanying letter of recommendation or support of participation from your employer.
Class members must live or work in Etowah County. Those persons will be selected each year who are most apt to utilize their leadership ability for the long-term benefit of the community and whose inclusion in that year’s class furthers the objective of the program to bring together persons with disparate backgrounds and interests. Persons will be favored for selection who:
  • Demonstrated desire to serve the community through past civic activities.
  • Willing to seek leadership roles on public and private boards, in volunteer organizations, or in public office
  • Motivated to improve skill set
  • Have the potential for advancement to leadership positions in their own organization, or already in a leadership position.
  • Have an occupation in which they will not likely be relocating from the county in the immediate future.
  • Commit to participate fully, meet attendance requirements, and as alumni continue for at least one year their involvement with the program as resource persons, program planners, Board Members or other roles as needed.
  • Have a letter of recommendation or support of participation from their employer.
  • Submit a headshot photo and brief bio for the website if selected.
  • Cost:
    • Applicants employed by a Chamber member - $750
    • Applicants employed by a nonmember - $1,000
Attendance Policy

Leadership Etowah is designed as a total experience in which a class member attends a full-day session once a month. A different topic is addressed at each session. To receive the benefits the program intends, a class member should attend all sessions. Therefore, the Leadership Etowah policy on attendance is as follows:
  1. A class member should attend all monthly sessions. A class member missing more than one session without an acceptable excuse will be dropped from the class, without a tuition refund, and may reapply for the next year’s class. Most classes begin promptly at 7:45 a.m., any adjustments to time will be communicated well ahead of time. Participants must arrive on time.
  2. A class member missing a session must complete no fewer than four hours of community service with a non-profit organization that is a member of The Chamber and provide a letter of completion to the coordinator of Leadership Etowah prior to the next session and submit any make-up work as directed by program leader.
  3. A class member missing two halves of a session (half = any part of a day missed) will be considered to have missed one session.
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