Leadership Triangle Announces the 2009 Executive Leadership Class

Raleigh, NC, October 25, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Leadership Triangle announces the 2009 Executive Leadership class. Winkie La Force, executive director of Leadership Triangle, said, “The Executive Leadership class was designed for CEOs, and their spouses/partners, especially those who are new to the area, or in new positions.” The class is hosted in conjunction with the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, a nonprofit organization that markets a 13-county region in North Carolina for economic development.

This years class is co-chaired by Jeff Stocks Pres/CEO of Manpower and Jim Goodmon, CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company and Leadership Triangle Board Member. The participants will rotate to different communities in the region and have Triangle leaders motivate them to continue their leadership positions and involvement in our region. Past speakers have included President Emeritus William Friday, Governor Jim Hunt, Roger Perry, Craig Chancellor, Howard Lee, Ann Goodnight, Mary Easley and Dr. Donald Berwick from Harvard.

This year’s participants include: Jim Captain, Raleigh Site Manager of Credit Suisse and his spouse, Michelle; Don Draughon, President and CEO of KeySource Commercial Bank and his spouse, Nancy, Librarian of Voyager Academy Charter School; Steve Hammel, VP and General Manager of WRAL-TV; and his spouse Renee. John and Trish Healy, Principals at Hyde Street Holdings, LLC; Adam Monroe, President of Novozymes and his spouse, Alison, part-time CPA at Duke University; John Replogle, President and CEO of Burt’s Bees, and his wife, Kristen; Casey Steinbacher, President and CEO of Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, and her spouse, Tom, Owner and Operator of Obey and Protect; Jeff Stocks, President and CEO of Manpower and his spouse, Pamela; Grant Yarber, President of Capital Bank, and his wife, Suzanne, who is in real estate. They will be joined by Charles and Jan Hayes from - Research Triangle Regional Partnership and the United Way of Lee County, Jim and Barbara Goodmon of Capitol Broadcasting Company and the AJ Fletcher Foundation respectively and David Reese, Board Chair, Leadership Triangle and COO, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and his spouse, Iris Ramírez Reese, CEO, Fusión Multicultural Marketing & Communications.

Details:
- The program began October 13 at the home of Barbara and Jim Goodmon and the subject was, “Education-a seamless process, Pre-k to 21”, with Howard Lee, executive director, N.C. Education Cabinet presenting. It was sponsored by Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company. The classes will run through March 30, 2010.

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About Leadership Triangle:
Leadership Triangle is a non-profit organization established in 1992 to educate and promote regionalism across the separate communities of the Triangle. It does this through regional and leadership development classes, seminars and awards. They strive to build leadership capacity, cooperation, and networking opportunities across the public, private and civic sector, preserving local uniqueness while acting regionally to deal with issues such as traffic congestion, water quality, housing affordability, open space, school funding, economic and social equity. Since 1992 Leadership Triangle has brought together emerging leaders from all corners of the Triangle, building bridges across Wake, Chatham, Durham and Orange communities and across business, government, nonprofit, academic, and grassroots leadership. They connect current and emerging community leaders, honoring differences, yet finding common ground on which to address regional issues and also reflect the population of the Triangle in our participants, volunteers, and outreach, and bring an inclusive practice to leadership development. For more information, visit www.leadershiptriangle.com.

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