Founded in 1997, Leadership Anchorage (LA) is the premier leadership development program for established and emerging Alaskans seeking to expand their impact in the community.
LA is designed to develop the skills, knowledge, perspective, and networks needed to be an effective and compassionate changemaker for our city, and our state. Each year, a diverse cohort of leaders is selected to participate in this 9-month program consisting of monthly Saturday sessions, enhanced by group projects, individual mentorships, readings, resources, and guest speakers from the community.
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Transform Your Leadership
LA participants practice and strengthen essential 21st-century leadership competencies including facilitation, coaching, collaboration, and team-building.
Through assessments and interactive activities, you will develop an understanding of how you show up in the world and tap into your vision, mission, and purpose.
Amplify and Diversify Your Networks
LA is a unique opportunity to become a part of a powerful community of diverse leaders from a wide range of industries, backgrounds, ages, and experiences.
Throughout the program, participants are introduced to new organizations, individuals, venues, and connection points across the city. You will build close, supportive relationships within your cohort and across our powerful network of over 400 LA alumni and mentors.
Activate Ideas Into Action
If you aspire to make a real difference in your community or organization, your LA Community Project provides the perfect opportunity to step boldly into that vision as you tackle real, immediate needs within the Anchorage community.
Apply To Leadership Anchorage
Each year, a diverse cohort of up to 20 is selected to participate in the program with sessions starting in September. Get details about the program and apply.
Leadership Anchorage Alumni
LA has over 400 alumni across Anchorage, and Alaska. An Alumni Advisory Board hosts a range of activities and events for networking and continued learning.
Community Projects
A core element of the LA experience is the team projects that connect participants with partner organizations to address real, immediate community needs.
Thank you to LA 27 Mentors for investing in our Cohort! Mentors are community members who volunteer their time to meet with LA participants and serve as a trusted partner for advice, guidance, and inspiration. Mentors can be anyone in the community and are selected by the participants themselves - with recommendations and support from Leadership Anchorage - and participants take on the initiative to reach out and establish a relationship.
LA 27 MENTORS
Amanda Dale, Director of Cross-Cultural Programs at the Alaska Humanities Forum
Angela Cox, Chair, Board of Directors at Ilisagvik College Foundation
Catkin Kilcher Burton, retired Colonel at US Marine Corps
Carissa Gilliam, General Manager at Hilton Anchorage Downtown
Cordelia Qiġñaaq Kellie, Special Assistant for Rural Affairs at Senator Murkowski’s Office
Gloria O’Neill, President and CEO at Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Grace Gallagher, LA Alumni Board Chair and Governance Coordinator at UAA
Janelle Vanasse, President at Alaska Pacific University
Jason Brune, Board of Trustees at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Jen Motyka, Chief Innovation Officer at Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals
Kevin Worrell, Host and Producer at Parlor in the Round
Lisa Aquino, CEO at Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
Lisa Noland, Director at Alaska Women’s Business Center
Mark Begich, President and CEO, Northern Compass Group
Paul Barendregt, retired Chief Master Sergeant and Pararescueman at Alaska Air National Guard
Susanne Fleek-Green, Superintendent at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Yaso Thiru, Professor of Accounting and Management at Alaska Pacific University
The Alaska Humanities Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that designs and facilitates experiences to bridge distance and difference – programming that shares and preserves the stories of people and places across our vast state, and explores what it means to be Alaskan.
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